We strive to do business, better

Sustainability

At ASM we seek to build a growing, profitable and responsible company that does the right thing for our stakeholders and future generations.

We strive to do business, better

We actively support the UN Sustainable Development Goals and are specifically focused on the elements where we can take meaningful action given the nature of our business.

Environment

We have committed to:

Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2039: 11 years ahead of the UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 50% by 2025 and 75% by 2030.

Our targets have been independently validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Furthermore, we have pledged to:

Engage with all our partners to achieve our reduction targets.
Maintain ISO14001 accreditation demonstrating our effective environmental management system.
Continue to deliver a transparent and measurable sustainability strategy, owned at Board level, involving all stakeholders.

Recognising that decarbonising our complex value chain will be a journey, we have offset 100% of our footprint making us net carbon neutral.

What we are doing

Our journey so far...

100% electric

company car fleet

EV chargers

installed at head office

Indoor plants

planted

Hybrid

working

Renewable

energy used

Paper

consumption reduced

Removing

bubble wrap and recycling plastic packaging

Collaboration

with an energy consultant

Zero

to landfill

Our eco partner

We work with positive planet to help calculate and validate our carbon footprint. For more information on positive planet click the link.

Social

We believe in engaging and investing in our local community.

Supporting Local Charities

Each year we commit to raising money for a charity chosen by our colleagues which delivers a positive social impact on our community.

Supporting Local Events

Funding charity events such as the Krazy Races is crucial because it allows us to support important causes, raise awareness and foster community involvement.

Supporting Local People

ASM Academy is more than just a training centre, it’s a catalyst for personal and professional growth. We understand the unique challenges faced by individuals seeking to enter the tech industry, and we are committed to providing accessible pathways to success. By partnering with local organisations, educational institutions, and aspiring tech enthusiasts, we are actively shaping a brighter future together.

Brighter future together…..

One particular partner we are proud to work with is ‘The Cheshire & Warrington Pledge’. The Pledge Partnership enables businesses to work together with educators to provide every young person living, studying and/or working in Cheshire and Warrington with everything they need to succeed in the world of work. With the opportunity to develop employability-related skills and personal qualities whilst in education, there is a choice of employment, training or further education when they leave school.

Employers work directly with young people, teachers, parents, carers and youth workers to help the local community identify the employment opportunities available.

Supporting a Fair Deal

We believe everyone deserves a wage that reflects the real cost of living.

Supporting Diversity

We embrace the power of diversity. Recognising that it is not only a driving force behind innovation and creativity, but also a fundamental element that strengthens our organisation.

At ASM we are committed to creating a work environment that is inclusive to all. We therefore encourage applications from applicants with a disability and will always offer an interview to an applicant who declares he or she has a disability, if the person meets the minimum criteria for any role advertised. To demonstrate this commitment, we have signed up to ‘Disability Confident’ and have adapted our recruitment processes to meet the five commitments: inclusive and accessible recruitment, communicating vacancies, offering an interview to disabled people, providing reasonable adjustments, and supporting existing employees. We have also pledged to carry out at least one ‘activity’, such as offering disabled people work experience or work trials.

To find out more about Disability Confident Commited you can follow this link.

Our total workforce split

Governance

Governance is owned by the Board of directors who determine the framework for decision making, accountability and culture within the business.

Sustainability

Latest

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: ASM in Conversation With Prevent Breast Cancer

At ASM, we’re committed to fostering an environment that promotes our employees’ well-being in and outside the workplace. As a part of our Wellness Programme, this Breast Cancer Awareness Month we invited Vicky and Rachael from Prevent Breast Cancer to join us in a conversation about the importance of prevention, self care and early detection.

“Predict, Prevent, Protect”: a lifelong commitment

Prevent Breast Cancer is the only UK charity focusing solely on predicting and preventing breast cancer by identifying and assessing risk factors, offering preventative interventions, funding cutting-edge research and educating patients and clinicians.

Why does prevention matter?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, even if it’s a rare disease in men. Newer data show that 156 people a day receive a breast cancer diagnosis, and incidence rates are projected to rise within the next 10 years. During our session, we’ve learned more staggering statistics:

1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer
1 in 1,000 men will be diagnosed with the disease
1 in 10 breast cancers are diagnosed late

These staggering statistics highlight how widespread the disease is and remind us that breast cancer can impact anyone—ourselves, our family, friends, or colleagues. Advocating for prevention can save lives.

A story of strength and resilience: Rachael’s testimony

Rachael’s powerful story brought a deeply personal and moving perspective to our session, shedding light on the reality of living with breast cancer and the importance of a strong support system.

Her talk was crucial to help us understand the importance of adopting preventative measures for ourselves or for our loved ones.

An important lesson

Thanks to Vicky and Rachael’s expertise, our team had an overwhelmingly positive response to the session. Here are some key takeaways from our session:

“Today’s session was incredibly moving. Hearing Rachael’s story brought home the reality of breast cancer and its impact on families.”

“As a man, I knew breast cancer could affect me, but I hadn’t considered taking action. Today, I felt the push to self-check and sparked conversations with the women in my family too.”

Protect yourself and your loved ones

Breast cancer is a very common disease that can affect everyone regardless of their gender. Adopting some small but mindful lifestyle changes while assessing any pre-existing risk factors with your GP can make a difference.

To learn more about prevention and how you can get involved, visit Prevent Breast Cancer’s website.

Volunteering in May

Last month even more of our colleagues spent a day volunteering in the community.

Firstly, a team of colleagues supported Alder Hey Children’s Hospital during the Oli’s Safari Walk. The event was a 10k walk for all the family at Knowsley Safari Park and we supported by marshalling the event and handing out medals at the end of the walk. The event was the biggest yet and a great success, raising over £60,000.

On a beautiful day in May another team rolled up their sleeves to lend a helping hand at The Very Green Grocery. The grocery is a community project based in Northwich and promotes sustainability and reducing food waste. The team worked hard for the day tidying up their garden, weeding and planting.

We’re really proud of our colleagues who supported the charities, especially with such fantastic feedback from the charity organisers.

All of our colleagues are able to take a day volunteering to give back to our community, so keep an eye out to see what the teams get up to next.

Volunteering in our community

As part of an ongoing review of our colleague benefits, ASM launched a paid volunteering option recently and it has been fantastic to see our teams embrace this by getting involved in supporting local charities last week.

On Wednesday some of the team spent the day at the Cheshire Wildlife Trust Wildflower Nursery and were even lucky enough for it to be a nice sunny day. The charity aims to grow 50,000 trees (over 36 species) to help restore Cheshire’s meadows. Our team supported with lots of jobs including planting, weeding and even moving trees!

Later in the week more of our team were on hand to help our charity partner, Alder Hey Children’s Charity. The charity had taken delivery of 18,000 toy elephants so our team got their steps in moving the boxes up two flights of stairs ready to be sold and make money for this very worthy cause.

In line with our value ‘We Care’, all of our colleagues are able to take a day volunteering to give back to our community.

ASM becomes net carbon neutral

At ASM we have committed to be a carbon neutral business by offsetting 100% of our footprint.

Through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, one scheme we are supporting is the Maibarara Geothermal Power Project in the Philippines.

The initiative comprises two geothermal power plants supplying electricity in the Philippines, with a third plant planned to be added within the next three years which will increase power generation by a further 60%.

ASM has chosen to support this project because geothermal power is less common than the traditional forms of reusable energy which requires innovation and emerging technologies to harvest the potential of the natural power of volcanoes.

By supporting missions such as this we are driving sustainable activities both in our direct environment but also globally, protecting the future for all.

In addition to being a carbon neutral business, ASM continues on the journey of decarbonising our complex value chain in line with our targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.

We strive to do business, better.

Green team launched to drive Sustainability

At ASM we are continually seeking to build a growing, profitable and responsible company that does the right thing for our stakeholders and future generations within the IT Channel and our communities.

We have launched the Green Team to invite volunteers from across the business to help drive our Environment and Sustainability strategy. By involving and empowering our colleagues, we are accountable and focussed on making real change for the future.

Our Green Team act as Champions across the business to make Sustainability a part of everyday life. The team meet monthly to share ideas, discuss relevant issues and provide progress updates on our commitments.

Keep an eye out for how our Green Team are making a difference.

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Tree planting in Malawi

At ASM we are continuing to build a growing, profitable and responsible company that does the right thing for our stakeholders and future generations.

We recognise that decarbonising our complex value chain will be a journey and we are committed to offset 100% of our footprint making us net carbon neutral through a number of projects.

We have planted 10 trees per colleague through Ripple Africa, a charity supporting communities to achieve a sustainable future.

Their tree planting project is one of the largest and most successful tree planting projects in Malawi, providing a long-term solution to fighting deforestation in Africa caused by the destruction of indigenous forest. For every 10 trees they plant one tonne of carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere.