We believe that everyone has a part to play in caring for our planet, both in business and our personal lives. Nothing happens in isolation; everything is connected and small changes lead to significant impact.
We embed environmental and social values into everything we do through robust governance of our own operations, partners, and suppliers.
Through our environmental business models and staff network groups, we are dedicated to driving change within our industry, working with our partners and supply chain to support our customers on their journey to sustainable outcomes.
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Book nowAs part of our commitment, we are also working closely with our customers on their sustainability strategies and have developed our Sustainability App to support them, which has been recognised at this year’s CRN Tech Impact Awards as the Sustainable Solution/ Service of the Year.
CRN comments on the judges’ decision: “The winner of this heavily entered category drew plaudits for its sustainability app, which the judges variously branded ‘clever’, ‘smart’, and ‘a great tool for local authorities’. They felt its decision to focus on its core public sector market, and on aligning its offering with Microsoft’s technology, was also a shrewd move…”
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Environmental
Through our environmental business model and low carbon action plan we will reduce – and when unavoidable, replace – our operational carbon emissions.
Social
By supporting our employees and delivering increased social impact for our customers, we aim to improve the lives of communities through our volunteering and digital skills initiatives.
Governance
With robust governance of our business practices and supply chain we will ensure compliance and risk mitigation over our actions to minimise our impact on the environment.
Financial
Through transparency and widespread engagement we will change the approach of our Board, employees, investors, partners, and suppliers and implement customer solutions for the future of our planet.
We are Carbon Neutral – eight years ahead of government targets
We invest in Gold Standard Certified carbon credits against our business activity emissions to support impactful climate solutions, while we work hard to reduce our emissions.
By 2026 we aim to reduce our operational scope 1, 2, and 3* emissions by 50%
We are committed to using renewable energy sources, but also invest in energy efficient heating and lighting, increasing our waste recycling and reducing our water usage.
* for paper, water and waste
We are targeting to reduce our GHG emissions by 50% by 2030**
We will reduce our emissions by embedding circular economy procurement, minimising business travel, and employee commute, and influencing others in our supply chain to change behaviours to minimise their impact on the environment.
** Including other Scope 3 emissions for Purchased Goods, Capital Goods, Fuel and Energy related activities (Electricity T&D), Upstream T&D, Business Travel, Employee Commuting, Use of sold products, End of life treatment of sold products.
We aim to be Net Zero by 2040
We are carbon neutral through investment in gold standard carbon removal projects generating clean energy, and have avoided 651 tCO2e to date, the equivalent of…
Turning methane gas into electricity in Brazil
407 tCO2e avoided
Generating 4.83MW of clean electricity in India
117.6 tCO2e avoided
Preventing the emission of 131,883 tonnes of CO2e every year through wind power
64.4 tCO2e avoided
High efficiency cookstoves in Kenya
32 tCO2e avoided
Reducing deforestation and degradation in the Tambopata-Bahuaja Biodiversity Reserve in Peru
27.6 tCO2e avoided
Generating 372,000 MWh of electricity annually from wind power in Vietnam
2.4 tCO2e avoided
Our volunteering partner matches our efforts with a tree planting scheme to support communities and deforestation.
By assessing the environmental impact across multiple areas of our business through our low carbon action plan we can monitor the progress towards our key sustainability goals.
Our key reduction actions include:
Utilising 100% renewable energy suppliers
Doubling our electric car chargers for all employees and visitors to use
Reduced energy usage throughout the buildings with LED and motion sensor lighting
Reduced printing by use of software solutions
Increase recycling levels
IEMA is the professional body for everyone working in environment and sustainability. They’re committed to supporting, encouraging and improving the confidence and performance of all professionals, helping them to enhance their profile and recognition.
IEMA do this by providing resources and tools, research and knowledge sharing along with high-quality formal training and qualifications to meet the real-world needs of members – from their first steps on the career ladder, right to the very top. They believe that together we can change perceptions and attitudes about the relevance and vital importance of sustainability as a progressive force for good.
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Phoenix Software is pleased to announce we have been assessed to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS). IS0 14001 is a systematic framework to manage the immediate and long-term environmental impacts of an organisation’s products, services and processes. By completing ISO 14001 certification we can assure our customers that our environmental management system meets international industry specific environmental standards.
ISO 14001 environmental certification provides a framework for environmental management best practice to help organisations.
View our ISO 14001 Environmental Management certificateThe latest scientifical research around our climate has demonstrated that it is still possible to limit the expected global temperature rise of 1.5⁰C. However, we are unfortunately still moving steadily towards potential tipping points. Within the Bytes Group, both Bytes Software Services and Phoenix Software care greatly about the environment and are taking our collective responsibilities seriously.
As part of our journey to Net Zero, we have taken an important step in committing to have our carbon reduction targets and Net Zero goals submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative. This step is vital to make sure we are in-line with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5⁰C. SBTi is recognised as the world’s leading organisation for driving the achievement of climate action plans within organisations, so the alignment to SBTi is a big step in reconfirming our pledge to continue working towards our sustainability aspirations.
Collective action is needed to be able to reach these targets and ensure we have a sustainable future for ourselves, our families, and those that come after us, and we all need to play a part in this journey.
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CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for companies to manage their environmental impacts. We believe environmental transparency and accountability are vital for tracking progress towards a sustainable future.
“As the global environmental disclosure system, CDP is dedicated to building the foundations for a thriving and sustainable economy and greatly appreciates the support of Bytes Technology Group Plc in our efforts to continue driving transparency and corporate environmental action.
The situation is urgent, and the global community must act now to ensure that we limit global warming to 1.5C. Disclosure is the first key step in addressing current and future environmental risks through standardized, comparable data. Bytes Technology Group Plc has shown its commitment to transparency around its environmental impacts and strategies for action by disclosing through CDP in 2023.
Regular disclosure drives climate action and so we look forward to Bytes Technology Group Plc sharing their environmental data for years to come. “
Dexter Galvin, Chief Commercial and Partnerships Officer, 2023
Phoenix enables digital transformation in the workplace, empowering UK organisations to innovate and transform with cloud and hybrid infrastructures data, AI, security, and collaboration tools. By understanding the individual goals of its customers, Phoenix delivers remarkable, outcome-focused IT solutions and services that allow UK organisations to make a difference to the lives of their employees, service users, and communities.
Phoenix is a signatory on the Race at Work Charter, and a Disability Confident and Living Wage employer. The company is also actively involved in encouraging more women into the IT industry.
