SIGNATORY RECORD

EVAM

Date of signature : 08/05/2025

  • Signatory of the Sustainable IT Charter

Large companies (250 to 5,000 employees)

Other

1300 contributors

Lausanne, Suisse

info@evam.ch

https://www.evam.ch/

Presentation

L’EVAM un établissement de droit public chargé par l’Etat de Vaud d’assister et d’accompagner les personnes venues demander la protection de la Suisse et attribuées au canton, avec pour objectif de favoriser leur autonomie. Notre action se base sur deux valeurs intrinsèques : ouverture et responsabilité.

Planned commitments and actions

  • Raise awareness on Sustainable IT (e.g. information workshop, MOOC, dissemination of good practice guides)
  • Training in Sustainable IT (e.g. attending a training course lasting several days)
  • Communicate to its stakeholders on the actions taken
  • Favour the purchase of sustainable equipment (reparability and durability criteria)
  • Engage with actors in the reuse sector and/or the social and solidarity economy in the management of the end-of-life of my equipment
  • Avoid unnecessary energy consumption e.g. by switching off at night, weekends and holidays
  • Facilitate the proper semantic understanding of its digital services in a clear and educational language

Actions started

  • Raise awareness on Sustainable IT (e.g. information workshop, MOOC, dissemination of good practice guides)
  • Enter a Sustainable IT labelling initiative
  • Certify your employees
  • Deployment of a security plan for its digital environments (antivirus, VPN, supplier audits, permanent monitoring)
  • Evaluate the robustness of its infrastructures (regular tests) and prioritise European infrastructures
  • Manage my fleet with an inventory by category
  • Measure the lifespan of my equipment by type
  • Favour the purchase of sustainable equipment (reparability and durability criteria)
  • Integrate environmental requirements in my calls for tender and establish a dialogue and measurement elements over the duration of the service with my suppliers
  • Make its digital services accessible to as many people as possible (even in the event of poor connection quality, disability, etc.)
  • Facilitate the proper semantic understanding of its digital services in a clear and educational language
  • Promote work-life balance by, for example, respecting the right to disconnect and arranging for teleworking measures
  • Participate in or encourage the co-construction/experimentation of Tech4Good