At meshcloud, we recognize our responsibility to address environmental challenges and are committed to embedding sustainability into the core of our practices and solutions we provide. As a SaaS company providing cloud platform management services, our environmental impact is primarily linked to our digital infrastructure, the data centers we rely on, and our office operations. This policy sets the strategic direction for meshcloud’s environmental efforts and defines key principles to guide continuous improvement in reducing our environmental footprint.

Our primary means of managing our environmental performance is our Environmental Management System (EMS).

Strategic Direction

Our strategic vision is to continuously minimize the environmental impact of our services, which support the digital transformation of our customers. The nature of our business, as a digital product provider, allows us to focus on:

• Energy Efficiency: Ensuring our digital services are delivered with the lowest possible energy consumption, primarily through optimizing cloud infrastructure and collaborating with environmentally conscious partners.
• Resource Optimization: Managing the lifecycle of our IT hardware, reducing waste in our office environments and travel consciously.
• Transparency on CO2 emissions: Our product offers transparency on CO2 emissions generated by our clients’ cloud usage. Upon request by our clients we will expand this functionality.

Nature, Scale, and Environmental Impact of Our Products and Services

meshcloud’s products and services are digital in nature, consisting of cloud platform management tools that support enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure. While our services do not produce physical goods, they do rely on the following:

• Digital Infrastructure: Our reliance on data centers and cloud providers contributes to our carbon footprint. Energy consumption from servers, storage systems, and networking equipment is a key focus area for reducing our impact.
• Office Operations: Though small in scale, our office activities contribute to emissions through energy use, waste generation, and water consumption.

Our commitment is to continually assess and minimize the environmental impact of these areas as we grow and scale our services, particularly through innovations in cloud efficiency and responsible resource management.

Principles of Action

To support our strategic direction and address the nature and scale of our environmental impact, meshcloud adheres to the following principles of action:

1. Integration of Environmental Sustainability:
   • We will integrate environmental considerations into our product development, decision-making, and daily operations and processes to minimize the environmental footprint of our digital services and office activities.
2. Continuous Improvement and Innovation:
   • We are committed to leveraging innovation to continuously improve the environmental performance of our cloud platform management tools and digital infrastructure.
   • We will set measurable environmental objectives aimed at reducing our energy consumption and emissions, and regularly review and update them to align with technological advancements.
3. Energy Efficiency and Resource Management:
   • We are committed to resource efficiency in our office and IT hardware, extending the lifecycle of our equipment, and ensuring the proper recycling and disposal of electronic waste.
4. Employee and Stakeholder Engagement:
   • We will foster a culture of sustainability by encouraging employees to adopt environmentally responsible practices, both in the workplace and in their personal lives.
   • We will engage with customers, suppliers, and partners to promote shared environmental values and collaborate on sustainability initiatives.
5. Compliance and Leadership:
   • We will comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations ensuring that our operations meet or exceed these requirements.
   • meshcloud will demonstrate leadership by implementing and communicating this policy, assign roles and responsibilities and create focus time to implement changes to our operational practices.

Objectives

This policy provides the framework for setting, monitoring, and reviewing our environmental objectives, which are documented and maintained within our EMS. **

Commitment of Executive team

The executive team at meshcloud is committed to driving environmental responsibility and ensuring the success of our Environmental Management System (EMS). Our specific commitments include:

1. Protection of the Environment:
   • We are committed to the protection of the environment, including the reasonable prevention of pollution in all aspects of our operations. This includes minimizing waste, optimizing energy consumption, and reducing emissions associated with our digital services and office operations and transportation.
   • We will actively work to reduce our environmental impact through innovative practices and sustainable resource management, ensuring that our operations contribute to a greener digital landscape.
2. Continual Improvement of the EMS:
   • meshcloud’s leadership will ensure the continual improvement of our Environmental Management System (EMS) by regularly reviewing environmental objectives, monitoring performance, and setting new goals aligned with technological advancements and sustainability trends.
   • We are committed to driving innovation in our products and processes, always seeking opportunities to improve our environmental performance and efficiency.
3. Fulfilment of Compliance Obligations:
   • We are committed to meeting or exceeding all applicable environmental regulations, standards, and compliance obligations, as well as needs and obligations of our stakeholders identified in our Stakeholder analysis.
   • The executive team will ensure that environmental requirements are integrated into our strategic decisions and that compliance is a key priority across all our operations.
4. Communication and Awareness:
   • The executive team ensures that all meshis and other persons working under meshcloud’s control are aware of the environmental policy, significant environmental aspects of their work, their contribution to the Environmental Management system and the implications of not conforming to requirements.

By embedding these commitments into our environmental strategy, meshcloud’s leadership will provide the necessary resources, support, and oversight to ensure we meet our environmental goals and maintain our role as a responsible, sustainable business.

Accountability and Transparency

We are committed to regular measuring of , monitoring of, and reporting on our environmental impact. This includes transparent communication with stakeholders about our progress in reducing energy consumption, minimizing emissions, and enhancing the sustainability of our products and services. This policy will be reviewed annually to ensure it reflects our evolving environmental objectives and the scale of our operations.

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This environmental policy applies to all employees, contractors, and stakeholders at meshcloud, guiding our actions as we grow and scale our business responsibly.