Tag: Virgin Media O2

Companies can clear out their old tech and cash in with O2 Recycle for Business

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 45,000 devices have been saved from waste thanks to O2 Recycle for Business.  Since the scheme’s relaunch in October 2023, companies across the UK have traded in thousands of unwanted smartphones and tablets, earning nearly £330,000.   The tech has been data wiped, and then repaired, refurbished and resold, or recycled – with zero parts going to landfill, helping prevent electronic waste (e-waste).  The O2 Recycle for Business service helps companies of all sizes, regardless of their mobile provider, trade in their old technology – where they can receive cashback,…

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Companies can clear out their old tech and cash in with O2 Recycle for Business

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 45,000 devices have been saved from waste thanks to O2 Recycle for Business.  Since the scheme’s relaunch in October 2023, companies across the UK have traded in thousands of unwanted smartphones and tablets, earning nearly £330,000.   The tech has been data wiped, and then repaired, refurbished and resold, or recycled – with zero parts going to landfill, helping prevent electronic waste (e-waste).  The O2 Recycle for Business service helps companies of all sizes, regardless of their mobile provider, trade in their old technology – where they can receive cashback,…

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Virgin Media O2 cuts carbon, champions the circular economy, and connects millions with free data, digital skills and devices

Stuart Mitchell

To mark Earth Day last month, Virgin Media O2 announced it has cut Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 56% against its 2020 baseline. The company is publishing the performance of its sustainability strategy, the Better Connections Plan, in 2024, which shows it is on track to meet its near-term Science Based Target goal of reducing operational emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 90% by 2030. To galvanise further action to reduce its carbon emissions, the company’s annual bonus scheme includes a metric based on the company’s carbon reduction…

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Virgin Media O2 pledges to donate 12,000 devices to connect people in need in 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 is committing to donate up to 12,000 smartphones to help people in need get online in 2025.  The company is stepping up its work to address electronic waste (e-waste) and to tackle digital exclusion with its largest-ever device donation programme which will provide around 1,000 pre-owned devices per month to its charity partners, Good Things Foundation and Hubbub.    Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Community Calling programme and Good Things Foundation’s National Device Bank will respectively distribute the refurbished and data-wiped tech to other UK charities and…

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New Research from Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters Reveal Parents’ Fear of AI & Deepfake Threat to Kids

Stuart Mitchell

As millions of children begin their summer holidays and spend more time online, new research from Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters reveals parents and carers have significant concern about the threat AI poses to their children.  Three quarters (75%) of parents surveyed1 say they’re worried about the dangers of AI-generated deepfake audio and video, and more than a third (36%) consider them to be more of a threat than cyberbullying, hate speech and violent content.   Hidden Risks Research   Virgin Media O2 and Internet Matters’ Hidden Risks research surveyed more…

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