Creating an impact that matters: Our ongoing commitment to CSR
Published by Colt Technology Services on July 9, 2025
Sustainability isn’t just about reducing our environmental footprint, it’s about the positive impact we can have on the people and communities around us. That’s why social responsibility is embedded in the way we do business, from empowering our people to supporting meaningful causes across the world.
Our Global Social Impact Strategy focuses on the promotion of digital inclusion and STEM education, aligning with our purpose, values and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We focus on supporting the development of digital skills and STEM education for disadvantaged children and youth, and other underrepresented groups.
Driving digital inclusion
One of our key partnerships has been with London-based charity Ignite Hubs who provide accessible and inclusive STEM education to young people, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Ignite Hubs have experienced a year of significant growth and development, and we played a crucial role in helping to drive its initiatives forward. The charity’s reach expanded substantially, growing from 130 students in 2023 to 200 students by the end of 2024. Ignite Hubs were also able to make strategic investments in their infrastructure, including the development of an Online Learning Platform focused on coding and technology skills.
A culture of contribution
As outlined in our new Sustainability report for 2024, our CSR activities are driven by one simple belief: that businesses thrive when their people do. Our CSR and Social Impact Strategy encourages Colties to engage with their communities and resulted in over 1,000 days volunteered in 2024, a 19.2% increase on 2023. Colties gave their time, energy and expertise to causes that matter most to them. Activities ranged from restoring green habitats in India and the UK to a beach clean-up in Portugal and donating monitors to a Ukrainian refugee centre charity shop in Denmark.
Our most successful CSR initiative in 2024 was the return of the Colt Charity Bike Ride which saw 140 Colties cycle from Brussels to Düsseldorf. They raised over €112,000 for 22 charities which was boosted by €222,982 in matched funding.
In 2024, we also relaunched Sustainability Week. It gave employees the chance to explore environmental and social challenges through hands-on activities and expert-led events. This engagement continued with our Pledge Wall, where Colties around the world filmed and uploaded short videos in which they shared the changes they had already made, or pledged to make, in their day-to-day lives to positively impact the environment. The five countries with the highest number of pledges (proportional to headcount) each received a donation for a local charity aligned with our ESG goals, funding everything from solar panels at schools in India to supporting families affected by floods in Spain.
Partnering with purpose
Our long-term partnerships are designed to create lasting change. We are now in a three-year partnership with The Arctic Arts Project, a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness of climate change through emotive, visual storytelling. As a Polar Partner, we’ve helped fund their expeditions which document the impact of climate change in some of the most affected areas of the globe.
We also teamed up with a range of NGOs to tackle specific local issues. This ranged from river clean ups in Vienna to promoting digital inclusion through upskilling initiatives across numerous locations.
Empowering people, everywhere
CSR at Colt isn’t just about what we do externally. It’s about how we show up for each other every day. In 2024, we doubled down on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), launching a refreshed Inclusive Leadership Programme and earned recognition from the Inclusive Employers Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong is core to who we are.
Read the full story
These are just a few of the ways we are creating a meaningful, measurable impact on our planet. For a more in-depth look at our progress and our ESG strategy, explore our full Sustainability Report.
Together, we’re building a better future. One action, one partnership and one commitment at a time. We believe that each of us can do, at the very least, just one more thing to positively impact the environment.
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