Our CSR Approach: Environment
Our employees contribute through their work to activities with ecological value. It is therefore natural for CLS to make a dedicated effort to reduce its own environmental footprint, enabling the company to anticipate reputational, regulatory, and financial risks linked to this issue.
Beyond its operational activities, CLS adopts practices aligned with the environmental challenges it aims to address — most notably, combating climate change and preserving biodiversity.
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Energy Management
We strive to reduce the environmental footprint of our facilities, particularly by optimizing energy consumption: relamping, setting heating and cooling temperature thresholds, increasing data center temperature settings, etc.
All CLS France sites use certified renewable electricity contracts, and more and more subsidiaries are following this path. At our headquarters in Toulouse, we also produce photovoltaic energy.
The heat generated by cooling our data centers is recovered and reused to heat our buildings, helping to lower our energy footprint.
Biodiversity
In addition to our core activities, CLS is committed to supporting local biodiversity. Two beehives have been installed at our Brest location. At our headquarters next to the Canal du Midi, we’ve added four birdhouses, a bat shelter, flowering plants, and a large insect hotel.
We also calculate our carbon footprint annually and are actively working to reduce it — fully aware that climate disruption is a major driver of biodiversity loss.
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Sustainable Mobility
Mobility plans have been developed for all our French locations, leading to an action plan promoting active and low-carbon commuting. Our headquarters is part of the “Pro-Vélo Employer” initiative.
For business travel, rail use is growing significantly for domestic trips.
Responsible Digital Practices
In 2022, CLS launched a responsible digital initiative. The first actions included reducing data center energy use and donating unused IT equipment.
Following the signing of the Responsible Digital Charter, CLS developed an action plan to encourage responsible IT practices and began exploring eco-design for its digital services.
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Waste Management
CLS continuously improves its waste management practices, particularly regarding product end-of-life. Global deployment presents challenges due to local infrastructure disparities.
In France, all sites use a three-stream waste sorting system. Used pens are collected to benefit the charity “Les Clowns de l’Espoir.” Electronic waste is handled through specialized channels.
Employee Awareness, Local andHumanitarian Action
In addition to financial and material support, our subsidiaries are also involved in local volunteer efforts.
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