Sustainability

It is the philosophy of Noldus Information Technology to organize business processes in such a way that reuse of materials is maximized and waste is minimized. Noldus strives to carry out all its operations in an ecologically sustainable manner. Lucas Noldus, president of Noldus writes, “Personally I am all for small and medium-sized businesses giving more attention to sustainability, most people work for small companies and there is plenty of scope for improvement there”.  Sustainability fits within the core values of Noldus, and we employ a sustainability officer, who has a masters’ degree in Environmental Science and coordinates sustainability initiatives in the company and reports to the management team.

Putting theory into practice
Our commitment to sustainability does not remain a theoretical concept. We put it into practice every day. For instance, a company like ours produces quite a lot of paper, with our catalogs, software manuals and so on. All these publications are printed on FSC paper. FSC products are verified to be from sustainably harvested forests.  Our catalogs are produced in a completely carbon-neutral process.

Our international headquarters
At our international headquarters, we strive to make our building as sustainable as possible. The majority of lighting contains sensors which automatically dim the lights according to the level of daylight. Other lights have been replaced with the latest state-of-the-art LED lighting. We have installed a green Sedum roof on part of the building. Our grounds are managed ecologically (with no use of chemicals) and planted with native trees and shrubs resulting in a wildlife-friendly environment.

Operating worldwide
Probably the biggest impact that we have on the environment as a company is due to all the travelling we do. We often need to have face-to-face contact with colleagues and customers in other countries, and we value that contact. Nevertheless, we do our best to minimize the impact in a number of ways. Colleagues are encouraged to cycle to work, we have a hybrid car, and when possible, trips are made with public transportation. We are also making increasing use of internet technology when face-to-face visits are not necessary. Technical support is frequently delivered using software that enables our engineers to connect to the customers’ computers directly, training courses are increasingly given remotely across the internet and communication between our worldwide offices is encouraged using the internet with recent investments in extra bandwidth capacity.

We are conscious that there is always more we can do to improve our sustainability. In that respect we are open to your suggestions. If you have any ideas about how we can do better on this front, please let us know.