As a company that actively works to safeguard societies, we see it as our duty to actively work with sustainability – it is central to our corporate culture.
4C Strategies’ vision is to combine the power of digital innovation with industry expertise to build a stronger and more resilient society. Organisations face new and evolving challenges in an uncertain and unpredictable world, in which war, climate change and cyberattacks are real threats that need to be countered by building operational resilience and crisis management capabilities. The Company helps manage these threats by supporting governments, institutions, and businesses to build organisational resilience, uphold critical processes and ensure compliance. 4C Strategies’ work mitigates the consequences of critical events, giving the Company a critical role in preserving a sustainable society.
4C Strategies aims to maintain a good balance between business, environmental and social sustainability. This is considered crucial to meet current needs, without jeopardising the needs of future generations. To emphasise and formalise the governance and integration of environmental sustainability into its strategy and operations, the Company has adopted environmental protection and travel policies to mitigate the carbon footprint. These policies manage work-related travels, server environment and the Company’s offices, and expects all suppliers to meet the same environmental standards that the Company adheres to.
The Company has a restrictive approach to sales outside the Company’s prioritised markets and has chosen to only do business with countries that have entered declared partnerships or alliances with the EU or NATO. The Company does not do business with countries that have been imposed by sanctions, even if these sanctions omit regulatory restrictions on sales.
4C Strategies recognises that its business activities have direct and indirect environmental and social impacts, which the Company believes it has an obligation to manage to the best of its abilities.
Since 2005, 4C Strategies has been a member of the UN Global Compact, an initiative designed to encourage companies to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies and to report on their implementation to bring about positive change in human rights, labour, the environment, and corruption. The ambition of the initiative is to contribute to overall positive changes in the world, while simultaneously strengthening 4C Strategies’ position as a sustainable and forward-looking company.
As a part of 4C Strategies’ ESG work, the Company has identified several areas in which the Company is able to contribute to the United Nations’ (the “UN’s”) sustainability goals. These areas are goal 11 (“Sustainable cities and communities”), goal 8 (“Decent work and economic growth”), goal 3 (“Good health and well-being”), goal 5 (“Gender equality”), as well as goal 13 (“Climate action”). The Company contributes to these goals in several ways. Examples of the Company’s specific initiatives per goal are listed below.
4C Strategies contributes to a sustainable society that upholds democratic principles by helping the Company’s customers build operational resilience, maintain critical processes, and ensure regulatory compliance. Examples of how the Company has supported, or is currently supporting, its customers in these respects are illustrated below.
4C Strategies strives to maintain a high level of business ethics and foster a transparent business and work climate. The whistleblowing channel gives you the possibility to alert about suspicions of misconduct such as corruption, financial irregularities, violation of work place safety and health policies, discrimination and harassments in a confidential and, if desired, anonymous way. More information about whistleblowing and how to submit a report can be found in 4C Strategies Whistleblower Policy.
The reporting channel, allowing anonymous messaging and dialogue, can be found here: WhistleB Reporting Channel
