Sustainability, social responsibility and economic thinking - these three pillars not only characterize the strategic orientation of Kurtz Ersa, but also the new partnership with AfB GmbH (Arbeit für Menschen mit Behinderung). Kurtz Ersa has recently started purchasing IT hardware from Europe´s largest non-profit IT company - and is thus sending a clear signal for future-oriented, responsible purchasing.
AfB specializes in refurbishing used business IT and returning it to the cycle with at least a twelve-month guarantee. This creates real added value for society: AfB employs around 650 people at its 20 locations in five countries – around half of whom live with a disability. All processes, from technology and logistics to sales, are designed to be barrier-free and inclusive.
For Kurtz Ersa, this combination of sustainability, inclusion and cost-effectiveness was a convincing argument.
“I am particularly proud to run a company in which people and the environment count more than short-term economic gain. I am delighted with the success we have had with our concept and the recognition we have received for it. And I hope that our basic idea will become established in society,” explains explains Paul Cvilak, founder of AfB. The new collaboration shows how companies can not only make their IT sustainable through conscious decisions, but also assume social responsibility. For Kurtz Ersa, AfB is therefore much more than just a supplier: it is a genuine partner on the path to greater sustainability, active inclusion and entrepreneurial future viability.”
