Author: Sue Gowling

As an organisation who’ve been supplying donated devices to community groups, charities and NFPs since 2020, we wholeheartedly support today’s publication of the Government’s ‘Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps’ Policy Paper. Our aim is and always has been to address digital exclusion, whilst also addressing, as importantly, the climate emergency and the environmental impact…

Cambridge Literary Festival Sponsorship

Sue Gowling

Sustainable Tech 4 Good is an official ‘Community Partner’ of Cambridge Literary Festival and as part of their Spring Festival we are sponsoring Lindsey Hilsum’s ‘Stories and Poems from the Front Line’ book talk on the 27th April We work with businesses and organisations, repurposing their excess tech to support digital inclusion and the environment.…

£36,000 raised at KidsOut MK Event

Sue Gowling

Our Susan Gowling ~ Founder (pictured with KidsOut Trustee Mark Stevens) was honoured to have been invited to the KidsOut ‘Question of Sport’ event on the 8th February in Milton Keynes, that was in partnership with Harry’s Rainbow and hosted by Kevin Keegan. KidsOut is an amazing charity dedicated to supporting some of the UK’s…

January & February Donations

Sue Gowling

We’ve been busy making an impact at the beginning of this year. Midlife360 CIC, the Refugee Council, Cambridge Women’s Aid, It Takes A City, Abbey People CIO and Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign (CRRC) were just some of the organisations where our refurbished tech has increased digital inclusion. “We have used the three tablets to help…

International Women’s Day

Sue Gowling

Sue Gowling, founder of Sustainable Tech 4 Good, is no stranger to celebrating female endeavour, having summited Kilimanjaro, Cotopaxi in Ecuador, Base Camp Everest (on Tibet & Nepal side) and trekked in Nepal, North and Southern India, South America, North America, Tibet, Australia and Tasmania. Her adventurous spirit has seen the formation of ST4G and…

International Open Data Day

Sue Gowling

Open Data Day (ODD), observed on March 1st, is a global celebration of open data. On this day, groups from almost every nation organise local activities where they will employ open data in their communities. Through the Open Knowledge Network, the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) supports and maintains ODD. The Open Knowledge Foundation is part…

International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day

Sue Gowling

In the last two centuries it is estimated that over 1.5 trillion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) has been released into the Earth’s atmosphere as a direct result of human activity. Despite global targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050, as called for in…

Secure Data Erasure Specialists

Sue Gowling

That’s where we come in. Deleting data is not enough – you need to securely data-erase. To protect yourself from inadvertent data leaks, comply with GDPR, and protect the recipients of donated devices, all data should be erased to HMG Infosec 5 enhanced standard. Our data erasure suite uses bespoke racks, made in-house. This equipment…

Data Protection Day

Sue Gowling

On 26 April 2006 the Council of Europe decided to launch a Data Protection Day to be celebrated each year on 28th January, it marks the anniversary of the opening to signature of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No. 108), thus raising awareness on…

Cambs Chamber of Commerce ‘Ask The Expert’ features our Founder

Sue Gowling

Our Founder Sue Gowling features in the latest Connected magazine (page 43) from Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce. Read how your business can repurpose its tech responsibly and be ‘Green & Digital’.

What is Digital Inclusion?

Sue Gowling

Digital Inclusion is defined as “equitable, meaningful, and safe access to use, lead, and design of digital technologies, services, and associated opportunities for everyone, everywhere”* Full participation in our modern world is increasingly dependent on online access. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its enforced lockdowns, accelerated this process. Digital exclusion (also termed digital inequality or digital…

Does your charity or NFP need tech?

Sue Gowling

By becoming a Charity/NFP Partner your organisation can receive legacy tech donated to ST4G = your charity can gain access to quality, sustainable, refurbished tech at no cost to support digital inclusion. You may need tech to support your staff and volunteers to deliver services and/or you need devices to increase digital inclusion for your…