Environment and Communities

Viridien will not compromise health, safety, security or environmental sustainability.  Contributing both individually and collectively to the continued improvement of the health, safety, and security of our workplaces, and mitigating our impact on the environment and communities in which we operate.

To this effect, we developed our internal ESG policy — signed by our Chief Executive Officer in 2024 — to best protect the environment, the climate, and the communities where we operate.

The policy identifies the key ESG elements on which we wish to act in our activities, which include:

Environment – We are committed to minimizing our environmental impact and promoting sustainable practises across our activities

• We set measurable targets and regularly assess our progress against these goals. We report environmental data across our operations, measuring and monitoring the Carbon Footprint.
• We are committed to reducing our overall carbon footprint by tackling direct and indirect emissions (scopes 1, 2 and 3) across our entire value chain. We aim at carbon neutrality by 2050 in our scopes 1 & 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
• We foster the development of low-carbon products and sustainable services to cater for our customer needs and we collaborate on their carbon footprint reduction projects and initiatives.
• We aim at the complete decarbonization of our energy supply supporting our activities and we strive to reduce our energy consumption encouraging smart technologies and constantly improving our energy efficiency.
• We focus on reducing waste, improving water management, and promoting circular economy principles to reduce our consumption and promote recycling and reuse.

Social – We are committed to promoting a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace and positively impacting all our stakeholders

• We strengthen our work environment and our culture around diversity, equity and inclusion.
• We ensure our work environment enables the engagement, development and training of our employees and attracts the best talents.
• We act as a positive influence for our employees, suppliers, and communities.

Governance - We are committed to maintaining a strong corporate governance which shall guide our operations.

• We maintain an independent board of Directors with clear responsibilities for ESG reporting oversight and are committed to transparency through regular disclosure of our ESG performance.
• We conduct our business in a responsible manner, assessing the risks and potential impacts of our decisions.
• We act responsibly and ethically and abide by all applicable laws and regulations, providing our employees and contractors with guidance and support to enable compliance and we enforce a strong ethical leadership through our Business Code of Conduct, mandatory trainings and whistleblower program.
• We are accountable on data security and privacy with comprehensive cybersecurity programs to protect our stakeholders’ information ensuring compliance with all regulations.
• We collaborate with all stakeholders to develop a sustainable supply chain that integrates environmental, social and economic considerations into the process of sourcing, producing and delivering goods and services. We aim at minimizing negative environmental impacts, ensuring fair labor practices and promoting ethical sourcing, we prioritize sourcing with partners with strong ESG performance.

Further details about our guiding principles can be found within our Viridien Code of business Conduct (available in 10 languages).