Giving back
& ESG
Doing the right thing
Our people are passionate about having a net positive impact to the world and champion the business initiatives.
We believe in contributing to a more sustainable, equitable and ethical world, where we do the right thing in business, and invest in the future of our communities and environment. This is part of our value creation for our customers, embedded in how we operate and the Ultima culture. Our people are passionate about having a net positive impact to the world and champion the business initiatives.
Sustainability
We are driven by our purpose to value added sustainability
We are constantly challenging ourselves to find ways to reduce our environmental impact. Sustainability is therefore at the core of Ultima values and purpose. We are committed to contributing towards the achievement of the goals of the Paris Agreement, and support all of our stakeholders to a transition to a decarbonized society.
From how we do business and the delivery of our services, we are driven by our purpose to value added sustainability, being a responsible and ethically led business, to help transition our customers to energy efficiency and low carbon business practices. We are dedicated to achieving a better tomorrow for our future workforce.
Our commitment to sustainability
“We’re extremely proud that the work we do to help our customers grow has a positive impact on our staff, our local community and the wider environment.”
Our sustainable solutions
Sustainable solutions for a better future. The services we offer and the way we deliver them are designed to minimise environmental impact.
Ultima Eco Pledge
At Ultima, we’re passionate about doing everything we can to support the local community, alongside taking care of the wider environment through responsible practices. As part of this, we have invited employees to make an Eco Pledge- whether this be cycling to the shops instead of driving, growing their own vegetables, or avoiding single use plastic. For each Eco Pledge submitted, Ultima will plant a tree via the National Trust.
Partner Pledges
As a Microsoft Partner, we share their global vision to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more and have signed their partner pledge covering initiatives including building AI in an ethical way, reducing our carbon footprint and building accessible solutions for a more inclusive future. We have also signed HP Inc’s Amplify Impact Pledge to drive meaningful change, assess our sustainability efforts and identify areas for improvement.
Carbon Footprint
The Cloud uses energy in a more streamlined and efficient way than traditional, in-house data centres. That’s why we’re able to help businesses reduce their reliance on energy-expensive physical servers, reducing their carbon footprint, and energy costs. It’s estimated that a greater reliance on cloud computing can reduce per-user carbon footprint by 30% for large companies and 90% for small businesses. We work with you to help make this a reality.
Supporting Employees
We participate in the Cycle2Work scheme, which provide employees with significant savings on the cost of a bike, encouraging them to cycle rather than drive and help reduce the UK’s carbon footprint. We operate a paperless office and have a ‘reduce plastics’ policy in place. As part of this, we have provided all employees with a reusable water bottle and lunch box.
Responsible Supply Chain
We are a responsible supplier of IT goods and services and choose our supply chain in a responsible manner. We work with our partner N2S to ensure all our old IT is recycled and destroyed in the most environmental way possible.
Energy efficiency
Our headquarters was designed to maximise natural light and energy efficient lighting is used throughout. All office-supplied equipment is provisioned to automatically ‘power off’ after a certain amount of idle time.
Our charity partners
