How we calculate impact
We give a range with a source, not a round number without explanation. And we only claim avoided manufacturing, not offsetting.
1. The footprint of a new business laptop
Roughly 200 to 330 kg CO₂e over its whole lifetime, of which 75 to 85% comes from manufacturing. Dell publishes 290 ± 58 kg for the Latitude 5440.
2. What reuse saves
Research by Fraunhofer Austria, commissioned by refurbed, arrives at a saving of roughly 78% compared with a new device.
3. Per unit
200–330 kg × 78% = 156–257 kg CO₂e avoided per laptop that goes back into use. We do not count recycled devices; we report those separately in kilograms.
What we do not say
No “climate neutral”, no “green”, no trees planted to offset. Only what we can back up.