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