The time is now!
ESG rating by EcoVadis
IPCOM recently participated to an EcoVadis assessment. This is a way for companies to assess their environmental, social and ethical performance and serves as a practical guideline to undertake actions in these particular areas. This assessment will be repeated annually and the goal is of course to increase our sustainability score.
Carbon footprint reduction
You may recall - from a previous edition of this newsletter - that last year a carbon footprint assessment was organized by IPCOM. In cooperation with an external advisory partner “CO2 Logic”, all local companies measured their carbon footprint (e.g. energy & heat consumption at the company facilities, company vehicles, etc). Since then, several initiatives were taken to reduce our CO2 emissions. Some examples: in the first quarter of 2023, Flexicel installed solar panels on the rooftop of their factory in Farga. Also ISOPARTNER Austria invests in solar panels (at the locations Graz and Klagenfurt) and upgrades lighting, while ISOPARTNER Netherlands installed LED lighting at their company sites in Schiedam and Wieringerwerf. In several countries, such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria, the switch to electric company vehicles has been introduced. While all these initiatives are ongoing, we are preparing for the next carbon footprint assessment that will be launched in the IPCOM group during the month of June.
Inbound and outbound logistics
Supply Chain
The above is a perfect example of how companies involve the whole supply chain in the sustainability project. Also IPCOM is taking actions here… Recently IPCOM launched a Supplier Code of Conduct, a document in which we set expectations towards our suppliers in the field of sustainability. The idea is that one company cannot solve the problem by itself, but all together we can really make a difference!
In short, sustainability is to be played over the long run, but with immediate start by each and everyone!
