RECOSI – A leading social franchise in the reuse of ICT

RECOSI’s mission is to create sustainable social franchise that supports employment for marginalised people, supports the environment through reuse and closes the digital divide. RECOSI supplies high quality refurbished ICT products to schools, non-profit organisations, SMEs, students and to all other end users, who has either limited access to IT or want to save costs. RECOSI is headquartered in Ireland and offers its services in Europe and US.

In January 2017 RECOSI has implemented successful Irish social enterprise model in Slovenia with support of local municipality Slovenska Bistrica.

Our vision is to become a leading global social franchise in the area of professional reuse and refurbishment of ICT equipment and create real jobs for disadvantaged people in the reuse industry. Goal is to create large social, economic and environmental impact globally. For the refurbishment of ICT equipment, RECOSI has signed a deal with Microsoft, through their registered refurbished scheme, to supply licences for all PCs and laptops that company sells. All software and data is wiped, company has also acquired PAS 141 standard for reuse and refurbishment of the electronic goods, so that each item is undergoing a strict process of refurbishment and it has a minimum of 12 months warranty. RECOSI established a strategic partnership with Techsoup Global, which supports NGOs with software and through their network in Slovenia and Italy already supplies high quality hardware.