ESG POLICY
OUR 2023 ESG JOURNEY
The aim of Capgemini’s ESG policy, is to effectively integrate the Group’s priorities into its strategy, decision-making process, development of solutions and services, and in its relationships with its main stakeholders. This policy aims not only to comply with applicable regulations, but also to incorporate national and international ESG best practices and recommendations. Capgemini is a responsible leader, determined to have a positive impact on all stakeholders within our ecosystem.
The Group believes that digital transformation should benefit humanity as a whole and aspires to be a benchmark in terms of its contribution to society, by fighting exclusion, promoting diversity, ensuring equal opportunities and preserving natural resources while respecting the highest standards of governance and ethics and fully adhering to the key principles of sustainable development. As part of its purpose, Capgemini is committed to being a driver for positive and sustainable ESG impacts, leveraging its entrepreneurial spirit, operational excellence, innovative assets and partnerships.
ENVIRONMENT
MANAGING SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES
OUR NET ZERO AMBITION
We continue to accelerate our carbon reduction program on our road to net zero.
Accelerate our transition to 100% renewable electricity
We accelerated our transition to renewable electricity from 28% in 2019 to 96% in 2023. We have implemented on-site solar across our campuses in India, with a new battery energy storage solution installed at key campuses allowing excess solar energy to be used during evening hours, reducing pressure on the power grid during peak consumption hours, demand, and limiting Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions and cost.
Reduce energy consumption
We are also making progress in reducing our energy consumption, down 40% globally since 2019. Our Energy Command Center continues to reduce energy consumption in India through smart technology used to optimize resources and monitor asset health. Two additional campuses have been recognized by the Indian Green Business Council with the Net Zero Energy Platinum Certification.
Minimize commuting and business travel emissions
Hybrid working and virtual collaboration continues to be our “new normal”. We have invested in IT solutions and equipment that allow people to work from anywhere at any time, connecting in the most effective and sustainable way.
We have also reduced business travel emissions per employee by 60% vs 2019. In 2023, we strengthened our travel policy to mandate the use of rail instead of air on journeys that can be reached by train in less than three hours.
Progress on our sustainable IT transformation
As a leader in the technology sector, we are committed to sustainable IT, with a strategy to reduce our own IT impact and leverage technology to support our wider sustainability goals. In 2023, we have implemented a roadmap, which focuses on four key areas:
- reducing IT energy consumption;
- reducing IT embedded carbon footprint of purchased IT equipment;
- investing into sustainable IT tools;
- enabling sustainable digital collaboration.