EVRY climbs the climate rankings
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Oslo, 23 October 2014) EVRY is the most environmentally friendly IT business in
Norway and Sweden according to a new international climate report. This is
primarily due to its systematic work on virtualisation and cloud services and
its construction of a new data centre with world-class environmental standards.
"It is both pleasing and motivating to have scored so highly in this report, and
indeed to be ranked first in our two home markets. The fact that we are well
ahead of many large companies in other industries - including companies we often
admire - is a strong endorsement of the measures we take to reduce our impact on
the environment. This is something that we should be delighted about. At the
same time, we have to continue with these measures, and indeed delivering Future
Proof and building the new data centre at Fet will ensure we maintain our world-
class environmental performance", comments Håvard Larsen, Executive Vice
President at EVRY.
Improved score
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an international environmental
organisation that evaluates companies' efforts to reduce emissions. The
evaluation criteria include not only companies' actual emissions, but also the
extent of the environmental measures they take and their ability to measure and
manage their emissions from year to year. Importance is also placed on the
comprehensiveness of companies' environmental reporting and on their observance
of reporting deadlines.
CDP is funded by investors who between them have assets totalling USD 92
trillion. The investors in question put pressure on companies around the world
to take environmental concerns seriously and to work systematically to ensure
they grow in a sustainable way. One of CDP's partners is the Norwegian insurance
company KLP Forsikring.
This year, EVRY received a score of 91 points out of a possible 100. This is an
improvement on last year's score of 89. EVRY's performance in relation to
environmental action was also assessed. Companies are graded on a scale that run
from A to D, with A being the best score possible. EVRY has also improved in
this area compared with last year when it scored B, as this year it scored A and
so for the first time was included in the Climate Performance Leadership Index,
along with two other Norwegian companies.
The number of businesses taking part in this environmental impact evaluation
scheme continues to increase, particularly because investors, customers and
authorities are paying increasing attention to its findings. Consequently, a
good score not only means that a company is taking increasingly effective
environmental measures, but also has a positive effect on a company's
reputation.
The 2014 report ranks EVRY as the best IT business in Norway and Sweden, and
also as the fifth most environmentally friendly company in Norway in general.
«Being included on the exclusive CDP Global Performance Leadership Index on
account of achieving the highest possible performance band demonstrates that
EVRY is in the top division globally for achieving real and lasting reductions
in emissions from its business. EVRY was ranked highly by CDP because they were
able to see a connection between its targets, its strategy, and reductions in
the amount of greenhouse gases it emits, and it is a model in this area for
companies in Norway and the Nordic regions. The measures it is taking to reduce
its environmental impact are also proving beneficial financially and are helping
to make it more competitive, and mean that the company is increasingly well
adapted to the low carbon society of the future. We are proud to work with a
business such as EVRY", comments Claudia Villamor, technical consultant at
CO2focus.
About the report
One of the requirements evaluated by CDP is whether companies have and follow a
policy of sustainable growth. Examples of this include travel policy, management
of company cars, heat recovery in office buildings, and waste recycling.
Policies such as these are important for reducing and improving emissions as
many employees work in offices.
EVRY is a large-scale provider of operations and its activities in this area
produce more emissions than any other. One of the reasons for EVRY's success in
the CDP report is its systematic adoption of measures to reduce its
environmental impact, particularly through the line management of its Nordic
Operations business area. Two examples that have played particularly important
roles are virtualisation and the introduction of environmental requirements for
suppliers. Two other steps that have helped us to climb the climate rankings are
consolidating our data centres and building the new data centre at Fet.
EVRY reported to the CDP on the environmental impact of its activities for the
first time in 2013. We work with CO2focus, who advise us on environmental
issues, systematic data collection and environmental reporting, and who
continually provide EVRY with insights into which measures will make the
greatest difference with regard to the sustainability of its growth.
CDP describes what receiving a high score in this report means as follows: "A
high score signals that a company is measuring, verifying and managing its
carbon footprint, for example by setting and meeting carbon reduction targets
and implementing programs to reduce emissions in both its direct operations and
supply chain."
Contact Persons:
Håvard Larsen, EVP EVRY. Tel: +47 93081013
Geir Remman, VP Corporate Communications EVRY. Tel: +47 97055017
About EVRY
EVRY is one of the leading IT companies in the Nordic countries, with a strong
local and regional presence in 50 Nordic towns and cities. Through its
knowledge, solutions and technology, EVRY contributes to the development of the
information society of the future, and so creates value for the benefit of its
customers and for society as a whole. EVRY combines in-depth industry knowledge
and technological expertise with a local delivery model and international
strength.
EVRY has some 10,000 employees, and the company is committed to demonstrating
that Nordic customers are best served by a supplier that understands Nordic
business from the inside. EVRY has annual turnover of almost NOK 13 billion. The
company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and operates from headquarters in
Fornebu in Bærum, with major activities in both the Norwegian and Swedish
markets.
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