Corporate Social Responsibility at Certible
Our Commitment
Certible’s commitment to making a positive impact on the world is multifaceted: it includes our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint and our support for the open-source software community. We work to maintain a balance between sustainable business practices and technological innovation. Our corporate social responsibility approach is comprehensive, spanning ISO 14001 environmental management systems and sponsorship of leading open source software. This page provides an overview of our initiatives that demonstrate Certible’s commitment to environmental sustainability, social contributions, and the advancement of technology.
Supporting Open Source Software
Certible deeply values the open-source community and understands the significant role it plays in technological advancement. Our commitment to this community is demonstrated through our active sponsorship of open source projects such as VueJS and Quasar. These tools are fundamental to our in-house certification software development, which facilitates the planning and conduction of certification exams. Their use empowers us to enhance our development efficiency and effectiveness, enabling Certible’s in-house development team to deliver higher quality, secure, and accessible software at a faster pace.
Our involvement with open source extends beyond mere usage and financial sponsorship. Certible actively participates in the community by contributing to the development of these tools through bug fixes, code commits, and feature suggestions. Through these actions, we aim to build a mutually beneficial relationship between our business and the wider open-source community.
Our Open Source Software Sponsorships
- https://www.wireguard.com/ ⤴ - Secure VPN technology that supports our network security and data protection
- https://vuejs.org/ ⤴ - JavaScript framework that forms the foundation of our modern web applications
- https://quasar.dev/ ⤴ - Vue.js-based framework for cross-platform development of our software solutions
- https://uptime.kuma.pet ⤴ - Monitoring tool that helps us track the availability and performance of our services
- https://planka.app/ ⤴ - Project management tool that enhances our internal collaboration and organization
- https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists ⤴ - DNS blocklists that help make the internet cleaner and safer, reflecting our commitment to privacy and a trustworthy digital environment
Environmental Responsibility
Certible is aware of the impact that our operations have on the environment, and we have always sought to minimize this as far as possible.
As a certification body, we are aware that claims should ideally be independently substantiated, which is why Certible regularly undergoes external and internal audits against the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems, to continuously monitor and reduce our impact on the environment. These audits help us monitor our environmental impact, find areas to improve, and promptly implement necessary changes. Independent external audits provide an extra layer of credibility to our efforts.
Certible’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in concrete policies, such as our environmentally friendly travel policy for on-site certification exams. Whenever possible, our proctors travel by public transport, with a strong preference for eco-friendly options like rail. For longer distances, we opt for (sleeper) trains as a more sustainable alternative to short-haul flights. We also strive to reduce our environmental footprint by using environmentally conscious office products and minimizing both plastic use and paper consumption.
Environmental Charitable Contributions and Digital Certificates
Certible certifications include a high-quality printed certificate as standard, along with a digital PDF version. To support sustainability, recipients may choose to forgo the printed certificate, reducing their environmental footprint by saving paper, ink, and transport resources.
We provide an additional incentive for candidates to select this environmentally friendly option by supporting charitable causes, providing a donation of €1 on behalf of each candidate who opts to forgo their printed certificate.
Maschinenring Blühpatenschaft Initiative
We are proud to support the Maschinenring Blühpatenschaft initiative. By becoming a “Blühpate,” we contributed to the preservation of biodiversity and the protection of pollinators in Austria. More information about this cause can be found at https://www.bienenzentrum.at/2022-09-lk-ooe-bluehpatenschaften-eine-bruecke-zwischen-landwirtschaft-und-gesellschaft+2400+1006314 ⤴.