We live in a disposable society and consume more resources than our planet can provide. Especially when it comes to electric appliances manufacturers often shorten the products’ life-spans on purpose (e.g. by including breaking points) so that sales of new products increase. It is often forgotten that this way resources are wasted and that the environment as well as people are exploited. Many resources which are needed for the production of electric appliances are limited. Usually they are extracted under inhumane working conditions in developing countries.
In order to counteract this development the Greenfinity Foundation takes on a repair sponsorship at R.U.S.Z., a company specialized in mechatronics. Within this sponsorship a long-term unemployed person is being supported in their training and also receives permanent employment at R.U.S.Z. We try to help people re-enter working life and want to enable them to receive training for the profession of repair expert. This way, old and broken electric appliances can be repaired and ecologically improved. This contributes to saving resources and protecting our environment.
Biosphere
December 2014
Vienna, Austria