Environmental Responsibility at Numberly

To best reflect our impact and identify corresponding reduction levers, we measure our carbon footprint across all 3 scopes, in all our activities. We work with independent experts and use recognized methodology for accurate numbers and allocation, and update our footprint measure yearly, as can be found in our report. Calculating our footprint enables us to ensure that our emission reduction roadmap is on the right way, with emissions lowering over the years, and aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement and SBTi targets. Knowing what part of our activity emits the most carbon also enables us to identify priority actions to take to reduce our impact. Discover our detailed carbon footprint on Sami’s platform.

In line with our roadmap, we have identified and taken a series of key actions to reduce our GHG emissions across all scopes, including:

● Scope 1 – Direct emissions: Upgrading our heating systems and improving insulation in our office
● Scope 2 – Energy-related emissions: Optimizing energy use with thermostats and a Building Management System
● Scope 3 – Indirect emissions: Removing red meat from all internal events

Most of our emissions fall under Scope 3. In order to reduce our footprint, we need to get everybody onboard – including our partners and suppliers. For suppliers, our policy guides choices based on environmental and social criteria. We aim to push the agenda by raising awareness with all of our clients. This starts with making sure each and every of our employee is aware and knowledgeable on the climate crisis and on the environmental impact of digital.
To learn more about how we help our clients take action to reduce their impact, see dedicated section below.

We regularly organize workshops and events to raise awareness among our employees.

● Workshops: “Climate Fresk“, “Digital Collage“, and “Battle of AI” workshops are held on a regular basis for our employees, by our employees. These 3-hour workshops equip them with knowledge on climate change, and the impact of the use of digital and AI, and empower them to reflect and apply a critical mindset to their everyday decisions.

● Events: We also plan talks and webinars for our employees, inviting leaders from organizations to share their experience and inspire us to take action, both in our personal and work lives.

● Actions: Numberly employees are encouraged to take part in volunteering initiatives for partner organizations, via the dedicated platform Komeet.

On top of raising awareness among our ecosystem, we aim to accelerate positive impact by participating in organization-led programs:

● Joyeux Recycleurs collects and measures our recyclable waste. We also contribute 5 cents per kilo collected to funding their workshops.

● Reforest’Action enables us to take concrete action in favour of reforestation in France. Thanks to them, we planted 11,153 trees in Mont-Saint-Père, between 2018 and 2020. From 2023 onwards, we have committed to planting an additional 1,000 trees each year.

● Emmaüs Défi provides our office with containers to collect clothes and small household appliances, and give them a second life. More than 6,000 liters are donated to the association every year.

Aware that most of the impact linked to digital facilities comes from the manufacturing of equipment, we make it a priority to reduce new purchases to a minimum. We aim at making our devices last as long as possible and encourage responsible use of devices by our employees. Once obsolescence is reached, we favor reconditioning of the device, or recycling as a last resort, ensuring that the device is handled by quality recycling channels. This logic applies to both our employees’ devices, and the data centers used to store our clients’ data, which in the end contributes to improving our clients’ footprint.