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technologyreseller.co.uk 27 Research finds remanufactured laptops save 7,300 Olympic swimming pools of water second‑life laptops to date — enough to fill 7,300 Olympic-sized swimming pools3. Half the world’s population already lack sufficient water or access to clean supplies, according to a landmark report published earlier this month, which called on governments to agree a global pact to protect water sources and ensure it is reused with a circular economy5. Rod Neale, Founder of Circular Computing, commented: “Consumers and businesses worldwide are still coming to terms with the impact the services and products they buy can have on their carbon footprint. Yet there is much less focus on our consumption of natural resources. “Despite its abundance in the West, the accelerating effects of climate change mean the planet is facing a water crisis – and all of us must play our part. “We want to not only cut the environmental cost of IT production by driving forward remanufacturing as a model within the sector, but also, through our partnership with charity: water, deliver a positive impact that extends beyond our industry, helping give families access to clean, safe water.” Ellie Jefferies, Associate Director, Brand & Marketing, charity: water, commented: “Here at charity: water we’re delighted to partner with Circular Computing as they commit significant resources per laptop sale to bring clean, safe water to people in rural communities. Water is life. It’s health but it’s also gender equity, education for children and economic growth for people just like ourselves who lack this most basic need. We love the ethos of Circular Computing and to know a partner is both doing good by working with us and because of the core of their business model – it’s a win, win.” To learn more about charity: water and donate, visit: www.charitywater.org/uk The partnership will see the company donate a share of its sales to non-profit charity: water, which is dedicated to helping the one in ten people globally who live without clean water4. Every remanufactured laptop sold by Circular Computing will provide a week’s worth of water to a family in one of the world’s poorest nations. Water and its relationship with climate change will be one of the main subjects under discussion at next month’s UN climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan2. Since it was founded in 2006, charity: water has raised more than $740million (£568million), funding projects to help more than 19 million people in 29 countries gain reliable access to safe drinking water. Circular Computing’s Circular Remanufacturing Process reduces the environmental cost of traditional computer production, with each repurposed laptop helping to save the Earth’s natural resources, including about 190,000 litres of water that would be consumed in the creation of a new model1. The company has saved more than 18 billion litres of water through its ƒ Remanufactured laptop specialist Circular Computing is providing clean safe water to people in developing nations through a new charitable partnership ƒ The agreement with non-profit ‘charity: water’ will see the company donate a week’s supply of water for each laptop it sells to a family in one of the world’s poorest countries ƒ Remanufacturing a laptop saves about 190,000 litres of water that would have been used in the extraction, refining and production processes to create a brandnew model1 ƒ Water will be one of the main topics discussed at next month’s UN climate change conference COP29 in Azerbaijan2. ƒ Circular Computing has saved more than 18 billion litres of water – enough to fill 7,300 Olympic-sized swimming pools – as it helps conserve the Earth’s natural resources3 Circular Computing, a specialist in sustainably remanufactured laptops, has partnered with an international charity to help deliver clean, safe water in countries low on the UN Development Index around the world. CHARITY Circular Computing makes global charity pledge About Circular Computing® Circular Computing® is a global leader in the remanufacturing and refurbishing of HP, Dell and Lenovo laptops. They’re on a mission to create a more ethical, sustainable and socially responsible way to buy enterprise-grade IT. Operating from its state-of-the-art remanufacturing facility, Circular Computing has the world’s first and only BSI Kitemark™ for both remanufactured and refurbished laptops. The BSI Kitemark for remanufactured laptops certify that its products are ‘equal to or better than new’ as required by the BS standard BS8887-220 and BS8887-211. Circular Computing’s Circular Remanufacturing Process delivers the real alternative to ‘new’, going above and beyond a cosmetically improved finish to ensure an intense focus on performance and reliability. For every laptop sold, Circular Computing, in partnership with charity: water, provide a family with clean water for a week. 703 million people in the world live without clean water. The majority live in isolated rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family. For people in developing countries, clean water can change everything – health, time, education and female empowerment. Through our support of clean energy and carbon reduction projects, we have offset the CO2 emissions from our remanufacturing and refurbishing process so that every Circular Computing laptop is a certified carbon neutral product. Please visit: www.circularcomputing.com References 1. Brunel University: Identification of water hotspots in the supply chain of a laptop 2. COP29: Declarations and Pledges 3. Circular Computing has saved 18,423,350,000 litres of water; An Olympic swimming pool holds 2,500,000 litres of water. 18,423,350,000/2,500,000 = 7,369 swimming pools 4. charity: water: Why Water? 5. Global Commission of the Economics of Water: Executive Summary

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