Climate Change Data

ESET Latinoamérica S.R.L

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:43.413 kW/h (Argentina), 3.472 kW/h (Brazil)

ESG Focus Areas

  • IT Security
  • Talent management and Well-being of collaborators
  • Client satisfaction
  • Diversity and equal opportunities
  • Commitment to Human Rights
  • Regulatory compliance and Anti-corruption
  • Community education
  • Economic performance and market Development
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Responsible marketing
  • Development of the value chain
  • Energy
  • Waste and Recycling
  • Product accessibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy consumption by 31.5% in Argentina offices and 35.5% in Brazil offices due to remote work.
  • Reduced consumption by 10,162 disposable cups annually by not providing disposable plastic cups in Buenos Aires offices.
  • Reduced paper towel consumption by 55% through the installation of hand dryers.

Social Achievements

  • Launched Diversity and Non-Discrimination Policy.
  • Promoted 6 benefits and/or licenses with a gender perspective.
  • Launched Entrelatam, a network for diversity and inclusion in Latin America.
  • Carried out training on searches and interviews with a diversity and inclusion perspective.
  • Celebrated ESET Diversity Day.
  • Carried out actions and strategies on unconscious biases in diversity.
  • Celebrated a strategic alliance with the NGO Media Chicas.
  • Developed an inclusive and accessible communication workshop.
  • Carried out various debate and reflection activities, workshops and training on inclusion and diversity.
  • Participated in the Win-Win Program in Argentina.
  • Adhered to the Program of Companies Committed to Human Rights of the City of Buenos Aires.
  • Joined the BA Convive Program.

Governance Achievements

  • Updated and launched a new Code of Ethics and Anti-corruption.
  • Implemented a complaint mechanism for breaches of the Code of Ethics and Anti-corruption.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Maintaining quality standards and caring for employee health during the pandemic.
  • Changes in commercial discount approval policies impacting commercial support team performance.
  • Difficulty in closely monitoring environmental impact measurements due to remote work.
  • Difficulty measuring energy consumption in Mexico offices due to shared building.
  • Lack of detailed information on waste sorting and disposal due to remote work.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Consolidated processes adapted during 2020 to maintain quality standards.
  • Root cause analysis to identify areas for improvement in commercial support.
  • Focus on raising awareness and implementing good practices for efficient use of natural resources.
  • Plans to change luminaires for LEDs in the future.
  • Continuous improvement process with periodic reassessments of internal processes for optimization and automation.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Hiring of supplier companies that comply with Human Rights and are committed to community development and environmental care.
  • Promoting mutually advantageous business relationships.
  • Complying with payment commitments.
  • Using information provided by supplier companies confidentially.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (Comprehensive option), UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 9001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 16
  • SDG 17

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these goals.

Awards & Recognition

  • Champion status in the 2021 Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix
  • Top Player in Radicati’s Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Protection quadrant
  • Major Player recognition in two IDC MarketScape reports
  • Exemplary cybersecurity provider in Forrester reports
  • AAA recognition in SE Labs’ enterprise endpoint protection test
  • 33rd among Best Employers in Argentina
  • TrustRadius Tech Cares Award
  • PAMOIC Award
  • LATAM Awards
  • APSAL 2021 Award
  • Finalists in the Corresponsables Award