Sustain­ability

We are pleased to share our verified carbon footprint — an important step on our journey towards environ­mental respon­si­bility. Our carbon footprint (in accor­dance with ISO14064 and the GHG Protocol) has been audited and officially verified by TÜV Süd for the year 2022! This shows that we are serious about this and leave no room for green­washing. We have not only taken into account Scope 1 and 2 (heat, energy and electricity at the locations), but also our biggest impact drivers in Scope 3 (business travel, commuting, home working, waste and purchased goods). Our total emissions amount to 38.9 tonnes of CO₂.

As we have signif­i­cantly adjusted the calcu­lation method­ology in this reporting year and brought it to a more accurate level, the 2022 financial year now repre­sents the baseline for our further efforts and targets.

We aim to reduce our environ­mental footprint and actively contribute to achieving climate targets. That’s why we have intro­duced the “train over plane” policy. We ask our employees to switch to trains whenever possible when traveling within Europe. Excep­tions are only permitted in cases of extreme time pressure or if the desti­nation is not acces­sible by public transport. In addition, we would like to encourage our employees to make greater use of rail travel in their private lives as well, so that together we can have a positive impact on the environment.

Effective, sustainable and regional. positerra brings together two strong players to achieve this: Farmers and companies. We work together to cultivate humus in the fields which is one of the most effective ways of capturing green­house gases from the atmos­phere and reabsorbing emissions. After all, if we want to protect the climate sustainably, we must not only slow down the further release of CO2, but also reabsorb emissions that have already been released. Only if we act together climate-positively can the Earth’s natural climate gas balance, the “net zero,” be achieved and climate change halted.

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Working digitally offers numerous advan­tages and also helps to save paper and thus conserve resources. However, we should not forget that digital­ization also has ecological conse­quences. The increasing use of energy and resources for the production of technology, as well as the disposal of electronic waste, are just a few examples.

It is therefore important that we consciously address the ecological conse­quences of digital­ization and develop strategies to minimize them. This is why we pay attention to energy-efficient devices, extend the service life of electronic equipment, and rely on energy-efficient and green electricity-powered data centers for cloud use.

People are the main focus at elaboratum: sometimes they are our customers, sometimes they are the customers of our customers, but always our employees as well! That’s why we do every­thing we can to create a positive working environment in which everyone can develop according to their strengths. Every year, this is also recog­nized by third parties: In 2023, we were once again awarded three top rankings in the “Great Place To Work” compe­tition: 3^rd place in the “Kleiner Mittel­stand” (small and medium-sized businesses) category, 2^nd place in the “Consulting” category and 2^nd place in “Bayerns beste Arbeit­geber” (Bavaria’s best employers)!

As a company that often operates in indus­tries that are male-dominated and that has an all-male partner board, we are aware of the respon­si­bility and challenge of promoting diversity every day. Our internal equalo­ratum team organizes trainings, reviews and optimizes processes, informs and raises awareness. Even though we are making continuous progress, we are not yet where we want to be.

Our code of conduct defines elaboratum’s ethical and moral principles and is binding for all employees. It ensures that we act in accor­dance with legal require­ments as well as our own values and standards and provides our team with clear guide­lines on how to act in various situa­tions. We live an open corporate culture anyway, but in excep­tional situa­tions it proves useful if all employees follow the same code.

Charta der Vielfalt e.V. is the largest employer initiative to promote diversity in companies in Germany. At its heart is the “Charta der Vielfalt” (Diversity Charter), which was estab­lished to recognize and include diversity in work culture. elaboratum has signed this charter expressly endorses the values formu­lated in it, as have more than 4,900 other companies.