The report underscores the company’s continued evolution of corporate responsibility, from environmental stewardship to broader societal impact. It also demonstrates how CA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) progress is linked to its business and positively benefits customers, employees and communities around the world.
“At CA, we concentrate not only on what is essential to our business success, but also on what works for our people, our communities and our shared natural environment,” said Erica Christensen, VP, Corporate Social Responsibility, CA Technologies.
“We support core issues that must be addressed in order for our society to thrive in the years to come, including climate change; industry trust and security; and skills for the future workforce. This latest Sustainability Report explores these themes, while providing a look at our most recent accomplishments.”
The report, which covers the 2017 calendar year, was drafted in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Standards at the core level and incorporates the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact. It includes independent external assurance of CA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The report, which covers the 2017 calendar year, was drafted in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Standards at the core level and incorporates the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact. It includes independent external assurance of CA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Highlights include:
- In 2017, CA reported a total of 47,841 metric tons of GHG emissions, approximately 50% lower than in 2006. The reduction — or 47,347 metric tons — is equivalent to taking 10,139 passenger vehicles off the road for one year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. CA is committed to achieving its next GHG reduction target of 40% by 2030, based off a 2015 baseline.
- In 2017, CA reported a total of 47,841 metric tons of GHG emissions, approximately 50% lower than in 2006. The reduction — or 47,347 metric tons — is equivalent to taking 10,139 passenger vehicles off the road for one year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. CA is committed to achieving its next GHG reduction target of 40% by 2030, based off a 2015 baseline.
- CA has expanded its focus on advancing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning through partnerships and programmes with organisations including AnitaB.org and Code.org.
- CA has embedded the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its sustainability strategy to help accelerate progress.
- CA is a founding partner of the World Economic Forum’s IT Industry Skills Initiative, an effort committed to reskilling 1 million people with resources and training opportunities on the SkillSET portal by January 2021.
- CA has implemented a global new parent leave policy that offers all employees a minimum of 12 weeks paid leave during the first 12 months following the birth or adoption of a child. This new benefit enhances CA's overall offering for families worldwide and strengthens its commitment to creating an inclusive culture that promotes gender parity.
- In 2017, CA expanded its unconscious bias training to in-person workshop. CA CEO Mike Gregoire has signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge.
- CA’s Modern Software Factory is where agility, automation, insights and security work together to power a company’s digital transformation in the application economy. This philosophy has sustainability built-in — from the efficiency gained and time and resources saved through automation, to the stability and security CA is providing to the digital economy to help enable business continuity.
- CA offers identity and access management solutions that empower its customers to take a proactive approach to enterprise security. In 2017, CA bolstered its security capabilities with the addition of Veracode to its suite of solutions. The technology enables developers to run a dynamic security scan for a deployed Web application to track release content from planning to production.
CA Technologies also works to maximise opportunities for customers’ IT operations by providing an efficient platform that limits resource use and products that strive for sustainability in all respects. CA aims to ensure that its products reduce impact by making efficient use of physical resources, like materials and energy, throughout their life cycles.
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