Climate Change Data

Refurbed Marketplace GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:100% (Vienna office)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Circular Economy
  • Social Sustainability
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Saved 270,000 tonnes of CO2, 94 billion litres of water and 885 tonnes of electronic waste compared to new purchases by selling >4.8 million refurbished appliances since foundation.
  • Planted over 6.6 million trees.
  • Developed an ISO 14040/44-verified calculation model to measure the environmental impact of refurbished products.

Social Achievements

  • Achieved a 49% female representation in the workforce and 43% in leadership positions.
  • Implemented a remote-first work culture.
  • Launched various employee well-being initiatives, including access to psychologists and a buddy system.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a whistleblowing policy compliant with EU standards.
  • Implemented a robust quality management system for refurbishers.
  • Maintains regular monthly townhall meetings for employee participation.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Establish 'refurbed' as the new norm for sustainable consumption.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Expand Corporate Carbon Footprint measurement to include at least 1 additional product category by 2026.
  • Expand environmental impact data to include at least 1 additional product category by 2026.
  • Full implementation of emission reduction project by end of 2025.
Short-term Goals:
  • Expand Corporate Carbon Footprint measurement by mid-2024 to include CO2 data from the verified calculation model for renewed smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
  • Start test phase of emission reduction project with selected refurbishers by end of 2024.
  • Develop internal reduction strategy by mid-2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • Indirect influence on emissions from products sold by refurbishers.
  • Lack of sufficient data on spare part harvesting in the refurbishment process.
  • Need for better data collection from refurbishers on sustainability metrics.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Collaborating closely with refurbishers to minimize environmental impacts.
  • Developing an emission reduction strategy with goals and measures.
  • Working towards collecting sustainability data from refurbishers in accordance with legal requirements.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Rigorous quality management and monitoring of refurbishers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Expansion into new product categories and markets.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO 14040/44

Third-party Assurance: GutCert

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 17

The company's initiatives contribute to these SDGs through various environmental and social projects.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Refurbished products across various categories.

Awards & Recognition

  • EY Scale-up of the year 2023
  • TechTourGrowth50 2023
  • German Customer Award 2023
  • Miglior Servizio Clienti at Corriere della Sera 2022/23
  • ESG Innovation Award at the Irish Business & Finance ESG Awards 2023
  • Leading Electronic Refurbishment Company 2024 at the Irish Enterprise Awards 2024