Our CSR commitments - Helvetic Payroll

Mis à jour le Wednesday 26 July 2023

Helvetic Payroll wants to prove that an eco-friendly attitude is compatible with a company’s healthy growth. Thus, Helvetic Payroll acts specifically on the following subjects:

Energy 

Electrical energy used by the company is guaranteed to be of 100% hydraulic origin.
The lighting for all our offices and our computer room is solely composed of low-consumption lamps.
Our offices are not lit at night and during the weekend. The lights in the rooms which are unoccupied during the office hours are switched off.
The office computers are systematically switched off at the end of the day. Similarly, the screens are switched off every evening instead of just being put on standby mode.

Waste

Any internal correspondence is exclusively done by e-mail. External correspondence does not involve traditional post or fax unless it is absolutely necessary.
Archiving is systematically and exclusively done electronically and without printing, by means of a digitiser and storage and data protection software.
The invoicing of our clients is done online: clients are encouraged to adopt an electronic payment with an invoice received by e-mail in PDF format.

Soft mobility

We encourage all our employees to use sustainable methods of transport (bike, walking, public transport).
Any business trip by plane is fully compensated via a CO2 emissions compensation programme.

Sorting and recycling

All waste is sorted and recycled at all production levels.
No object or electrical or electronic component is put in the bin regardless of its weight or size: it is recycled.
The use of rechargeable batteries replaces the use of non-rechargeable batteries for all our electronic equipment. Chargers and collecting trays for end-of-life items are made available to employees.
The removal of bulky waste (scrap metal, glass, plastic, cardboard) is organised several times a year and is taken to a recycling centre for reprocessing.
The printer toner cartridges are recycled by companies specialised in the recycling of these items.

Computing

When purchasing servers, we choose the servers with “low voltage” technology which are less energy intensive.
Our servers are chosen according to their performance and their energy consumption. The models, brands and manufacturers which do not use this technology are simply not selected.

Materials and products

The paper used by the company (printed paper, envelopes etc.) is solely 100% recycled paper or FSC certified paper.
The office cleaning teams must only use products which are biodegradable and without VOCs with the most demanding labels of the market.
Helvetic Payroll has adopted microfibre cloths which significantly reduce the use of detergents and chemical cleaning products.
Helvetic Payroll has stopped using disposable crockery for meals eaten in the office or for celebrations.
Bottled water and water fountains have been replaced with carafes and glasses. We therefore choose to consume tap water.

Purchasing policy

Companies which have an Ecological Charter or which develop environmentally-friendly procedures or solutions are preferred at the cost of competing products or solutions.
Helvetic Payroll undertakes to make its suppliers, partners and sub-contractors accountable for their collaboration with companies doing their utmost for the environment.