- Signatory of the Sustainable IT Charter
Small/Medium-sized Enterprises (10 to 250 employees)
Transport, logistics
6 contributors
Destelbergen, Belgique
helene@behoppy.eu
Presentation
**Hoppy**: *Don't worry be Hoppy!*
Hoppy is a leading Belgian company in the realm of sustainable mobility, offering a range of electric scooters and bicycles. With core values of safety and sustainability, Hoppy aims to facilitate a greener and more efficient mode of urban commuting.
The focus on sustainability is interwoven in every component of Hoppy's operations. This extends beyond just the vehicles offered; it manifests in the choice of materials, collaborations with local suppliers, and the commitment to develop technologies and practices that minimize the company's ecological footprint. This pursuit of sustainability demonstrates Hoppy's dedication to responsibly contributing to the transition towards sustainable urban mobility.
Safety is another core priority for Hoppy. By investing in the latest technologies and innovations, Hoppy ensures that every ride is not only enjoyable but also safe for its users.
What sets Hoppy apart is its active engagement with cities. By initiating an open dialogue with urban policymakers and planners, Hoppy works closely to tailor their services to the unique needs and challenges of each city. This collaboration-driven approach ensures that cities can benefit from a sustainable transportation system that aligns with their specific needs and contributes to the wellbeing of their inhabitants.
In a time when urbanization and sustainability are of paramount importance, Hoppy paves the way towards a sustainable and safe mobility solution.
Planned commitments and actions
- Raise awareness on Sustainable IT (e.g. information workshop, MOOC, dissemination of good practice guides)
- Certify your employees
- Organise a Digital Cleanup Day
- Training in Sustainable IT (e.g. attending a training course lasting several days)
- Establish a Sustainable IT Working Group within the organisation
- Communicate to its stakeholders on the actions taken
- 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)
- 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
- Encourage diversity among my service providers, particularly in relation to disability issues
- Use start-ups, associations and sustainable innovation projects to meet my needs for products and services, and participate in the structuring and improvement of these sustainable offers and services
- Avoid unnecessary energy consumption e.g. by switching off at night, weekends and holidays
- 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.)
- Ensure the development of useful and efficient digital services
- 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.)
- Facilitate the proper semantic understanding of its digital services in a clear and educational language
- Ensure diversity in the recruitment of IS teams (initial and continuing training, diversity of training, origins, disability status)
- 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
- Raise awareness on Sustainable IT (e.g. information workshop, MOOC, dissemination of good practice guides)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Encourage diversity among my service providers, particularly in relation to disability issues
- Use start-ups, associations and sustainable innovation projects to meet my needs for products and services, and participate in the structuring and improvement of these sustainable offers and services
- Avoid unnecessary energy consumption e.g. by switching off at night, weekends and holidays
- 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.)
- Ensure the development of useful and efficient digital services
- 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.)
- Facilitate the proper semantic understanding of its digital services in a clear and educational language
- Ensure diversity in the recruitment of IS teams (initial and continuing training, diversity of training, origins, disability status)
- 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