CAPGEMINI
“ When we talk about the digital era or technology , we need to start acknowledging that technology itself has a very significant environmental impact . If you look at the global emissions from the IT sector , it ' s about 4 %. So therefore we have to take responsibility for that impact and recognise the mitigating environmental effects of other sectors .
“ From a Capgemini perspective , it ' s vitally important that we see the responsible use of technology as absolutely critical in terms of achieving sustainable outcomes .”
One for all Diversity and inclusion is – alongside environmental sustainability and digital inclusion – one of the three pillars of Capgemini ’ s approach to responsible business practices .
It is all about community outreach , empowering people to be included and , ultimately , transforming the performance of the company .
As well as a global programme , there are also a host of local programmes specifically focused on diversity and inclusion . And , as James is keen to point out , this means diversity in terms of diversity of background and also in terms of diversity of thought .
“ We recognise that that diversity of thought brings real creative value to us as an organisation ,” he says . “ Inclusion is clearly critical in terms of getting the best out of people and , in turn , it is the catalyst for being the most sustainable and responsible business we can be .”
Major global organisations are recognising that leveraging partnerships is a fundamental element of the sustainability drive . Capgemini is at an advantage in this respect because collaboration has been the foundation stone of its business for decades .
The company has various ecosystem or alliance partners that it works with across the whole technology industry in order to deliver the best solutions to clients , and this terrain has changed very noticeably in recent years .
“ Increasingly we are seeing big transformation programmes with our clients ,” notes James . “ We ' re increasingly seeing the complexity of systems , complexity of platforms and complexity of solutions . The only way you can deliver that is by having those close relationships with partners . We are working with those partners on sustainability as well , trying to figure out how we can most effectively impact the client ' s needs by bringing together the right combinations or alliances of suppliers .”
82 January 2022