Industry Q&A
We have an ‘army’ of some 800 employees who are registered as Green Agents
and work across Steria to help change behaviour towards issues of environmental
sustainability
We have received top marks from the have also implemented more efficient use in Steria. Our Group CEO and chairman
environmental reporting organisation of printing devices to reduce our paper François Enaud is involved in these
CAESER (the Corporate Assessment of and energy usage by reducing the number activities and our UK CEO is the sponsor.
Environmental, Social and Economic of unnecessary devices and maximising A board level director is the network
Responsibility) for our sustainability our use of double-sided printing. In leader, while the day-to-day activities are
activities. The CAESER certification system addition, we have conducted a process managed by a programme director. Each
is used as a measure by public and private of datacentre consolidation which will country has a representative in the Group
sector organisations to support their help to make better, more energy efficient Green Committee, and in addition there
sustainable procurement. Government use of resources, machines and space, are country level committees which operate
organisations such as the UK’s Department and are currently exploring the potential on a local basis. The governance is through
of Work and Pensions and the Home Office for greater use of virtualisation to lower monthly teleconferences of the Group
are increasingly requiring their suppliers to energy consumption while maintaining IT Green Committee and annual face-to-face
demonstrate best practice in environmental performance. meetings.
sustainability and social and economic Steria is also keen to demonstrate its
responsibility and the CAESER system commitment to effective and sustainable For those organisations looking to
of online assessment is used by these waste management. To this end, we have introduce a Green component into their
organisations as a valuable reference. secured products and services that produce
BCM palettes, what three pieces of advice
In addition, Steria has participated in less waste both during manufacturing and
would you give them?
the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2008 at end of life. We buy new IT products
and we are currently awaiting the findings that are RoHS compliant, energy star-rated Firstly, I would encourage them to broaden
of this study. The CDP compiles data on and registered with the EPEAT (Electronic their vision for the role of business
greenhouse gas emissions from some 2,500 Product Environmental Assessment Tool). continuity. BCM should be embedded
organisations in over 60 countries. We have also implemented a range of into the corporate strategy itself of each
measures to help reduce our consumption organisation. Secondly, I would advise
Steria has taken major steps to enhance of all resources, such as the measures them to establish how BCM and Green
sustainability levels across both it mentioned earlier in relation to our MIS activities can help their company to achieve
information management systems and its
activities. Finally, where waste is generated, its overall goals and objectives. Finally,
waste management procedures. Can you
Steria has arrangements to dispose of that I would call upon them to make every
outline the key steps involved in these two
waste in an effective and environmentally- effort to communicate their sustainability
projects?
friendly way. For example, we have in- activities and achievements both internally
house effluent treatment plants with a total and externally.
Our management information systems installed capacity of 40kl per day. The semi-
(MIS) teams in both the UK and India cleaned water from these plants is actually
have a remit to embed green into the used for irrigation and gardening purposes.
Daman DEv SooD amBCi
services they deliver in support of our
Daman Dev Sood is head of business
Living Green and Selling Green approach. You mentioned also that you have set
continuity management (uk and india) for
The impact of the activities of these teams up a Green Committee within your
has been felt in a number of areas across
Steria. he is also the india representative
organisation. Can you explain who is
the organisation. For example, the teams
for the company’s group green committee.
involved on this Committee and what it
have brought in audio-video conferencing
role is? Would you say that the group has
Daman was named business continuity
systems which have helped reduce our
strategic influence?
manager of the year at the bci’s c&r awards
carbon footprint by reducing the number india 2009
of business journeys between offices. We The Green story begins right at the top
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