Refurbed's business model directly addresses e-waste and resource consumption through verified lifecycle analysis, but the company lacks corporate emissions reporting, science-based targets, and formal Scope 3 inventory. B Corp certification and annual impact disclosures provide structure; operational footprint is negligible but unquantified.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 4/10).
7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Surgical source cleanup: 3 dead (404) source URLs removed per the dead-URL editorial standard, leaving 7 live sources (below the 8-source floor; published under editorial sourcing note). Independent anchors retained: B Corp certification (89.2, July 2024) and Fraunhofer Austria ISO 14040/44 LCA methodology; no conventional ESG rating exists. Net revenue undisclosed (GMV is not revenue). Score revised from initial draft 58 to 50 after an additional source pass applied more scrutiny. Scored as operating company Refurbed Marketplace GmbH, not the holding company.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 29% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
“Welcome to refurbed's Sustainability Report”
“ISO 14040/44-verified calculation model, refurbed is now the first marketplace in the world to provide its consumers with key figures”
“Refurbed customers have saved 350,000 tons of CO₂, 1,136 tons of electronic waste, and 116 billion litres of water”
“Refurbed employs about 300 people”
“Refurbed Marketplace GmbH earned an overall score of 89.2”
“380 t e-waste saved* equivalent to the e-waste at CH + AT combined in 2019”
“refurbed has surpassed €3 billion in cumulative Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) and expanded into 12 new European markets”
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Among the 19 major e-commerce / online retail brands we've scored, Refurbed Marketplace sits 3rd of 19.
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Refurbed is an Austrian online marketplace for refurbished electronics founded in 2017. The platform connects buyers with certified third-party sellers who professionally refurbish devices, avoiding virgin production waste. Operating as a pure marketplace rather than a refurbisher, Refurbed facilitates circular economy transactions across Europe with ~300 staff and €3 billion GMV.
Peer recommerce marketplace for refurbished consumer electronics globally.
View breakdown →Circular economy peer; peer-to-peer secondhand fashion marketplace.
View breakdown →Electronics circularity peer; repairable-by-design smartphone manufacturer.
View breakdown →Circular economy peer; product-sharing model reducing resource consumption.
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