Questel
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Skills Development
- Employee Autonomy
- Multiculturalism
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Disability Inclusion
- Youth Recruitment
- Harassment Prevention
- Ethical Practices
- Employee Well-being
- Social Projects
- Anti-Corruption
- Environmental Protection
- Recycling
- Green IT
- Energy Reduction
- Sustainable Transportation
- Supplier Ethics
- UN Global Compact Principles
Environmental Achievements
- Implemented recycling policy
- Developed Green IT policy focusing on reducing IS environmental impact and using IT for sustainable development
- Initiatives to reduce energy consumption (e.g., reducing printing, turning off computers, optimizing energy management)
- Minimizing travel and favoring trains over planes for journeys under 4 hours
- Implementing alternatives to transporting equipment to tradeshows
Social Achievements
- Provides employees with skill development pathways (Questel Academy, e-learning, training videos)
- Embraces collaborative leadership to support employee initiative and autonomy
- Promotes multiculturalism with employees from various nationalities
- Refrains from discrimination and promotes gender parity
- Facilitates access for disabled people to premises and partners with companies hiring people with disabilities
- Welcomes interns annually to support young people
- Developed targeted videos and content to train teams on sexual and personal harassment prevention
- Established a Social and Economic Committee to represent employee concerns
- Offers various employee well-being benefits (group mutual, sport activities, home office days, etc.)
- Supports employee-sponsored social projects around the world
Governance Achievements
- Commitment to ethical practices, including anti-corruption measures and respecting privacy
- Adherence to UN Global Compact principles
- Careful selection of suppliers aligned with CSR policies
- Pooling orders to limit deliveries and trips
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Reducing the environmental impact of information systems
- Minimizing travel-related emissions
- Ensuring ethical sourcing from suppliers
Mitigation Strategies
- Rationalization of printing, recycling of consumables, reuse of paper, use of video conferencing
- Encouraging alternative transportation, renting equipment for tradeshows
- Careful selection of suppliers committed to CSR
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Careful selection of suppliers committed to CSR policies
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact