- Signatory of the Sustainable IT Charter
Large companies (250 to 5,000 employees)
Banking, insurance
1926 contributors
Liège, Belgique
sustainability@ethias.be
Presentation
Depuis plus d’un siècle, Ethias accompagne les citoyens, les entreprises et les pouvoirs publics avec une même conviction : celle d’être un partenaire proche, engagé et digne de confiance.
Fidèle à son héritage mutualiste, la marque a grandi avec son époque, en s’adaptant sans jamais renier ses valeurs humaines.
Aujourd’hui, Ethias est bien plus qu’un assureur. C’est un écosystème vivant où se rencontrent assurance, finance, technologie et innovation. De la prévention à l’assistance, du leasing aux fonds de pension, de la réassurance au soutien à l’entrepreneuriat, chaque service a un même objectif : faciliter la vie de chacun, durablement et avec sens.
Au cœur de cette nouvelle impulsion, un symbole : le « H » de Humain. Ce « H » relie, inspire et incarne l’esprit d’Ethias.
C’est celui de la solidarité, de la proximité et de la responsabilité partagée. Parce que derrière chaque contrat, chaque solution, il y a une rencontre, une écoute, une envie d’avancer ensemble.
Ethias croit en un avenir où croissance économique et responsabilité sociétale se renforcent mutuellement. Chaque jour, l’entreprise agit pour que les grandes transitions — durables, technologiques, sociales — soient accessibles à tous.
Ethias, c’est la conviction qu’en osant, innovant et collaborant, on peut construire un futur plus juste, plus simple, plus durable.
Planned commitments and actions
- Raise awareness on Sustainable IT (e.g. information workshop, MOOC, dissemination of good practice guides)
- Establish a Sustainable IT Working Group within the organisation
- Implementing data governance of your organisation and GDPR compliance or by following the principles of the GDPR in compliance with locally applicable data protection rules locally applicable data protection rules for other countries
- 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
- Integrate environmental requirements in my calls for tender and establish a dialogue and measurement elements over the duration of the service with my suppliers
- Ensuring that its suppliers and service providers comply with their GDPR requirements or follow the principles of the GDPR in compliance with locally applicable data protection rules for other countries, environmental, social and diversity
- Favouring low-impact energy sources
- Plan the archiving and cleaning of data with its teams to reduce their environmental footprint
- Measure the impact of its digital services (e.g. frequency of use or energy consumption) using a multi-criteria and global approach to the entire service (equipment, servers, networks, etc.)
- Reduce the environmental impact of its services: weight of images, videos, plugins, by favouring simpler or less energy-consuming solutions
- Make its digital services accessible to as many people as possible (even in the event of poor connection quality, disability, etc.)
- Encourage gender diversity in the digital field at all levels
- Promote work-life balance by, for example, respecting the right to disconnect and arranging for teleworking measures
Actions started
- Establish a Sustainable IT Working Group within the organisation
- Implementing data governance of your organisation and GDPR compliance or by following the principles of the GDPR in compliance with locally applicable data protection rules locally applicable data protection rules for other countries
- 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
- Integrate environmental requirements in my calls for tender and establish a dialogue and measurement elements over the duration of the service with my suppliers
- Ensuring that its suppliers and service providers comply with their GDPR requirements or follow the principles of the GDPR in compliance with locally applicable data protection rules for other countries, environmental, social and diversity
- Favouring low-impact energy sources
- Encourage gender diversity in the digital field at all levels
- Promote work-life balance by, for example, respecting the right to disconnect and arranging for teleworking measures