Zalaris is committed to minimize the impact of our business and service processes on the environment. 

The key points of our strategy to achieve this are:

1)     Reduce Waste

• Implement self-service based electronic solutions that enable our customer to communicate with their employees without printing and sending paper hard copies;
• Do not print non-essential documents and emails;
• Use available data to plan for demand in our canteens to reduce the amount of food that is thrown away;

2)     Reduce Carbon footprint

• Reduce travel through the use of electronic means of communication as video conferencing, web meetings, telephone and Skype to interact with colleagues, customers and suppliers;
• Operate our central IT system infrastructure in energy efficient data centers powered by renewable hydro power generated energy;
• Operate energy efficient offices;  Turn off lights when possible;
• Educate and motivate our employees to use transportation means that minimize negative environmental impact;

3)     Recycle

• Implement recycling policy in all offices in accordance with the locally available environmental services provision;

4)     Be a positive environmental force

• Develop innovative IT solutions that assist our customers in visualizing the carbon footprint of their travel activities and office location;
• Encourage the adoption of similar principles by our suppliers;

5)     Meet all applicable environmental legislations

• Meet or exceed all relevant environmental legislation in the markets that we operate.

Environmental management system

Zalaris plans to implement ISO 14001 by the end of 2011.