IT consulting company SoftServe has released its annual sustainability report, through which it presents the progress it has made in 2022. The report highlights the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility.
“Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do at SoftServe,” said Chris Baker, CEO of SoftServe. “Our strong commitment to creating positive impact for the people, communities and environment in which we operate fuels our passion and actions. This sustainability report reflects our progress since 2022, which is impressive given the circumstances in which we as company – and the world at large – have suffered amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Together, colleagues, customers and partners have created a common force for good.”
In response to the war in Ukraine, Open Eyes, SoftServe’s charitable foundation, has raised more than 11.7 million USD to provide vital humanitarian assistance and resources to those in need, including 71 ambulances and 52 medical evacuation vehicles on the front lines.
Open Tech – SoftServe’s pro bono crowdsourcing platform – has created 10 programs focused on helping Ukraine, such as “The Shelter”, which has hosted more than 1 million refugees, and the educational game “NUMO”, developed in collaboration with UNICEF Ukraine, which benefited 74,000 children from air raid shelters.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, SoftServe has prioritized the safety of its employees through efforts to provide financial, operational, informational, and psychological support. The company relocated 5,675 Ukrainian employees both abroad and in Ukraine – to areas further from the front line, providing them with financial assistance, while more than 1,750 people in Poland and Ukraine received free psychological support. Approximately 50 employees have been relocated to Romania since the beginning of the war, and of these, 14 have decided to join the 100-person team of SoftServe Romania.
In 2022, SoftServe resumed its partnerships with universities after the pause caused by the pandemic. The company expanded its programs to new locations and formed more than 20 new partnerships, increasing the number of university partners to 84 in Ukraine, Mexico, Colombia, Poland and Bulgaria. As part of its collaboration with universities, SoftServe has developed dual education programs to help students earn a bachelor’s degree in IT and become job market-ready specialists. As of 2022, 1,381 students were enrolled in dual education programs in six partner universities in Ukraine.
