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Case study (continued)
Results
The Brno office has given us additional capacity to
deliver services, improved working conditions and
demonstrated our commitment to the environment,
our people and our communities. Substantial,
measurable results have emerged in several areas.
The Brno office is using
100% renewable electricity as
of January 2022
Our energy consumption varies with the installation and
usage of new equipment, such as our servers, which
require significant energy and cooling technologies. But
since moving into the new building, energy consumption
is circa 25% lower and monthly steam/heat consumption
is circa 50% lower than previous years.
Water monitoring sensors were installed and several
leaks have now been fixed. Our reliance on paper and
printing is reduced by transitioning our contracts and
invoices to digital. Many monitors, desktop computers
and laptops that are no longer being used were sold
to colleagues instead of disposing. Fair trade fruit and
coffee is offered in our kitchens and new hires will
receive welcome packages with environmentally-friendly
products.
Not only are our sustainability initiatives good for the
environment, but they are also good for business.
We are saving on energy and office costs and by
publicly publishing our commitment to ESG, a level of
accountability exists. We are seeing many requests for
proposal (RFPs) with specific questions on sustainability,
demonstrating that other businesses want to work with
partners who actively support ESG.
Our goal is to be 100% carbon
neutral and zero waste by 2025
While we are proud of our sustainability
accomplishments, there is always more we can do.
We are actively participating in global sustainability
efforts such as Earth Day and Recycling Week. The Brno
office is compliant with ISO 14001 standards and we are
now working with the building’s management to become
100% carbon neutral and zero waste by 2025.
The most important outcome is the feedback from
colleagues who work in the building.
When colleagues come to the office, they say
that they are happy to work in such an amazing
place,” David said. “It’s modern, there are large
windows that let in a lot of natural light, there’s
a lot of green space inside and outside and
they appreciate that the company is behaving
responsibly. They have said they feel lucky to work
here.”
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