Our Commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance Standards
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors are now critical for businesses and investors, influencing operations and capital allocation globally. Integrating ESG principles helps manage risk, create long-term value, and meet the expectations of consumers, investors, and regulators. As climate change and social responsibility impact financial performance, companies are realising that sustainable practices offer both ethical and strategic advantages.
How we improve sustainability
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) challenge governments, businesses and communities to do more to protect the planet, end poverty and ensure peace and prosperity. We at DiffusionData are committed to improving our sustainability and to minimise our impact on the environment and society by targeting our time and effort on mitigating our sustainability risks.
As a technology platform provider, DiffusionData drives initiatives to make real improvements for our customers, the environment and society. We have identified a direct impact on five of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) for our ESG strategy:
UNSDG 5: Gender Equality
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and essential for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Achieving Goal 5 requires political leadership, investments, and policy reforms to remove systemic barriers. It must be a central focus of national policies, budgets, and institutions.
UNSDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Goal 9 aims to develop resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialisation, and drive innovation. In a rapidly evolving global economy with growing inequalities, sustainable growth must prioritise accessible opportunities for all and be supported by innovation and robust infrastructure.
UNSDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Inequality undermines long-term social and economic progress, hinders poverty reduction, and damages people’s sense of fulfilment and self-worth. Addressing inequality requires fair resource distribution, investment in education and skills, social protection measures, combating discrimination, and promoting global cooperation for fair trade and financial systems.
UNSDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Goal 12 focuses on promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns to support the livelihoods of both current and future generations. A successful transition will involve better resource efficiency, considering the full life cycle of economic activities, and active participation in multilateral environmental agreements.
UNSDG 13: Climate Action
Urgent and transformative action, beyond plans and promises, is essential. Goal 13 calls for increased ambition, covering entire economies, advancing climate-resilient development, and establishing a clear path to achieve net-zero emissions.
Key Achievements
Environmental
Our focus is on assessing and mitigating our climate change risks by improving measurement and reporting e.g. carbon, waste, water, energy (UNSDG 9 & 12)
Social
Our focus is on ensuring equal opportunities for every employee and engaging our teams to be inspired to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (UNSDG 5, 10 & 13)
Governance
Our focus is to ensure honest, transparent leadership by monitoring progress on risk identification and mitigation and demonstrating responsibility to our stakeholders (UNSDG 12)
We have:
- Reduced data streaming by up to 90% for our customers
- Reduced data transmission across platforms, significantly reducing customer data transport costs
- A support model that reduces travel and thus carbon emissions
We have:
- A female CEO, a true advocate within a male dominated industry
- Demonstratable commitment to diversity and inclusion that is reviewed on an annual basis
- Robust policies and mechanisms in place on whistleblowing, modern slavery, health & safety and modern labour standards
We have:
- Robust management of technical, security and commercial risks across the business
- ESG reporting in Board reports
- Regular ESG and governance related training in place, including adherence on anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Whistleblowing
We have set goals in place to systematically evaluate the progress of our ESG strategy. If you have any questions about our ESG strategy, please contact us.
