Why should you donate surplus stock?
74% of Britons believe a retailers' surplus stock should be donated to charity
5 billion lbs of online retail orders end up in landfill every year in the US alone.
The landfill waste from returns alone contributes 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
81% of Britons say sustainability and the environment is more important to them as a result of the pandemic
(Essity, 2020)
47% of internet users have stopped shopping with retailers that do not share the same sustainability values as them.
668,000 households unable to afford essentials such as food, heating and clothes.
(Guardian,2016)
In Kind Direct distributes consumer goods which have been donated by businesses to charity, ensuring no usable product goes to waste.
Founded in 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales, In Kind Direct offer a simple solution to distribute donated products to local charities, community groups, foodbanks and schools across the UK and internationally that need them to support their communities.
Their network addresses a wide range of social issues, from tackling poverty and domestic abuse, to supporting those experiencing homelessness, illness or isolation.
In Kind Direct has distributed over £250million worth of products to over 10,500 charitable organisations supporting millions of people each year
ReBOUND's technology enables retailers to make better decisions about their inventory, ensuring that returns are optimised and handled sustainably.
In Kind Direct’s mission is that everyone has access to life's essentials, and that no usable product goes to waste. In Kind Direct operate as a hub for both charities and corporate partners to ensure that stock is getting to where it can make the biggest impact.
ReBOUND's founders have been supporting In Kind Direct for the past 12 years by managing the fulfillment and distribution on behalf of In Kind Direct through another logistics business they own. As a diamond patron, ReBOUND has also donated £60,000 to In Kind Direct to-date to help them fund community outreach projects.
Together, ReBOUND and In Kind Direct both understand the logistical challenges of getting products at volume to where they are needed. ReBOUND’s support of In Kind Direct enables their expertise to have an incredible impact.
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In Kind Direct's Reach March- August 2020
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174,000 people helped each week 2,639 charities supported
£11.7m of savings for charity partners 864 charities joined In Kind Direct's network 16,322 orders dispatched
REGIFTING JOURNEY
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Items are sent to our In Kind Direct warehouse, based in Telford to be sorted
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Donations are tracked and In Kind Direct reports back to businesses on the impact of their products across communities
Our Partnership So Far
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Products distributed to 7,979 charities in the 12 years of partnership
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200,000 orders worth £190 million dispatched to the Inkind network
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£60,000 of monetary donation in the last 3 years
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In Kind Direct Big Community Picnic
As In Kind Direct Diamond Patrons, ReBOUND Returns fund the Big Community picnic, an opportunity for donor companies and charity partners to have fun and spend time together. 2019 welcomed 35 charities from regions all over England and Wales
