Environmental, Social & Governance

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

We believe that ESG means doing business the right way.

We aim to routinely use our products, services, expertise and profits to make life better for the community, fellow GIS practitioners, our team and the environment.

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Our ESG round-up

This newsletter recognises and celebrates our team’s commitment to ESG.

This edition features FOSS4G, OSGeo, Walsall Council and our popular user group. 

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Benchmarking our performance

Our ESG performance has been assessed by EcoVadis, a holistic sustainability ratings service. The EcoVadis Rating covers a broad range of non-financial management systems including Environmental, Labour & Human Rights and Ethics.

We were awarded the EcoVadis silver medal in July 2022. This currently places us in the top 20% of companies assessed (as at November 2022).

Curious, innovative and responsive

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ESG IN ACTION

Our team

We’re only as good as our people. That’s why we work hard to attract, recruit and retain the best.

RESPECT

We respect each others’ abilities and support each others’ growth 

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We’re members of the Equality Register and promote inclusive recruitment

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

We offer training, mentoring and development opportunities

Meet our team
TRANSPARENCY

We share our objectives and achievements (including financials) 

ESG IN ACTION

The open source community

We’re inspired by and share our expertise with the open source geospatial community in the UK and further afield. 

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

We frequently sponsor open source events, such as FOSS4G2022

KNOWLEDGE SHARING

We regularly present at FOSS4G, AGI events and various conferences 

EMPOWERING VOLUNTEERS

Staff who volunteer for OSGeo, MapAction and the AGI can attend meetings in work time

Our OSGeo technologies
USER GROUPS

We host free user groups to help clients stay up to date with innovations in GIS 

User group video
ESG IN ACTION

The environment

We want to have the lowest possible impact on the environment.

SME CLIMATE COMMITMENT

We’ll halve our emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050

GREEN TRAVEL POLICY

Where possible, we encourage our team to travel by public transport or car share

AWS HOSTING

We’ve lowered our carbon footprint by an estimated 7.7 metric tonnes

Our climate commitment
RECYCLING KIT

We believe in giving old kit a new lease of life (in a secure way)

Certifications, memberships and affiliations

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News & views

Read our latest blogs

Astun talks at FOSS4GUK: 2023

Find out what our intrepid trio talked about at FOSS4G:UK this year!

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Recommended viewing: FOSS4G:UK Local 2023

Our GIS experts share their favourite moments from FOSS4G:UK 2023, complete with links to YouTube.

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Securing Your Open Source Geospatial Stack with Single Sign-On (SSO)

Find out how to improve security and enhance the user experience by implementing Single Sign-On for users of open source geospatial software.

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