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Impact of AfB Group in 2024

Sustainability, social and economic success: AfB results for 2024

26.03.2025

New record: In 2024, AfB social & green IT processed around 674,000 IT and mobile devices.
Saving natural resources: Saving 62,200 tons of greenhouse gases, 461 million liters of water, 233,600 MWh of primary energy, 30,100 tons of iron equivalents.
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AfB Slovakia team with a visit from Circular Slovakia

Circular visit: The future of used IT equipment? Not in the landfill, but back in circulation

The leadership and founder of the AfB branch in Germany with a balloon in the shape of the number 20

Paul Cvilak, founder of AfB, together with the head of the AfB branch in Germany Yvonne Cvilak, Daniel Büchle and Mike Reif and the head of "Projects & Digital" Nicole Cvilak. Photo: AfB

20 years of AfB social & green IT

Andrea Nahles presents Paul Cvilak with the Federal Medal of Merit

In 2017, Andrea Nahles presented Paul Cvilak with the Federal Medal of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz)

20 years of AfB - a look back with AfB founder Paul Cvilak

Graphics for Celebrating 5 years of AfB Slovakia (number 5, text AfB Oslavuje 5 rokov na Slovensku, confetti)

Celebrating 5 years of AfB Slovakia: a company that changes lives and recycles IT equipment

Impact of AfB Group in 2023

By refurbishment of IT technology, we save natural resources: AfB results for 2023

Donation of over 600 laptops thanks to AfB and Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions

In 2023 we helped as well: The generous cooperation of AfB Slovakia and Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia broke a new record

AfB wins the German Sustainability Award 2024

Logo of Henkel Slovensko, spol. s r. o.

Henkel Slovakia, our new reinforcement for sustainability!

A graphic describing the amount of resources AfB Slovakia and AfB Group were able to save in 2022.

New analysis: how IT refurbishing improves environmental and social values

Banner for the AHK Weihnachtsgala 2022.

AfB Slovakia receives award for sustainability

Donation of over 500 laptops thanks to AfB and Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions

Thanks to Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions, we managed to donate more than 500 laptops in 2022

ING Hubs B.V. Slovakia logo

Introducing our new partner, ING!

RPC – a new partner for AfB Slovakia

Siemens Czech republic – another partner of AfB Slovakia

AfB social & green IT takes stock of ecological and social success: analysis confirms positive impact of IT refurbishing

Slovenská sporiteľňa, a new partner for AfB

AfB Slovakia received an award for its contribution at the German-Slovak Economic Forum 2021

Donation of equipment for schools and Center for family

Another laptops from Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions are helping the east of Slovakia

Logo of AMAVET.

Donation of 40 monitors for Amavet

Smarthead once again praised our approach to building a sustainable business.

Poster for the event City for All (Mesto pre všetkých).

AfB Slovakia s.r.o. as a part of the project Mesto pre všetkých (City for All) 2021.

Aptet logo.

AfB Slovakia and Aptet – even social enterprises can do more together

Foto: DNP/Frank Fendler

AfB social & green IT won the National German Sustainability Award

On this picture from the left: Marek Antoňák, CEO of AfB Slovakia, Ondrej Lunter, Deputy Chariman of BBSK, Andrej Leontiev, partner from Taylor Wessing, Radovan Pala, partner from Taylor Wessing.

Public charity collection in BBSK. Let us help children who can't access their online education.

Refurbishing 150 laptops from Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions to help in eastern Slovakia

AfB gGmbH won the prestigious Digital Leader Award 2020!

Logo of Circular Slovakia.

We are part of Circural Slovakia!

Strabag logo.

STRABAG as our new partner!

handing over computers for the Dorka non-profit organization-1

RNDr. Jozef Ondáš, PhD., MBA, Ing. Jolana Šuleková and Dávid Mick in the act of handing over computers for the Dorka non-profit organization.

We handed over laptops from T-Systems to non-profit organizations from Košice

Certificate from the SmartHead community.

Smarthead acknowledged our active and transparent approach in building of a sustainable business

Kooperativa a new partner for AfB Slovakia

AfB social & green IT became the best social firm of the year 2020

T-Systems Slovakia s.r.o. has become our partner

Loan of eight laptops to the City of Trnava.

Marek Antoňák (on the left)and Vlastimil Očenáš (on the right) after signing the contract at the town hall.

Seniors should also have an opportunity to increase their computer literacy .....

Martina Kolesárová and Eva Nemčovská sign a joint memorandum.

Representation of the Pontis Foundation Martina Kolesárová and Trnava Deputy mayor Eva Nemčovská sign a joint memorandum.

AfB Slovakia helps in the programme Budúcnosť INAK!

Remarketing protects the environment!

Logo of the Slovak-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (upper position) and the Slovak-Austrian Chamber of Commerce (lower position)

Chambers of Commerce help AfB Slovakia to grow

International Day of Persons with Disabilities logo.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Košice IT Valley logo

AfB Slovakia became an official member of Kosice IT Valley

Certificate of granting the status of a registered social enterprise.

It is official, AfB Slovakia is a social enterprise!

Grand opening of the Slovak branch of AfB.

Grand opening of the Slovak branch of AfB

Foto: AfB Slovakia s.r.o.

Trnava – City for everyone

Foto: AfB Slovakia s.r.o.

AfB Slovakia at Profesia days – Zone without Borders

Foto: AfB Slovakia s.r.o.

Our computers at Pohoda 2019