Villach, May 14, 2024 - This is the tenth anniversary of the cooperation between Infineon Technologies Austria AG and AfB social & greenIT. By recycling used IT equipment from Infineon, around 3,800 tons of CO2 equivalents have been avoided so far. The results and also the record year 2023 have now been presented to Infineon Austria in a certificate by the AfB representatives.
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Sustainability, inclusion and social responsibility: The partnership between Infineon Austria and the non-profit AfB "Arbeit für Menschen mit Behinderung" has proven to be an important contribution to the circular economy and inclusion in the labor market. The remanufacturing of IT equipment also supports jobs for people with disabilities. The year 2023 was a very special one: 10 years for the circular economy
Infineon Austria has been one of AfB's first partners since 2014 and was therefore also a founding partner of the AfB site in Klagenfurt, which has also been in existence for 10 years. 86 percent of the more than 33,000 IT devices provided by Infineon have been refurbished for a second life through AfB's certified process. This has avoided a total of around 3,800 tons of CO2 equivalents since 2014. This sustainable effect of the "Green IT Cooperation" was confirmed with the hand-over of the certificates at Infineon by AfB representatives Gernot Hochfellner - Managing Director of AfB in Austria, Fabio Papini - AfB Branch Manager Klagenfurt and Daniel Büchle - AfB Managing Director Germany.
Jörg Eisenschmied, CFO Infineon Technologies Austria AG: "We are very pleased to have AfB as a strong partner who perfectly supports our commitment to sustainability in the IT sector. We are united by the fact that sustainability is not a fashionable topic, but that we are pursuing this socio-ecological mission together. Our long-standing collaboration has had an impressive impact and we want to further strengthen this successful cooperation."