CSR & Beyond

Sustainability, Community
& Impact

At Mobilise, we are on a mission to drive positive social impact through our work. That’s why we crafted a comprehensive Social Value Plan that addresses the pressing issues: economic inequality, climate change, equal opportunity, Covid-19 recovery, and overall wellbeing.

Working Towards Net Zero

As a sustainable and ethical organisation, we’re committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero by 2040 at the latest. To progress towards Net Zero, we have initially set carbon reduction targets to 2025.  During this time, we will set our targets for the remaining period to ensure we reach Net Zero by 2040.

Decarbonisation Initiatives

  • Appointing Positive Planet as our sustainability partner
  • Transitioning IT applications to a fully cloud hosted status
  • Reducing business travel by air, rail, and road through effective measurement and a sustainable travel policy
  • Implementing remote working where possible to reduce energy utilisation at premises and minimise travel to offices

Towards a Sustainable Future

We plan to implement further measures to continue to drive down emissions and are on track to achieve our Net Zero target.

Mobilise is committed to promoting transparency and fairness in all our business operations. We work with our suppliers to ensure they share our commitment to ethical business practices. We believe that by working together, we can create a fairer and more sustainable world for everyone.

 

ISO 14001 is an international standard that provides a framework for organisations to establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve an effective environmental management system.

Mobilise work with the Carbon Trust to continuously monitor and reduce our carbon footprint.

The Carbon Trust are driven by a mission to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. They focus on impact by helping clients, like Mobilise achieve their climate ambitions.

Visit: https://www.carbontrust.com/

Positive Planet are a leading sustainability agency for organisations who want to achieve Net Zero. They help Mobilise embed: 

  • GHG Protocol Compliant Emissions Reporting for Scopes 1, 2 & 3
  • Carbon reduction planning in line with science-based targets
  • Net Zero accreditation & sustainability
  • Carbon literacy training for staff

Visit: https://positiveplanet.uk/

If you’d like to learn more you can download our: Carbon reduction plan (PDF).

Mobilise work with the Carbon Trust to continuously monitor and reduce our carbon footprint

Promoting Equality

We’re taking action to promote economic equality with a long-term goal to increase our spend with diverse suppliers by 10% each year. Our Diversity and Inclusion steering group works with procurement to build partnerships with a range of businesses and our collaboration with WEConnect helps us to support women-led businesses.

With our Mobilise Academy, we’re offering free training and mentorship to retrain individuals and turn them into skilled cloud-native DevOps engineers. Our partnership with the University of Wales and AWS gives students the chance to earn their degree while gaining hands-on experience, and our certificate gift vouchers for underrepresented groups help to promote cloud certification.

WEConnect International is a corporate-led non-profit that helps build sustainable communities and economic growth by empowering women business owners to succeed in global markets.

Visit: https://weconnectinternational.org/europe/uk/

Our partnership with the University of Wales and AWS gives students the chance to earn their degree while gaining hands-on experience, and our certificate gift vouchers for underrepresented groups help to promote cloud certification.

The establishment of the University of Wales by Royal Charter in 1893 was regarded as one of the most important political and social developments in the nineteenth century. The University of Wales has a long and proud history, playing an important role in the development of higher education in Wales.

Visit: https://www.wales.ac.uk/

Mobilise.Academy is an immersive program of accelerated, hands-on learning, intended to help diverse candidates launch their technical career in cloud computing.

Visit: https://www.mobilise.academy/

 

Mobilise are proud supporters of the next generation.  As well as investing in our team’s well being, we believe in the next generation of coders, explorers, and people that make it happen.

 

Visit:  https://www.dofe.org/

Mobilise Cloud’s sponsorship of the DVLA Code Challenge significantly contributed to the event’s success, empowering over 300 students to showcase their STEM skills and rewarding schools with vital technology resources

Learn More:  News Article

Equal Opportunity & Fair Recruitment

At Mobilise, diversity, inclusion and fairness are core values. Our Applicant Tracking System works to rectify unconcious bias in recruitment, and we work with recruitment agencies that attract applications from all communities to further promote equal opportunity.

We believe in promoting mental and physical health in the workplace. Our Mental Health at Work commitments upholds six standards, and we encourage our customers and suppliers to adopt similar practices. Our initiatives include a Physical & Mental Health Charter, lunch-and-learn sessions, employee assistance programmes, and support for local communities through volunteering days and fundraisers.

Dignity

Addressing modern slavery

Mobilise is committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our business or supply chain. We believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect and to work in an environment that is safe and fair.

In line with the Modern Slavery Act (2015), we are taking steps to assess and manage the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain. We conduct due diligence on our suppliers and implement policies and procedures to promote ethical business practices.

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