Corporate Social Responsibility at 4PS

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and giving back to community are becoming increasingly important as a means to support society and the environment. At 4PS we believe we can make the world a better place and we try to do our bit through various initiatives in our corporate social responsibility activities.

Sustainable partnership

At 4PS we aim to be as environment-friendly and efficient as possible in everything we do. This is even reflected in our brand values: “conscious, sustainable and leading the way”. Over the last few years, we took part in and contributed to various CSR initiatives. We are proud of what we do and are being transparent about what we are planning for the months to come. This is why, from 2021 CSR will become a permanent part of our agenda and we will communicate about this regularly.

What we have been up to

Red Cross

A number of English and Dutch colleagues cycled, ran and walked more than 910 miles over 7 days to support the British Red Cross in the fight against the COVID-19. Raised funds were donated to the British Red Cross.

Air Ambulance

We also partner with The Air Ambulance service to recycle our laptops, phones, batteries, etc. We are happy to be able to offer recycling in house.

Alpe d'Huzes

A number of employees within 4PS cycled the Alpe d'Huzes. They did this to raise money for cancer research and the improvement of the quality of life of people with cancer.

Environment-friendly promotional gifts

We have been giving away sustainable promotional gifts for customers and new employees. For example, they receive a Bambook, an erasable notebook where they can make and save notes without wasting paper. Every new employee also receives a 4PS bar from Tony's Chocolonely.

Girlsday

4PS has already participated 6 times in Girlsday, a Dutch national initiative that aims to make young girls enthusiastic about working in technology and ICT.

Macmillan coffee

At our Birmingham office, we held a 'Coffee Morning' for our employees. Coffee and home-baked cakes were the focus of this event and all raised funds went to Macmillan cancer support.

Sponsoring Heideweek

4PS sponsors the Heideweek. Heideweek is a party week in Ede and is one of the largest events in Gelderland. During this week, more than 70 events will take place in all villages of the municipality of Ede.

Heat pump

There is a heat pump in our building in Ede. This ensures that our building is heated efficiently, while the capacity remains limited.

The Corporate Social Responsibility policy at 4PS

We are aware of the major task the construction sector faces with energy efficiency targets by 2050. We work to support the construction industry in every way as efficiency is at the heart of our business. At 4PS we believe corporate social responsibility is very important. This is why we have taken part in various initiatives through sponsorships, volunteering and fundraising and plan to even more so in 2021.

We believe it is important to give back to community because it is time for a change. Together we can contribute to a better climate, reduction of environmental pollution and deforestation. Together we can lend a helping hand to our loved ones where they cannot do it themselves.

We have already taken a number of small steps to achieve this. Firstly, we make little use of paper. Almost everything we do is done digitally. Not only internally, but also externally. Our solution is an end-to-end construction business management system. Therefore, not only us but also our customers have access to all data digitally. This makes unnecessary use of paper (such as invoices by post) a thing of the past.

Our company also encourages working from home where possible, so that fewer employees need to travel, which is better for the environment.
Supporting people with achieving their dreams or making their journeys more manageable is something we are also very passionate about. We take part in a number of projects to raise funds for charity and we sponsor activities that make a positive difference to communities.

CSR subjects

The 3 Ps are important for corporate social responsibility. These stand for People, Planet and Profit

People

We take the wellbeing of our employees and society in general very seriously. An important part of 4PS is therefore investing in staff and customers. Trainings and Webinars are regularly made available to our staff and customers so that we can continue to develop and innovate together.
Planet

We believe it is important to be conscious of our environment in all our business activities.
Profit

We do not only look at turnover and profit, but also consider it important to look at the economic effects of our business activities on the immediate environment. For example, we are concerned with creating employment and we do sponsorship that suits us, so that a positive result is achieved not only for us, but also for society.