Corporate Citizenship
Zero footprint, zero barriers and zero compromise. Learn about the OpenText Zero-In Initiative, our priorities and ambitions, in the OpenText 2022 Corporate Citizenship Report
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Message from our CEO & CTO
CEO & CTO, OpenText
We are in a unique time―a time of great change and even greater opportunity. At OpenText, we have always believed that information makes businesses and people better, and as the global landscape continues to transform, we are inspired every day to find new ways that information and technology can make the world a better place.
Corporate Citizenship commitment
Connecting people, creating communities
Our global workforce serves as on-the-ground experts to create global impacts within their communities. We empower our local Site Leaders and Corporate Citizenship Champions to drive impact and act on the issues that are most relevant to their communities.
Volunteers at the heart of our communities
In 2022, OpenText employees contributed more than 14,000 volunteer hours to their communities. Globally, OpenText supported more than 108 charities worldwide.
Values and ethics
Our business is built on a foundation of trust
To maintain our position as a market leader, it is crucial to earn and establish the trust of our customers, employees, investors, suppliers and the communities in which we operate.
Gaining trust starts with conducting our business to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. There will be zero compromise when it comes to doing what is right. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics outlines our expectations with which we expect all employees, officers, directors, vendors, contractors and partners to comply.
Read our Code of Business Conduct and EthicsRespect for Human Rights is deeply embedded in how we carry out business and interact with our communities and is outlined in our Human Rights Statement.
Read our Human Rights StatementEnabling customers
At OpenText, we are proud of the ways our unique products and capabilities can be used for the greater good, while contributing to our zero-footprint pledge to reduce waste and emissions. We help companies transition from paper to digital processes, supporting secure, remote work and digitizing disrupted global supply chains.
The ECMWF ensures accurate scientific weather forecasting with OpenText’s Content Services solutions.
Read the customer story about European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF)
Kuntien Tiera can support the entire content lifecycle, while ensuring their data is protected 24/7/365.
Read the customer story about Kuntien TieraExternal partnerships and commitments
Building a better world requires collaboration across companies, sectors, borders and academia. OpenText has joined various industry initiatives to help accelerate progress and impact.
Environmental sustainability
We are continuing to invest in minimizing our environmental impacts and maintaining the highest governance standards. Staying competitive in the marketplace, attracting the best talent, and having a positive impact on the planet, means zeroing-in and holding ourselves accountable to our zero-footprint target. We understand it takes a community to achieve a monumental milestone and embrace the opportunity to reduce our footprint and help our customers and suppliers do the same.
We are committed to:
- A science-based emissions target of 50% reduction by 2030, and net-zero by 2040
- Zero waste from operations by 2030
Learn about our environmental goals and commitments
Download our Corporate Citizenship Reportto learn about our environmental goals and commitmentsEthical supply chain
Responsible and sustainable supply chain management
Learn more about responsible and sustainable supply chain managementIn alignment with our Supplier Code of Conduct, we expect all of our suppliers to behave responsibly, ethically and sustainably. Active monitoring of our top suppliers helps us ensure they are compliant with relevant legislation and key elements of our Supplier Code of Conduct. We hold our suppliers to the same high standards to which we hold ourselves.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion extends to our supply chain. We welcome and encourage diverse suppliers, including minorities, women, LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned business as suppliers and subcontractors.
Our people
OpenText is staying focused on what matters most, its people. Equal access equals opportunity. By empowering an inclusive environment, we are committing to zero barriers to our employees’ success and creating a culture that supports and advances Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.
The OpenText Zero-In Initiative is a commitment to elevate lives by breaking down barriers. By 2030, we are committed to having the majority of OpenText employees identify as ethnically diverse. We will do this through new strategies for recruitment and retention, and by continuing to develop our inclusive culture. People are at the heart of OpenText, and we can only succeed as an organization by helping them succeed. We continue to offer a wide variety of group benefits, including medical, life and disability benefits in more than 30 countries.
We provide employees with:
- Education reimbursement
- Leadership and management training
- Comprehensive benefits and compensation
- Employee stock purchase plans
- Paid volunteer days
- Fitness and wellness programs
Every company has a culture. Few have character.
Character grows out of the values that individuals hold—and uphold—as important to them in all aspects of their lives. It can’t be faked. It can’t be forced.
Explore our people and cultureInformation security and data privacy
Data is at the core of everything we do and protecting it is crucial. As an employer and service provider, our staff and customers count on us to anticipate and actively manage all information security and data privacy risks. Our success, and the success of every stakeholder, depends on this.
OpenText maintains industry best practices for incorporating data protection and privacy into our daily activities, as defined by our ISO 27001:2013 Global Information Security Management System.
Our commitment to GDPR, the OpenText Privacy Policy and the OpenText Cookie Policy
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