Acting and operating responsibly at DHI means that we are integrating key sustainability parameters into our operations at three main levels:
Environmental footprint – includes identifying and mapping our operations, and taking action to minimise our climate impacts and water consumption
People, diversity and inclusion – driven by overall objectives of developing our people and attracting outstanding talent, key sustainability-related actions include safeguarding our people from risk of injury and improving health and well-being in the workplace as well as embracing an inclusive culture that recognises and values diversity and prevents discrimination based on gender, nationality, race, religion, etc.
Operational excellence – rooted in our DHI+ strategy and overarching focus on enhancing our operational excellence, key initiatives include protecting against data fraud and theft, building strong client relationships and driving market-based innovation
We are guided by our DHI Business Excellence Policy and Code of Conduct in all our actions.
Sustainability governance and organisation
The Board of Directors sets the strategic direction and oversees our sustainability work as the highest authority, while the Executive Leadership Team is accountable for our sustainability process and execution. Currently, sustainability-related performance is not directly included in the internal incentive schemes for the Executive Leadership Team.
Over the course of 2022, we have continued the work to formalise a sustainability management structure for our organisation. The work has been spearheaded by a sustainability workstream sponsor within the Executive Leadership Team, while ownership and responsibility to drive actions have been anchored in a central steering committee representing key functions within DHI to ensure direction, coordination and data collection.
As a responsible company and in line with our strategy, DHI continuously works with sustainability due diligence to identify, prevent and mitigate actual and potential negative impacts on the environment and people connected with our business. These negative impacts may be caused by DHI, and they may be directly linked to our own operations and/or our services. Some of these sustainability due diligence actions include internal initiatives for energy reductions and sourcing (own operations) and development of new sustainable and innovative client solutions. Our ambition is to increase the incorporation of sustainability due diligence as an integrated part of our processes and decision-making across our organisation.