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.   

 

Acting and operating responsibly at DHI means that we are integrating key sustainability parameters into our operations at three main levels; environmental footprint, people, diversity and inclusion, and operational excellence.  

Environmental footprint 

We continue to identify and map our operations, and take action to minimise our climate impacts and water footprint. In 2023, we prepared a new internal air travel fee to reduce our own carbon emissions. The internal fee, which is applied to all DHI air travels from 1 January 2024, aligns with DHI’s broader efforts to consider the environment while going about our business activities. 

 

In line with achieving a net-zero target by 2025, we have started acquiring high-quality and permanent carbon removal credits, which focus on capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Within DHI, we have teams specialising in blue carbon projects that further reinforce our commitment to reducing carbon for our clients and our planet. 

People, diversity and inclusion 

We are committed to uniting our organisation and maximising the potential of our global competencies and skills. For our people, it means that we enable them to make an impact as we grow and develop a culture of collaboration. A key objective is to create an attractive workplace with high employee engagement driven by the overall objectives of developing our people and attracting outstanding talent. We embrace 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 an 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.   

Ambitions for 2025  

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 2023, we have continued 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.