After weeks of audits of our environmental management system, we are now proud to announce that the whole of IST is ISO14001 certified!
This certification is a big step in the right direction towards becoming an even greener IST, and shows that the work we do is good - both for our users and for the planet.
Through successful collaboration between our four market companies, we have managed to demonstrate how we work with sustainability and as a result, all nine IST offices are now included in this certification.
ISO14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems that helps companies and organizations review their environmental impact and gain insight into how they can continuously improve their environmental performance.
"This is the first time IST has achieved a company-wide environmental certification! We are very proud of the environmental work we do in our core business and by following the ISO14001 framework, we have also been able to gain valuable insights into how we can improve the work we already do to become an even more sustainable company. ", says Elisabeth Wandel, Sustainability Manager at IST.
Elisabeth continues: "Working towards a greener IST is not only beneficial for us, but it also helps our customers and users to contribute to a more sustainable world when using our digital solutions.
"Going forward, we will have a particular focus on defining concrete action plans to help us reach our goal of becoming carbon neutral."
Through this certification process, we have proven that we:
- Measure our environmental impact
- Set targets to reduce our negative environmental impact
- Take environmental actions
- Monitor results for continuous improvement of our environmental performance
- Contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
For more information on how IST works with sustainability, visit our Sustainability page.