ESG Plan

ESG Plan

At Dawn InfoTek Inc. we are committed to protecting and safeguarding our environment, supporting and valuing our employees, being a positive contributor in the community and acting as a responsible corporate citizen.

Through our ESG plan we aim to deliver our services that our clients expect while at the same time reducing our environmental footprint and creating a positive legacy for current and future generations.

Our ESG plan will guide our actions going forward and become intrinsically linked to everything that we do. We are committed to positive change and positive action, our ESG plan identifies seven key areas of focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Environmental Sustainability

Emissions and Energy

SOCIAL

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Employee Wellbeing

Data Privacy

Community

GOVERNANCE

Leadership and Governance

ENVIRONMENTAL

1. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Objective

  • Minimize the impact that our business has on the natural environment

Goal

  • Reduce resource consumption and waste within the business
  • Environmentally friendly practices and policies are in place and adhered to

Strategy

  • Waste management plans across the business ensuring any waste is managed appropriately including e-waste and that the principles of reduce, reuse, recycle are embedded in our day-to-day activities

Measure

  • Achieve zero waste to landfill across the business within 5 years
  • Remove single-use plastics in the business within 5 years
  • Paper use and printing reduced by 80% within 2 years

2. EMISSIONS & ENERGY

Objective

  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Goal

  • Achieve Net Zero status within the business by 2030
  • Reduction in energy use across all offices globally

Strategy

  • Energy efficiency through power saving devices and practices
  • Increase use of renewable energy where available
  • Reduced travel through technology providing remote solutions
  • Use of electric vehicles for business travel (where available)

Measure

  • All office electricity consumption to be from 100% renewable sources within 5 years (where possible)
  • All office lighting to be LED within 3 years
  • Reduction in energy use from offices of at least 10% within 2 years
  • Residual emissions (once minimum levels achieved) offset by 2030

SOCIAL

3. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, EQUALITY & INCLUSION

Objective

  • Develop and foster a diverse and inclusive workplace

Goal

  • Increase representation of underrepresented groups across the business
  • Ensure gender, racial equity and equality across the business

Strategy

  • Increase the hire of under-represented groups through targeted strategies
  • Ensure equal pay across the business
  • Equip leaders to identify unconscious biases in making decisions
  • Accessibility requirements met

Measure

  • 50% women in senior management by 2030
  • Diversity progress across the business
  • Ensure that accessibility is never a barrier within our business
  • Established apprenticeships/internships program in place across the business

4. EMPLOYEE WELLBEING

Objective

  • Be an employer of choice

Goal

  • Achieve Net Zero status within the business by 2030
  • Reduction in energy use across all offices globally

Strategy

  • Introduce programs that enhance employee experience and empowerment
  • Measure engagement throughout employee life cycle
  • Health & Safety policies and practices are in place across the business
  • Mental Health plan for employees in place across the business
  • Professional Development Plans available for all staff
  • Establish employee focus groups to determine and drive company policy and practices

Measure

  • Turnover of no more than 10% company-wide annually
  • Zero harm

5. DATA PRIVACY

Objective

  • Ensure best-in-class protection of personal data for all employees and clients

Goal

  • Increased awareness of data privacy requirements and embed data privacy into our day-to-day activities and processes

Strategy

  • Implement and maintain data privacy policies, systems and processes that embed legal requirements and best practices
  • Provide regular employee training, monitor compliance and conduct risk assessments

Measure

  • Percentage of employees trained

6. COMMUNITY

Objective

  • Be an active and a positive contributor in our communities

Goal

  • Engage and support local initiatives and charities
  • Align donations and sponsorships to support ESG plan

Strategy

  • Focus donations and sponsorships on ESG plan priorities
  • Annual volunteer day for each employee across the business
  • Purchasing policy encouraging use of local businesses where possible

Measure

  • Percentage of donations and sponsorships towards ESG initiatives
  • Number of volunteer days across the business globally

GOVERNANCE

7. LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

Objective

  • To operate honestly and ethically

Goal

  • To uphold our values of transparency, honesty and accountability in everything that we do

Strategy

  • Robust framework management including policies and procedures that ensure visibility across the global business
  • Financial and accounting transparency with full and honest reporting
  • Risk management plan and reporting in place across the business
  • Code of conduct across the business establishing expectation for all employees to foster and sustain ethical and honest behaviors

Measure

  • All significant risks proactively identified, acted upon and monitored
  • All financial and statutory obligations met across all jurisdictions
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