Vision

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At EQS we’ve set high levels of environmental standards for our business and will continue to look for opportunities to innovate and lead in environmental stewardship, creating a low-carbon future.  Our commitment to the environment extends to our customers, our staff, and the community in which we operate.  We are committed to:  

 

• Comply with all applicable environmental regulations;  

• Prevent pollution whenever possible;  

• Train all of our staff on our environmental program and empower them to contribute and participate;  

• Communicate our environmental commitment and efforts to our customers, staff, and our community; and    

• Continually improve over time by striving to measure our environmental impacts and by setting goals to reduce these impacts each year.

 

EQS Environment Goals and Objectives

 

Travel and Events

• Work to make our sponsored events more sustainable by conserving resources, sourcing responsibly, reducing waste, and inspiring our attendees to do the same

• Engage vendors and supply chain on our environmental commitments to provide sustainability solutions before, during, and after events

• Reduce nonessential business travel where feasible through the use of technologies such as video conferencing to reduce in person meetings by 50% by Dec 2023.

 

Procurement

• Include environmental criteria in our supplier selection and supplier performance evaluation processes

• Leveraging net-zero cloud computing companies for all technology and operational support

 

Employee Success

• As part of new-hire orientation, educate new employees on sustainability initiatives and ways to incorporate sustainability into their professional development

• Leverage internal communications to inform and enable employees about environmental issues, EQS’s sustainability initiatives, and resources to promote customer success in this area

• Support our employee and partner groups in our communities and offices to support sustainability champions and promote sustainability work around the world

• Provide opportunities through our integrated 1-1-1 philanthropy model that contributes to our employees’ ability to engage with local environmental organizations and initiatives