Direct

Reduction of electronic waste by improving equipment management: through the subscription model, Tecfys contributes to reduce e-waste by ensuring longer lifespan of electronic equipment with preventive maintenance and reconditioning, and promoting successive uses with a focus on optimizing the equipment’s life cycle. After reaching the end of their useful life, Tecfys manages the remanufacturing and recycling of products to be reintegrated into production processes. Currently, Tecfys has over 4.440 products in subscription model, being used in average for almost 4 years and 90% of them reaching the optimal point for recycling. Furthermore, by offering refurbished equipment to clients, natural resources are saved.

Promotion of circular economy: by extending the lifespan of electronic equipment through maintenance and refurbishment, and enabling successive uses by different clients through their subscription models, Tecfys allows equipment to remain in use, changing the “buy-use-throw away” paradigm for a circular one. After refurbishing, Tecfys donates the equipment to NGOs that will continue to use it until it reaches the optimal point for recycling, which is also overseen by Tecfys.

Awareness for more sustainable consumption habits: Tecfys notifies clients about the proper usage time for the equipment, managing its collection and sending it to refurbishment and further use by NGOs and/or remanufacturing and recycling. Tecfy’s clients are informed about the environmental impact of decisions when buying new technology, estimating around 110 kgs of CO2 being avoided by the use of reconditioned products instead of new ones.

Indirect

Supporting social organisations with technology: Tecfys donates functioning equipment to NGOs after it has reached its optimal point to reconditioning, enabling its use until the end of the life-cycle and supporting the generation of social value by each organization.