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.
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.
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).
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
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 technologiesUSER GROUPS
We host free user groups to help clients stay up to date with innovations in GIS
User group videoESG 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 commitmentRECYCLING KIT
We believe in giving old kit a new lease of life (in a secure way)
Certifications, memberships and affiliations
View the full list here
News & views
Read our latest blogs
Supporting employees’ mental health
This Mental Health Awareness Week blog by Leigh, our Mental Health First Aider, looks at mental health measures within Astun.
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Five things we learned at the OS PSGA member events
What did we learn from public sector GIS teams at OS’s PSGA events?
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Win a place on our new online Intro to GIS course
Make your own map on our Intro to GIS online course.
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