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14. October 2021 | Corporate News

CANCOM: New sustainability strategy sets climate neutrality target for 2027

– New sustainability strategy sets targets for social and environmental sustainability.
– CANCOM aims to become climate-neutral by 2027 at the latest.
– New website for sustainability topics offers information and documents for stakeholders and interested parties at sustainability.cancom.com.

Munich, Germany, 14 October 2021 – The Executive Board of CANCOM SE has adopted a new sustainability strategy for the entire CANCOM Group, committing the company to sustainable business practices. The new strategy summarises the central aspects and activities of the CANCOM Group in the area of sustainability and formulates new measurable goals for the social and ecological spheres. The key ecological goal is to achieve climate neutrality for the entire CANCOM Group by 2027 at the latest.

“CANCOM attaches importance to social and ecological factors in its day-to-day business. In view of our reputation as an employer and responsible partner for our customers, we consider this to be a matter of course. But with our new sustainability strategy, we are taking on our responsibility as a company by setting ourselves clear, measurable goals,” explains Rudolf Hotter, CEO of CANCOM SE.

In addition to climate neutrality, the sustainability strategy also includes investment targets for the training and further education of employees and a donation target for social and charitable commitments.

New website provides information on commitments and projects
CANCOM’s new sustainability website sustainability.cancom.com has been published in parallel with the sustainability strategy. It bundles information on all aspects of the CANCOM Group’s commitments. This also includes important current milestones for the Company such as its first participation in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) or joining the Diversity Charter (Charta der Vielfalt) in the current financial year.

 

About CANCOM
As a Digital Transformation Partner, CANCOM accompanies organizations into the digital future. CANCOM supports customers to simplify complex enterprise IT and increase their business success through the implementation of modern technology. In order to comprehensively meet the IT needs of companies, organizations, and the public sector, CANCOM delivers tailor-made IT end to end from a single source.

The CANCOM Group’s range of IT solutions includes consulting, implementation, services, and the management of IT systems. Customers benefit from the extensive expertise as well as a holistic and innovative portfolio that covers the IT requirements that are necessary for a successful digital transformation. As a hybrid IT integrator and service provider, the Company provides an integrated range of services and solutions including business solutions and managed services, such as cloud computing, analytics, enterprise mobility, IT security, hosting, and as-a-service offerings.

With more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the internationally active CANCOM Group and its efficient partner network ensure market presence and customer proximity in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and the USA. The CANCOM Group is led by Rudolf Hotter (CEO), Thomas Stark (CFO) and Rüdiger Rath (COO). The company is headquartered in Munich. CANCOM generated revenue of around EUR 1.3 billion in the financial year 2020. Its parent company CANCOM SE is listed in the MDAX and TecDAX of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0005419105).