Sustainability and csr

It goes without saying that we behave responsibly. This goes beyond our work, covering our approach towards people and the planet. Our CSR policy reflects this. We have made our office and workplaces sustainable and keep a close eye on our energy consumption. We also offer a fuel efficient driving course to our staff and work with sustainable materials as much as we can.

CO2 reduction

Awareness and information are the first step towards producing a sustainability policy. We mapped our CO2 footprint years ago. To try to reduce it, we also had ourselves certified for the CO2-performance ladder level three. CO2 reduction became a fixed part of our operations and will remain so. We are targeting a 5% reduction in emissions in 2019 compared to 2015. We will do this by: using 100% green solar energy generated in the Netherlands; monitoring driving style; monitoring our energy consumption; and investing in low energy and energy efficient materials.

Social well-being

As a family company, QUALM is dependent on the well-being of its people. And on the well-being of our area. QUALM is a part of Rozenburg and Rozenburg is a part of QUALM. Most of our employees come from the immediate area. If we expand our team, we do not look at age or career. We always give opportunities to people who are enthusiastic and eager to learn.

QUALM is an accredited work placement company and lets both interns and employees move up in the company. Our interns and employees feel part of the family. As they can express and attain their ambitions, they are deeply involved in QUALM and stay with us. It is a real win-win situation.

Support to local initiatives

The region gives to us and we want to give back. QUALM sponsors Maaike de Waard, the professional swimmer from Rozenburg, and we follow her successes closely. We also support local clubs which have many members, youth members and volunteers. To this end, we support the VV Rozenburg and WFB football clubs. QUALM also sponsors the local scouts and contributes to all sorts of local initiatives and events such as Jeugdland (an outdoor activity week for children during the summer school holidays). For Jeugdland we sponsor the water activities at the end of the week. What else would we do?

QUALM is a business sponsor of the Dutch Cancer Society.