As signatories of the United Nations Global Compact since 10 October 2018 and certified to ISO 14001 environmental management, Hard2bit assumes public sustainability commitments with verifiable milestones: carbon neutrality before 2050, a 30 % reduction in operational emissions before 2030 and annual measurement aligned with the GHG Protocol and Spain's MITECO emission factors.
UN Global Compact
Signatories since 10 October 2018
Environmental certification
ISO 14001 in force and audited
Measurement methodology
GHG Protocol + MITECO factors
Executive summary
Why we publish this page
Hard2bit publishes this sustainability commitment so that any client, procurement team or authority can verify our environmental milestones without relying on generic statements. The commitment rests on two auditable pillars: signatory status with the United Nations Global Compact since October 2018 and ISO 14001 environmental management certification, with periodic audits and documented continuous improvement.
Climate sustainability and digital sustainability are increasingly intertwined. Regulated supply chains (banking under DORA, essential sectors under NIS2, public sector under ENS) are extending to their ICT suppliers the environmental transparency requirements that the CSRD Directive and the EU Taxonomy already place on large companies. For Hard2bit's regulated clients, that means a supplier's footprint becomes a relevant data point in their own reporting. We are ready to provide that information.
Climate commitment
Hard2bit's climate commitments are quantified, dated and tied to an internationally recognised measurement methodology — not a general statement. Progress is reported every year to the UN Global Compact.
Hard2bit commits to reaching carbon neutrality across its direct and controlled indirect emissions (GHG Protocol scopes 1 and 2) before 2050, in line with the European Green Deal and Spain's Climate Change and Energy Transition Act (Law 7/2021).
As an interim milestone, Hard2bit commits to reducing operational emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 30 % before 2030, using fiscal year 2024 as the baseline. Progress is documented every year in the Communication on Progress to the UN Global Compact.
Hard2bit calculates and publishes its carbon footprint annually using the GHG Protocol methodology and the official emission factors of Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition (MITECO), ensuring traceability and year-on-year comparability.
Calculation scope
Direct combustion controlled by the company. In Hard2bit's case it is marginal due to the nature of the service (cybersecurity and professional services), but it is measured and included in the annual calculation.
Electricity consumption from offices and owned environments. This is the primary focus of the 30 % reduction by 2030 and of the carbon-neutrality goal by 2050.
Supply chain, team travel and cloud providers. Being progressively incorporated into the annual calculation, prioritising the categories that are material for a digital professional-services company (transport, travel, IT purchases and cloud services).
Operational measures in place
The following measures are active and applied across standard operations. They form part of the ISO 14001 environmental management system and are reviewed in each audit cycle.
Zero-paper policy across day-to-day operations, with full digitisation of internal procedures, contracts, billing, audit evidence and client deliverables. Any printing is exceptional and justified by a legal requirement.
End-of-life IT equipment is processed through authorised WEEE waste managers, ensuring certified recycling, secure destruction of media containing information and full documentary traceability of the process.
Preferred use of Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud as hyperscalers with public carbon-neutrality plans and per-service emissions reporting. Provider selection includes environmental criteria as a decision factor, not just technical or financial considerations.
IT equipment purchases prioritise products with ENERGY STAR or EPEAT certification (Bronze, Silver or Gold depending on category), reducing in-use energy consumption and favouring supply chains committed to circularity.
Hybrid working model and remote-work policies that reduce daily commuting. For necessary professional travel, rail transport and shared trips are prioritised over air travel or individual private transport.
Supplier selection and qualification include documented environmental criteria: supplier certifications, decarbonisation plan, waste management and origin of materials. It is part of the evaluation, not an appendix.
Frameworks and references
Hard2bit has been a signatory of the UN Global Compact since 10 October 2018, committing to align its strategy with the Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Each year we publish our Communication on Progress with the Spanish Network of the UN Global Compact, documenting progress on Principles 7, 8 and 9, which specifically address the environment.
View official UN Global Compact profile →Hard2bit holds ISO 14001 environmental management certification, audited and in force. The system defines environmental objectives, indicators, operational controls and management reviews, with internal and external audits validating continuous improvement. It is the auditable evidence that our sustainability work is not declarative.
View certifications →The three environmental principles of the Global Compact guide our decisions: the precautionary approach to environmental challenges (P7), initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility (P8) and the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies (P9). They are reflected in policies, purchasing decisions and service design.
Hard2bit's operational measures contribute to several SDGs of the 2030 Agenda: SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) through efficient equipment and cloud providers committed to carbon neutrality; SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) via zero-paper policy and certified WEEE recycling; SDG 13 (climate action) through the neutrality roadmap and annual footprint measurement.
Annual transparency
Hard2bit publishes its Communication on Progress annually with the Spanish Network of the UN Global Compact. The report documents progress on the implementation of the Ten Principles and, specifically, Principles 7, 8 and 9 on environment: precautionary approach, initiatives promoting greater environmental responsibility, and development of environmentally friendly technologies.
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers to the questions we hear most often from procurement teams, sustainability functions and regulated clients that need environmental traceability of their suppliers.
Since 10 October 2018, the formal date of accession to the United Nations Global Compact initiative. Hard2bit's public profile on the official UN Global Compact site allows verification of the signatory status and access to all Communications on Progress published since then.
We calculate our footprint following the GHG Protocol, the most widely used international standard for corporate emissions accounting. For Spain-specific emission factors we apply the official values published by the Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition (MITECO), which ensures traceability and year-on-year comparability.
The carbon-neutrality commitment before 2050 and the 30 % reduction by 2030 refer to GHG Protocol scopes 1 (direct emissions) and 2 (indirect energy emissions). Scope 3 (value chain) is being measured and progressively incorporated, prioritising the categories that are material for a digital professional-services company.
Yes. It is an international ISO standard with periodic audits (annual surveillance audits and recertification every three years) performed by accredited certification bodies. Hard2bit's ISO 14001 certification can be verified on the certifications page, alongside our other certifications (ENS HIGH category, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 20000-1 and ISO 9001).
Major cloud providers have published carbon-neutrality plans with independent reporting of per-service emissions, and they operate data centres with energy efficiency far higher than that of office servers or small data centres. Choosing these providers reduces emissions per delivered service and lets us pass on a more sustainable operation to the end client.
Hard2bit publishes its Communication on Progress annually with the Spanish Network of the UN Global Compact. The report documents progress in the implementation of the Ten Principles, including Principles 7, 8 and 9 on environment. It is available on Hard2bit's public profile on the UN Global Compact portal.
The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy is the internal regulatory document approved by management, binding on employees and suppliers. This sustainability page is the public communication of the climate commitments and operational measures that translate the spirit of that policy into verifiable milestones in day-to-day operations.
Yes. On request, we can provide the relevant emissions information associated with the service we deliver, in the format and level of detail compatible with the client's reporting (CSRD, EU Taxonomy, supply-chain schemes, etc.), within the limits of operational confidentiality. It is part of our transparency commitment to regulated supply chains.
Let's talk
If you are part of a regulated supply chain (CSRD, EU Taxonomy, sector-specific schemes) and need information on the environmental footprint associated with the service we deliver, we can provide it in the format and level of detail compatible with your reporting.
Page reviewed: 2026-04-29. Hard2bit · Cybersecurity company in Spain since 2013 · ISO 14001 in force · UN Global Compact signatory since 10 October 2018.
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