Orion Five EngineeringSustainability
Orion Five Engineering believes that creating sustainable value for our stakeholders is essential to our success. Our business processes reflect long-term and multi-stakeholder considerations, balancing customers' needs today with longer-term developments, and we strive to offer products and solutions that enable our customers to operate sustainably.
Management and approach
UNIT 01We aim to positively impact people's lives and the health of our planet by being responsible global citizens. We do this by harnessing technology and innovation to address real-world problems, and we incorporate ESG practices into our businesses globally.
We comply with applicable laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we operate, and we have zero tolerance for fraud and corrupt practices.
We are only as strong as our people. Our people and culture strategy seeks to enhance our capability and capacity for growth, build a passionate and engaged workforce, and position us at the forefront of people practices.
We strive to offer products and solutions that enable our customers to operate sustainably, balancing what they need today against longer-term developments.
Our Sustainability Statement
UNIT 02We have a responsibility, across our entire supply chain, from how we source to how we connect with the community. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do as a business, and we must continue to drive progress. We have spent the past year taking stock of our processes, measuring our outputs, and working closely with the industry, our customers and partners on emerging technologies, new materials and collective challenges. We have listened to the repeated calls from our clients, demanding greater accountability from companies, and we have taken action.
In 2022 we launched our Sustainability Statement, setting our vision and commitments in the three areas where we can make the greatest positive impact.
Create impactful transformative systems with an integrated sustainability programme that connects to our communities, and engage clients, employees, and the broader community to promote a more sustainable way of life.
Design and develop our solutions in a way that is ultimately climate neutral and promotes a circular economy.
Ensure our suppliers and components are sourced in a way that protects the earth and strengthens regional communities.
Integrating sustainable operations
UNIT 03Orion Five Engineering is a boutique engineering company focused on digital systems integration, offering systems integration for digital platforms, feasibility studies and architecture development, quality assurance and testing, software optimisation and issue resolution, and maintenance and support services. Our operations involve a team of skilled engineers and technicians working on client projects across a mix of on-site and remote work, and the strands below run through all of it.
Expertise in creating energy-efficient digital systems and software, including optimising code to reduce processing power requirements and minimise the energy consumption of client systems.
Green IT practices implemented within the company and promoted to clients: reducing e-waste, extending hardware lifecycles, and using cloud computing to reduce physical infrastructure needs.
Sustainability considerations built into project management methodology, assessing the environmental impact of proposed solutions and prioritising sustainable options in system design and implementation.
Digital tools used to reduce physical travel and the carbon footprint that comes with it, which is the same capability we sell.
A sustainable procurement policy for hardware and software that prioritises vendors with strong environmental credentials.
A culture of sustainability among employees, with innovative ideas encouraged for both internal operations and client projects.
A service line focused on improving clients' environmental performance through digital solutions, including systems for monitoring and reducing energy consumption and software for tracking and reporting ESG metrics.
An innovation programme encouraging employees to develop new sustainable solutions to digital integration problems, which can in turn become proprietary sustainable technologies or methodologies.
By integrating these strategies into core operations and service offerings, Orion Five Engineering aims to position itself as a leader in sustainable digital integration. The approach contributes to environmental protection and creates a distinct value proposition for clients who are themselves prioritising sustainability.
Governance
UNIT 04A dedicated Sustainability Committee sits within our board and meets quarterly to review the organisation's sustainability performance and initiatives. The committee provides strategic guidance on sustainability goals and policies, ensuring all efforts stay aligned with the overall business strategy. The board is responsible for integrating sustainability into the company's risk management framework, approving long-term targets and key performance indicators, and ensuring sufficient resources are allocated to sustainability initiatives.
A cross-functional Sustainability Working Group draws representatives from engineering and product development, operations, human resources, finance, and marketing and communications. It meets quarterly to implement initiatives, monitor progress against goals, identify opportunities for sustainable innovation in digital systems integration, and keep sustainability present in daily operations.
Environmental performance
UNIT 05As a digital systems integration company, Orion Five Engineering recognises the significant impact our operations and services can have on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. We are committed to transparently reporting our energy usage and to implementing measures that reduce our carbon footprint. That reporting framework is being built around the GHG Protocol, and the areas below set out what it is designed to cover.
These are the measures we are working to put in place across the business, at differing stages of adoption.
We are committed to continuously improving our energy efficiency and emissions reduction efforts, and will provide regular updates on our progress through annual sustainability reports and ongoing stakeholder engagement. By implementing these measures and transparently reporting our energy consumption and emissions, Orion Five Engineering aims to lead by example in the digital systems industry and contribute to global efforts in combating climate change.