Bitsiel is an IT security provider whose mission is to serve organizations with specific infrastructure and data requirements in terms of security and privacy. Customers include parts of ministries, educational institutions and companies. On the IT front, we focus mainly on the implementation and maintenance of the various solutions we offer. We are authorized as a partner by a number of major software vendors.

Bitsiel B.V. recognize that in our day to day operations we inevitably impact on the environment in a number of ways and are committed to reduce that impact through continual improvement in our environmental performance.

Bitsiel B.V. is committed to ensure that we:

• Employ systems and procedures that ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and other requirements relating to the environment.
• Promote the use of a process approach and risk based thinking.
• Set documented environmental objectives based on our significant environmental aspects, compliance obligations and considering our risks and opportunities.
• Provide employee training to enhance environmental awareness of our staff, this ensures environmental issues are considered when managing our premises and planning, implementing and undertaking all projects.
• Promote a sustainable approach to business, in partnership with our clients and other stakeholders by conserving energy, minimizing consumption, preferring low pollution materials, maximizing efficiency and implementing the Waste Management Hierarchy.
• Ensure that we integrate sustainability considerations into our business decisions.
• Are committed to preventing pollution and to minimizing the environmental impact, for the lifecycle; (including disposal), of plant, equipment, and any other physical assets under our control.
• Put controls in place to protect the environment from any significant environmental aspects and impacts arising from our work activities.
• Will measure our Carbon Footprint and take account of carbon management in our business decisions to reduce our contribution to climate change.

This policy is communicated to all employees and organizations working for or on our behalf. Employees and other organizations are expected to co-operate and assist in the implementation of this policy, whilst ensuring that their own work, so far as is reasonably practicable, is carried out without risk to themselves, others, or the environment. Bitsiel B.V. fully accepts its responsibility to protect the environment in all its business activities by adopting best practice industry standards and guidelines.

This policy will be reviewed annually by management and where deemed necessary will be amended and re-issued.

• Previous versions of this policy will are archived.
• This policy statement is available to interested parties, upon reasonable request.
• All persons working with or for Bitsiel B.V. will receive full support to ensure the Integrated Management System is fully understood, implemented and maintained throughout.