Soft Links LLC
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
Soft Links LLC is committed to protecting the planet and delivering a positive environmental legacy for future generations as we operate and grow our business. We believe it is our obligation as an IT service provider to minimize our environmental impact and enhance the quality of life for our people and the global community. We strive to be environmentally responsible throughout our organization – in how we increase the energy efficiency of our products and processes, use only what we realistically require, reduce areas of over consumption, and invest in our communities. We also prioritize partnerships to develop policies and systems that strengthen communities and protect our environment.
PARTNERING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
With our clients
We combine our industry knowledge, innovation ability, technical expertise, local presence, and global delivery capacity to help our clients successfully manage sustainability opportunities and challenges. We help them reduce their environmental impact and energy costs while improving regulatory compliance programs and the well-being of their own employees, citizens, and customers.
With our communities
We recognize that each of us has a role to play in improving our relationship with the environment. Across our operations worldwide, we actively engage with the communities in which we live and work to support a wide range of environmental initiatives to help protect the planet for future generations.
OUR IMPACT
Soft Links LLC commitment to environmental stewardship goes back to our founding. Here are just a few ways we are focused on helping to protect the planet we all share.
Conserving Fuel & Energy
Recycling, turning off unnecessary lights, offsetting our carbon emissions from air travel, and using public transport whenever possible have all been effectively implemented as an integral part of our business operations and processes.
Recycling
We constantly reduce our reliance on unsustainable energy sources, recycling reduces the amount of energy used in the production process. By processing recycled materials saves a significant amount of energy compared to producing new materials from raw natural resources.
Reducing Waste
We are now using a plug-in voltage meter to measure – for the first time – energy use across the company. Our target is to reduce the amount of energy each of our employees consumes by an average of 15%. We are an almost completely paperless environment and favor digital documentation wherever possible.
Using Water Responsibly
With locations around the world – including in water-stressed regions – we work to consume water responsibly. We source water consciously and implement effective solutions to reduce water consumption.
Planning for the Future
In 2016 we adopted an ambitious set of environmental goals to guide the organization for the decade ahead. These goals have raised the bar on environmental responsibility. We are looking into the development of a “public transport for business purpose” policy to ensure that our commitment to public transport use continues into the future.
TARGETS
Soft Links LLC has shown a strong commitment to the environment throughout its existence, and we’re excited to continue building on that legacy with new, ambitious goals for 2030. These goals focus on key areas of our business where we believe we can have a significant, lasting impact and make a positive difference in protecting our planet.
Conserving Water
We recognize that water is a precious resource for our business and the communities in which we operate. Since 2016, we have kept potable water consumption flat across our operations while continuing to grow our business – through conversation measures, upgrading and repairing infrastructure, and using recycled water where possible.
Reducing Waste
Since 2009, Soft Links LLC has operated under a long-term vision to achieve zero waste in our operations. We have made significant progress towards this goal including through a series of waste management initiatives to reduce, reuse, recycle, donate, and encourage behavior change initiatives with our partners and employees. Our aim is to divert as much material as possible from landfills. In fact, we sent less waste to landfills in 2019 than we did in 2016, despite the tremendous growth in our operations over the same time period. While we are proud of the progress we have made, we are committed to doing more. We have a responsibility to get ever closer to our zero-waste ambition in order to protect the ecosystems and communities that host us, as well as do our part to minimize our global environmental footprint.
Designing Lower Impact Products
Our commitment to the environment is without questions and we resolve to adopt clean tech in our operations and client solutions, thereby minimizing the impact on our planet. We have aligned with sector benchmarks and adopted ever more stringent technology-centric checks and frameworks to offer increasingly green solutions to our clients. In future too, we will strive to design a more robust framework based on international standards and sector-specific sustainability benchmarks.
Building Sustainability
We will continue to drive energy efficiency improvements in all of our offices. Through our ethical, socially, and environmentally sustainable business practices, we aim to deliver value for all three of our stakeholders – our clients, our employees, and our shareholders.
Some steps we have taken so far include:
- Promoting more sustainable travel decisions
- Assessing risks and damages from natural events
- Managing waste
- Conserving energy and water
We will continue to focus on improvements in these areas. We also have a commitment to achieve greater reductions in scope 3 business travel (including land-based travel, sir travel and accommodation).
ARE YOU READY TO BOOST YOUR BUSINESS?
If you would like to know more about us, or tell us more about you, drop us a line. We are always happy to have a conversation.
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