Sustain­ability

We are pleased to share our verified carbon footprint – an important step on our path to environ­mental respon­si­bility. Our carbon footprint (according to IS014064 and GHG Protocol) for the year 2023 has again been verified and officially confirmed by TÜV Süd Industrie Service! This shows that we are serious and that there is no room for green­washing. Once again, we have not only taken into account Scope 1 and 2 (heat, energy and electricity at the sites), but also our biggest impact drivers in Scope 3 (business travel, commuting, home working, waste and purchased goods). Our total emissions amounted to 31.47t CO₂e in the 2023 financial year and were reduced by 19% compared to the previous year.

You can find the compre­hensive green­house gas report here (in German). The verifi­cation statement from TÜV Süd Industrie Service is available here (in German).

We aim to reduce our environ­mental footprint and actively contribute to achieving climate targets. That’s why we have intro­duced the “train over plane” policy. We ask our employees to switch to trains whenever possible when traveling within Europe. Excep­tions are only permitted in cases of extreme time pressure or if the desti­nation is not acces­sible by public transport. In addition, we would like to encourage our employees to make greater use of rail travel in their private lives as well, so that together we can have a positive impact on the environment.

As a member of the UN Global Compact, we remain committed to the principles of sustainable and respon­sible business in 2024. Our aim is to make continuous progress in the areas of human rights, labor standards, environ­mental protection and anti-corruption.

In our second progress report, we provide a trans­parent account of the measures we have taken, the results we have achieved and the challenges we are still working on.

You can access the full report here (in German).

Our focus is on consis­tently reducing our emissions. Never­theless, there are currently still unavoidable emissions, the full amount of which we have been contributing to climate protection projects since 2020. For the emissions verified by TÜV Süd Industrie Service for 2023, we have volun­tarily made a contri­bution to climate protection through our partner myclimate. You can find the confir­mation here.

These contri­bu­tions are used to support climate protection projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. These projects meet the highest inter­na­tional standards such as the Gold Standard, Plan Vivo and VCS and actively contribute to the UN Sustainable Devel­opment Goals (SDGs). In addition to reducing green­house gases, the projects make a valuable contri­bution to social, ecological and economic devel­opment in the respective regions.

People are the main focus at elaboratum: sometimes they are our customers, sometimes they are the customers of our customers, but always our employees as well! That’s why we do every­thing we can to create a positive working environment in which everyone can develop according to their strengths. Every year, this is also recog­nized by third parties: In 2023, we were once again awarded three top rankings in the “Great Place To Work” compe­tition: 3^rd place in the “Kleiner Mittel­stand” (small and medium-sized businesses) category, 2^nd place in the “Consulting” category and 2^nd place in “Bayerns beste Arbeit­geber” (Bavaria’s best employers)!

As a company that often operates in indus­tries that are male-dominated and that has an all-male partner board, we are aware of the respon­si­bility and challenge of promoting diversity every day. Our internal equalo­ratum team organizes trainings, reviews and optimizes processes, informs and raises awareness. Even though we are making continuous progress, we are not yet where we want to be.

Our code of conduct defines elabo­ra­tum’s ethical and moral principles and is binding for all employees. It ensures that we act in accor­dance with legal require­ments as well as our own values and standards and provides our team with clear guide­lines on how to act in various situa­tions. We live an open corporate culture anyway, but in excep­tional situa­tions it proves useful if all employees follow the same code.

You can find our code of conduct here (in German).

Charta der Vielfalt e.V. is the largest employer initiative to promote diversity in companies in Germany. At its heart is the “Charta der Vielfalt” (Diversity Charter), which was estab­lished to recognize and include diversity in work culture. elaboratum has signed this charter expressly endorses the values formu­lated in it, as have more than 4,900 other companies.