ALE achieves 2021 EcoVadis Silver Medal Rating
18. Mai 2021
EcoVadis recognizes ALE contribution toward creating a sustainable planet
Paris, France — May 18, 2021 — Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a leading provider of communications, networking and cloud solutions tailored to customers’ industries is pleased to be recognized as a recipient of the 2021 EcoVadis Silver Medal rating.
ALE strives to deliver ongoing improvement in a changing market. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability are part of what defines us as a company. We are committed to protecting the environment by operating in a way that helps ensure a sustainable future for all. In alignment with our Corporate Social Responsibility efforts, ALE has participated in the EcoVadis Sustainability assessment since 2016.
EcoVadis is an external assessment, focused on 21 sustainability criteria, grouped into the categories of Sustainable Procurement, Environment, Labor & Human Rights, and Ethics. Based on our most recent assessment, ALE has been awarded a Silver Medal rating, in the area of manufacturer of communications equipment, ranking in the top 10% of participants across the industry.
“The ALE code of conduct is the cornerstone of our business, and our Corporate Social Responsibility plays a significant part in our daily lives with regard to ethics, human rights, and environmental compliance. We recognize that, to meet our strategic corporate objectives, we also need to enhance and serve the communities where employees, partners, and customers live and work. Our CSR focus is on consistency and continual improvement; on progression, not perfection. We are committed to maintaining a healthy work environment. We must remember that there will never be a moment in time where we have done enough and that there is no longer a need to do more, for our people, for our environment, and for our business processes.” says Chris Donovan, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise employee resource groups such as Together, which seeks to achieve the business benefits that diversity and an inclusive workforce bring, and GoGreen which sets goals to make ALE greener, reduce our ecological footprint, and play a key role in the protection of our planet, are initiatives we have implemented. Additionally ALE Impact, a charity and fundraising program, offers employee-led initiatives to enhance and serve the communities where employees, partners and customers live and work.
Über Alcatel-Lucent
ALE International, firmierend unter dem Markennamen Alcatel-Lucent, zählt zu den führenden multinationalen Technologieunternehmen für Netzwerk- und Kommunikationslösungen. Damit steigern Unternehmen und Branchen ihre Effizienz und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. In der Cloud, vor Ort oder hybrid. Alle Lösungen verfügen über integrierte Sicherheitsfunktionen, schonen die Umwelt und erfüllen alle nationalen wie internationalen Datenschutzanforderungen.
Alcatel-Lucent setzt auf Nachhaltigkeit, soziale Verantwortung und Corporate Governance und bietet Technik zum Wohl von Umwelt, Menschen und Wirtschaft.
Mehr als 100 Jahre Innovation haben das Unternehmen zu einem vertrauenswürdigen Berater für über eine Million Kunden auf der ganzen Welt gemacht.
Mit Hauptsitz in Frankreich und über 3.000 Geschäftspartnern weltweit bietet ALE International eine effektive globale Reichweite mit lokalem Fokus.
Der Name und das Logo von Alcatel-Lucent sind Marken von Nokia, die von ALE unter Lizenz genutzt werden.
About EcoVadis
Established in 2007, EcoVadis has become one of the world’s largest and most trusted business sustainability ratings providers, with a global network of more than 75,000 rated companies. People are the foundation of EcoVadis, with a team of more than 700 highly-talented professionals from 50+ nationalities.
The EcoVadis sustainability assessment methodology is at the heart of the Ratings and Scorecards, providing an evaluation of how well a company has integrated the principles of Sustainability/CSR into their business and management system. The EcoVadis vision is for a global marketplace where sustainability intelligence influences every business decision – improving economies, people’s lives and the planet.
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