Our Commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Leading the way in responsible development by aligning business growth with global sustainability goals.
Why have S2S Group signed up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Sustainability is a core part of who we are at S2S Group. As well as supporting our customers in recycling and managing IT assets responsibly, we are dedicated to continuously improving our own environmental and ethical performance.
Our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) reflects our belief that businesses can be a force for positive change. By setting meaningful objectives, measuring our progress, and encouraging sustainable practices throughout our supply chain, we aim to make a lasting impact.
The UN SDGs provide a framework for organisations to balance purpose and performance, helping to drive sustainable growth while meeting the expectations of today’s customers, employees, and investors.
A quick background on Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) are 17 interconnected goals designed to address global environmental, social, and economic challenges. Adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, they provide a framework for creating a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.
At S2S Group, we are committed to supporting the UN SDGs and understanding where our business can make the greatest positive impact. Following a review of our operations and activities, we identified the goals that align most closely with our values, services, and sustainability ambitions.
In 2025, we strengthened our commitment by adding Goal 5 (Gender Equality) to our sustainability strategy. Together, these four priority goals represent the areas where we believe S2S Group can have the most direct and meaningful impact:
SDG 5: Achieve gender equality within the business
SDG8: Commitment to decent work and economic growth
SDG 12: Commitment to responsible consumption and production
SDG 13: Commitment to tackle climate change
SDG 5: Gender equality
High-Level Commitment – Achieve Gender equality within the business
S2S Group’s measurable targets are:
SDG 8: Commitment to decent work and economic growth
High-Level Commitment – S2S Group will generate employment, pay the national living wage, and boost the local economy.
S2S Group’s measurable targets are:
SDG 12: Commitment to responsible consumption and production
High-Level Commitment – To reduce the amount of waste we produce as a business and encourage users to look at second-user IT equipment.
S2S Group’s policy is not to dispose of any products, waste materials, raw materials, or packaging directly into a landfill facility or discharge to land. S2S Group ensures that all waste materials recovered at its facility are recycled using methods that achieve the highest possible recycling rate, be it via sending for further processing at another recycling facility or to an energy recovery facility.
S2S Group’s measurable targets are:
SDG 13: Commitment to tackle climate change
High-Level Commitment – To be a Net Zero Business by 2050
Aligned with industry best practice, S2S Group seeks to reduce the business impact on the environment within internal operations by monitoring energy use. The company’s new facility was specified to include LED lighting as well as energy-efficient heaters. S2S Group’s energy supplier contract is based on renewable energy as well as cost considerations. Although the current operations are considered energy efficient, S2S Group are in the process of setting Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, including developing targeted measures to reduce them year on year.
S2S Group’s measurable targets are:
Measurable targets
S2S Group will..
Ensure that the business is a ‘Real Living Wage Employer’ by the end of 2022, which was achieved.
Maintain the recycling rate at 99% or above by 2025
By 2030…
S2S Group will help create career opportunities for 50 people
S2S Group will achieve a re-sale percentage of 75% on ‘good’ incoming equipment;
S2S Group will engage with all suppliers to reduce consumption and waste
