Sustainability

Acting sustainably—thinking digitally: How USU assumes responsibility for the environment, society and sustainable business.
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Business and ethics in harmony—responsibility as a success factor at USU

Economic and ethical issues are inseparable at USU. We can only achieve long-term success as a company if we achieve a balance between economic success, environmental responsibility and social involvement. Three areas particularly dear to USU are employees, social responsibility and customer focus. USU attaches great importance to value-based company management and has worked by the guidelines of the German Sustainability Code since 2018.

Anyone who develops and sells software works with people for people. Our success is based on the minds of our employees, their knowledge, their professionalism—and their character. Emotional skills are just as important as professional qualifications. Diversity is always an asset.

We are particularly engaged in our local community, supporting charitable, non-profit, and cultural institutions, organizations and projects. In addition to donations and sponsorships, we also contribute material resources and expertise. For example, the primary school in neighboring Asperg benefits from our regular exchange of economic and marketing knowledge and training we offer.

Innovation is the key to future viability when faced with the challenges of the digital transformation. Among other things, it shapes our working relationship with customers, partners and universities, leads to the development of new products and services and helps us implement new business models. USU systematically researches new technologies, incorporates regular customer feedback into our products and roadmap and develops new innovative solutions to continually improve and expand our offering.

USU sustainability report

Diversity, equality & inclusion

Sustainability at USU has many facets—including, for example, our efforts to work towards greater diversity, equality and inclusion on a daily basis. The "small" steps are also important, such as putting together mixed project teams, a mentoring program that brings experienced colleagues together with new ones or the digital accessibility of our software. These aspects are a crucial part of a sustainable business model, because our software serves people, not machines.

USU Policy on Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

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Supporting Climate Action

"USU, in collaboration with climate protection partner First Climate, has created a Carbon Footprint (CCF) based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG), which captures the most significant direct and indirect emissions in accordance with Scopes 1 to 3. The goal is to establish a reliable data foundation for the CO₂ balance and to derive effective reduction measures. In addition, USU specifically supports climate protection projects that contribute to CO₂ reduction in an amount equivalent to the calculated emissions.
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USU plants trees in Africa & South America

In cooperation with Treedom, a total of 800 trees have been planted. Disadvantaged farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania are cultivating crops such as avocado, mango, orange or cocoa trees. They also harvest the fruits. Furthermore, the trees strengthen biodiversity and reduce soil erosion. Gradually, a virtual USU forest is emerging—a small contribution to sustainable growth.
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