Making a commitment to real sustainability makes every corporation a better public citizen. It could be said that our inability as a species to take care of the only planetary home as well as we should have (at least up to this point) is our greatest failing. Here’s how these companies are doing their part to be less in conflict with Mother Earth.
Tell us about your commitment to sustainability?
nCino is committed to building a sustainable company by promoting equality, reducing
our environmental impact and creating value for our customers and stakeholders. This
year, we created a new position, Head of Sustainability and ESG, to oversee and guide
our ESG efforts. In addition, all of our technical infrastructure is based on platforms that
are committed to achieving net-zero emissions and 100% renewable energy.
What are the benefits to your company of being sustainable?
The sustainability of our company affects not only us, but our customers, employees,
stakeholders and partners as well. Our commitment to sustainable efforts allows us to
attract and retain top talent to build and execute our solutions for our customers. At
nCino, we think of ourselves as partners in business transformation, and we’re proud to
collaborate with our customers to understand and work through their needs together.
nCino offers the tools and expertise to ensure success throughout our customers’ ESG
journeys whilemoving towards a more sustainable future ourselves.
Check Out nCino’s Careers Page Here!
Tell us about your commitment to sustainability?
CECO has a proud history of delivering efficient and long-lasting solutions that protect
people, the environment, and industrial equipment. Our industry-leading products and
services ensure our customers meet or exceed environmental regulations and targets.
We recognize that as a company, we have a responsibility to reduce our own impact on
the environment as well as lead in developing solutions to address global environmental challenges of the future. In fact, we recently released our inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report that outlines what we’ve accomplished so far, our commitments to the future, and how ourmission and values have long empowered our employees and partners to embrace the central tenets of ESG and what it represents.
What are the benefits to your company of being sustainable?
Sustainability is hard-coded in our DNA, because at CECO every day is Earth Day, and
we demonstrate this not through words but with action. We are investing to modernize
our operating centers and continue to commit time, people, and capital to ensure we are reducing waste, energy consumption and advancing our already strong safety programs. Through our C.A.R.E.S. program (Community Action through Responsible Environmental Stewardship) our employee volunteers dedicate 8,000 hours every year in community clean-up events and other environmentally focused activities. Through these actions, not only do we improve efficiency and long-term cost-savings for the
business, but we also improve employee morale and the communities we serve.
Check Out CECO Environmental Careers Here!
Tell us about your commitment to sustainability?
We are on a mission to make a positive impact on the world and follow the UN’s
Sustainable Development Goals. We commit to 1 Social Impact initiative per quarter
consistently for the past 3 years. Our Social Impact program has included writing letters
to elderly during the pandemic, recording holiday messages using American Sigh
Language for the deaf, planting trees in the Amazon, Breast Cancer Awareness, and
many more events.
What are the benefits to your company of being sustainable?
Giving back to our communities and Mother Earth and promoting a culture of giving
back.
Tell us about your commitment to sustainability?
We view efforts to minimize our impact on the environment and drive continuous
improvement in employee safety, welfare, engagement and inclusion as integral to our
business, driving long-term value creation for all of our stakeholders. As part of our
commitment to provide increased transparency on our sustainability efforts, we
introduced fifteen-year, aspirational sustainability targets in 2020, along with a
commitment of $500 million towards their achievementWe have been pursuing many
initiatives since our inception in 1997, and are now incorporating them into long-term
incentive compensation. We are pleased to report progress across all metrics in 2020,
versus the prior year. Our sustainability target topics include: Recycling, Biogas
Recovery, Leachate, Employee safety incident rate, Employee voluntary turnover,
Servant leadership culture. Check out our 2021 sustainability report to see detailed
metrics since 2018. https://www.wasteconnections.com/sustainability/
What are the benefits to your company of being sustainable?
We are proud of the accomplishments of our 20,000+ employees and pleased to report
that in 2020, we saw a reduction in employee turnover and safety-related incident rates, already below the industry average, plus a further increase in employee engagement. The importance of putting employees first, our safety-focused, servant leadership-based culture guided our decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and continues to do so. Our ongoing employee support since the onset of COVID-19 brings our investment to over $40 million, largely focused on the health and welfare of frontline employees and their families. We hope that you will recognize the value of our track record for creating a culture of accountability, environmental stewardship, and safety,along with the inclusiveness of a servant leadership-driven organization.
Check Out Waste Connections’ Careers Page Here!
Tell us about your commitment to sustainability?
At Qlik, we are pushing the possibilities with data to build a more sustainable world. Qlik has published our carbon footprint in our Sustainability Report for three years, and we have multiple programs to reduce our environmental impact supported by our global offices. We are also proud to power organizations working on the front lines of climate initiatives. In 2021, Qlik joined the UN Climate Ambition Alliance’s Race To Zero campaign committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions. We also continued to partner with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). C40 Cities and Qlik were recognized by Environment Journal for our partnership that advances solutions to fight climate change, including the use of Qlik dashboards. As the main analytics partner of the United Nations since 2016, we’ve expanded our partnership with the UNFCCC, including support for their analytics needs, jointly creating publicly available apps and methodologies to support all business calculations of CO2 emissions, and creating an innovative IT tool to process detailed, up-to-the-minute information throughout the COP26 conference. Read more highlights here.
What are the benefits to your company of being sustainable?
As a technology company, we feel we have specific responsibilities to our stakeholders
to engage in good business practices. As people, we have personal responsibilities to
others and our planet. Because we want all of our actions and interactions to impact
society in a positive way, we adopted and continually measure our progress against the
triple bottom line model. It’s the best way to ensure we’re doing all we can to drive
tangible economic, social, and environmental value across our global community.
Additionally, Qlik intentionally created our social impact program in a way to involve all
employees across the organization, which receives continual support from our executive leadership and private equity partner. This program includes all Qlik employees receiving paid volunteer days, with multiple programs throughout the year that encourage employees to support the causes that are important to them at a local, regional, or global level. To learn more about Qlik’s sustainability goals and initiatives, please visit Qlik.org