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  • International Women’s Day

    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…

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  • International Open Data Day

    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…

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  • International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day

    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…

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  • Data Protection Day

    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…

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

    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’.

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  • What is Digital Inclusion?

    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…

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  • Universal Human Rights Month

    Universal Human Rights Month

    Sue Gowling

    Human Rights Month spans December with Human Rights Day observed annually around the world on the 10th December. It marks the anniversary of one of the most significant global commitments: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This pivotal document establishes the fundamental rights to which all individuals are entitled, irrespective of race, colour, religion,…

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  • Hold an ‘Employee Repurpose Your Tech Day’

    Hold an ‘Employee Repurpose Your Tech Day’

    Sue Gowling

    Christmas brings joy and new (hopefully refurbished) devices, with old ones ending up in a drawer or cupboard, collecting dust. So, why not have an Employee Repurpose Your Tech Day collection in the New Year? This month saw Corporate Partner Thinventory do just that, and what a success it was, with 39 devices donated by…

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  • A great day at the CambsB2B event

    A great day at the CambsB2B event

    Sue Gowling

    John our Client Assets Manager and Charlie our Business Development Director attended the Cambs B2B South event at IWM Duxford last week. They made a lot of positive new connections and talked to other businesses and organisations about what we do. The event focused on Green and Digital, with over 1,000 people attending the event.…

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  • Carbon Literacy Action Day

    Carbon Literacy Action Day

    Sue Gowling

    To coincide with the UN COP29 Climate Negotiations, The Carbon Literacy Trust held the biggest ever climate education and action training event on the 14th November. Thousands of people of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities globally united to undergo a day’s worth of Carbon Literacy training, catalysing action on climate change by generating increased levels of…

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  • Children in Need

    Children in Need

    Sue Gowling

    BBC Children in Need 2024 raised a fantastic £39.2m to support children across 1,500 charities and children’s projects, funding family centres, community spaces, youth clubs and refuges; homeless shelters, hospices and helplines. Sustainable Tech for Good work with 116 organisations round the UK, providing donated tech that makes a significant impact to children’s lives, such…

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  • European Week for Waste Reduction

    Sue Gowling

    This week is European Week for Waste Reduction. Despite the UK no longer being a member of the European Union, we can all take note and acknowledge the EWWR’s mission to raise awareness about waste reduction, product reuse and material recycling strategies. EWWR week addresses the 3Rs: Reducing waste, Reusing products, Recycling materials – in…

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