Environmental, social & governance
Espria are, and always have been, mindful of the environmental impact of our industry
We continue to implement strategies and procedures, to manifest positive change. We want to have a positive impact and collectively reduce our carbon footprint through reusing, reducing and recycling resources. We choose to work with partners who share our values in the supply and support of sustainable solutions. Please join us on this journey.
Read our ESG journey.
Environmental
Working with Ecologi, Espria has committed to offsetting the impact of our live events through tree planting and has established the ‘Espria Forest’. We also contribute a percentage of invoiced revenue to the planting of wildflower meadows and seagrass landscapes to support the natural environment and wildlife.
Our Cloud Services Operations Centre in St Ives has been awarded and maintains ISO 14001 for our Environment Management System, in recognition of our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our operations. Within this we aim to develop and promote new initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint whilst also helping to implement and manage changes in behaviour and processes for the benefit of future generations.
We also meet and maintain the requirements of ISO 9001 for Quality Management.
Remote Service – where possible our engineers will ‘remote-in’ rather than attend in person and where they do need to travel, public transport is prioritised.
Espria understand that our industry creates a carbon footprint. We are therefore very proud of our long history of investing in carbon offsetting projects around the world.
We will be replacing all employee laptops and monitors with British Standards Institute (BSI) certified refurbished devices, helping reduce our e-waste and carbon footprint.
Social
We like to support local charities, clubs and employees. Recent support has included: the Ware FC under 7’s football team, based just 300 yards from our Head Offices; the Hertford and Ware Foodbank, providing much needed food and clothing; and Thundridge Sportsfield, home to a number of local sports clubs and groups.
Charitable Donations
Espria has a proud history of regularly donating to a number of carefully chosen charities who we have worked with since 2010.
Since then, we have raised over £80k and continue in our fundraising efforts.
We donate to local projects near our offices, including supporting our local cricket club, funding a defibrillator for our village, and many other worthy causes. We also support many of our team members when they choose to raise money for charity.
We have been donating to Marie Curie for many years and have a very close relationship. They provide care and support for more than 40,000 people living with a terminal illness and their families in the UK each year.
“Thank you so much for the donation. I can confirm that Marie Curie has received £6,000 from Espria. Which is a total of £25,000 over the last 5 years. Thank your for this and your continued support.”
Peter Sara, Marie Curie Community Manager
T4SL’s makes sure that seriously ill children and their families, make the most of every moment they have got. Espria has been donating to this amazing charity for many years and stand committed in supporting the incredible work they do.
“On behalf of everyone at Together for Short Lives, thank you for all your commitment in support of Together for Short Lives. Your contribution will make sure a huge difference to so many children and families, and I hope everyone at Espria knows how grateful we are.”
Jenny @ T4SL
Blue Cross is a charity that has been helping sick, injured, abandoned and homeless pets since 1897. Blue Cross help thousands of pets every month and with our support they can give back to more pets in need.
“Espria and their clients have been wonderful supporters to Blue Cross pet welfare charity. As a result of their continued support we were extremely proud to have recently received an amazing donation of £3,000 which will go towards helping the many pets in our care until they find their forever homes. Thank your to everyone at Espria for all your help during this tough time.”
Heather Collin, Blue Cross Community Manager
Training & Development
Our Senior Management Team undergo training that is recognised by the Institute of Leadership and Management. Every employee has access to online training to improve their skills and has the opportunity to develop their expertise as part of their Personal Development Plan.
Our accreditations
We are extremely proud of our achievements; none more so than having Espria recognised by an independent third party as a Centre of Excellence regarding our business practices. Espria is fully committed to continuing to deliver excellence as highlighted by our extensive range of ISO Certifications for the services delivered from our Cloud Services Operations Centre in St Ives. To read our Policy Statements, click here.
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The Cyber Essentials scheme identifies the fundamental technical security controls that an organisation needs to have in place to help defend against internet-borne threats. Cyber Essentials confirms that Espria has been independently audited and are able to guard against the most common cyber threats and demonstrates our commitment to cyber security. CREST is an approved accreditation body under the UK Government Cyber Essentials scheme.
Empowering our Clients
Sustainable Solutions
Below are 5 reasons why the Cloud is sustainable, allowing you to scale up or down quickly without being over-resourced.
- Reduces energy use
- Decreases GHGs (Greenhouse gases)
- Reduction of Technology waste
- Data centre efficiency
- Shift to renewal energy resources
By implementing analytical tools and reporting metrics, through our Sustainability Assessment, Espria are able to empower you to make better decisions, automate processes and thus providing more data driven sustainable solutions. Whether it’s a move from on-premises to cloud or from cloud-chaos to cloud-smart – we can improve your sustainability in a measurable and accountable way.
With a UK Government move to a wider focus on technology and its sustainability, similar to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reports Directive (CSRD) we can help you to ensure compliance with any future legislation, avoiding the pitfalls, like those seen with GDPR.
Through digital transformation, we support our clients in reducing their environmental impact through a lowered consumption of raw materials and resources, often reducing costs in the process.
Remote Service & Support
Moving to a cloud-based system not only reduces the need for on-premises infrastructure but also allows us to support you remotely. Any maintenance or system development can then be conducted remotely, reducing the need to travel and the carbon emissions this creates.
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