Sustainability is at the core of our consulting activities. With this report, our customers are informed about the measures we take to reduce the environmental footprint of our own consulting services. Furthermore, we show how we work to improve our social and economic sustainability.
In this report, the environmental impacts of our services are calculated and shown in an environmental product declaration (EPD). Business trips are a decisive factor affecting the impacts of individual projects. Therefore, they are calculated separately from the general impacts of the service.
Using this data basis, we can also report the full environmental impacts of our services after finalization of a project.
Train travel is our preferred means of transportation, for both national and international business trips. If it is necessary to use a car, we rely on the car-sharing organization Mobility. Airplane trips and other emissions are not compensated to avoid offering disadvantageous incentives.
Our suppliers are also chosen based on their sustainable performance. For example, we use Fairphones and either recycled or FSC-certified paper. We use naturemade star certified electricity “Naturstrom Schaffhausen” provided by SH power, our local provider.
For pension insurance, ESU-services is a member of the “Abendrot” insurance company, which operates a sustainable investment policy.
Home office or mobile office form an important part of our working location. We offer all staff members the opportunity to work part time in order support families and work-life balance. Salaries are based on talent and not influenced by age or gender. Additionally, we actively discourage structural overtime.
We actively support our customers in developing sustainable business practices. There are special consultancy rates for NGOs. Furthermore, we support all types of media with scientific sound information on life cycle assessment results.
Niels Jungbluth, Samuel Solin (2024) Environmental report and product declaration 2023. ESU-services Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland
