Our sustainable development policy

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Our Sustainable Development policy

Our Data4Good programme dedicated to Sustainable Development is one of Data4’s three strategic priorities, along with Quality to continuously meet our customers’ expectations and Adaptability to help our customers grow.

This ambitious, ongoing programme is implemented at all of the company’s entities in Europe. It incorporates ISO 26000 principles and rests on four foundations with clearly-defined objectives:

This programme involves all employees, service provides and customers, as well as stakeholders in our ecosystem such as municipalities and universities and follows all current regulations. It is also part of our continuous improvement process and our ongoing search for innovative solutions.

Data4 also supports the United Nations Global Compact 1 and participates in other initiatives such as: Programme implementation and results are regularly shared and monitored during our monthly executive team and Board of Directors meetings.

  • ENVIRONMENT reduce our environmental footprint using a circular economy model;
  • SOCIAL make DATA4 a great place to work;
  • INNOVATION identify and study innovative, sustainable technical solutions with our partners;
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT be responsible, committed participants in our ecosystem.

This programme involves all employees, service provides and customers, as well as stakeholders in our ecosystem such as municipalities and universities and follows all current regulations. It is also part of our continuous improvement process and our ongoing search for innovative solutions. Data4 also supports the United Nations Global Compact 1 and participates in other initiatives such as:

  • CLIMATE NEUTRAL DATA CENTER PACT and PLANETTECH’CARE to reduce the environmental footprint of digital technology;
  • WOMEN’S FORUM to increase the presence of women and gender equality in businesses.

Programme implementation and results are regularly shared and monitored during our monthly executive team and Board of Directors meetings.

Our responsibility is to facilitate the convergence of digital, environmental and social transitions.

Olivier Micheli
President & CEO

4 Pillars of Data4Good

reduce our environmental footprint using a circular economy model
make Data4 a great place to work
identify and study innovative, sustainable technical solutions with our partners
be responsible, committed participants in our ecosystem

Our commitment to the United Nations Global Compact

All of the initiatives within our Data4Good programme meet certain Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) issued by the United Nations (UN).

Our company is rapidly growing in many countries and leading implementation of the Data4Good programme is a demanding and rewarding challenge. I’m proud to take it on every day with all of Data4’s employees and to share the values that we believe in with all our stakeholders.

Jean-Paul Leglaive
Head of QHSE and Sustainability

Our Strong Governance

Our Strong Governance

Data4’s suppliers and service providers are true partners with whom we build and run our data centers in a sustainable and responsible way. Therefore, Data4 naturally wanted to formalise and promote this approach by committing to a Responsible Purchasing initiative with two objectives:

  • STEP 1: sign the Supplier Relations and Responsible Purchasing [Relations Fournisseurs Achats Responsables (RFAR)] charter from the French Ministry of Economy and Finance;
  • STEP 2: certify our Responsible Purchasing approach through an independent third party.

Relations Fournisseurs et Achats Responsables

Responsible Purchasing is one of the key components of our Data4Good sustainability program and we are committed to involving our suppliers and service providers in this process.

Jean-Paul Leglaive
Head of QHSE and Sustainability

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