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Sustainability and climate neutrality

Leaving a smaller footprint

Diction is committed to minimising its carbon footprint. We are now fully climate neutral thanks to our support of a reforestation project in Panama. And we are also working hard to improve things closer to home.

Is there such a thing as a translation agency certified as climate neutral?

Yes. Diction is committed to minimising its carbon footprint. As a company, we take our responsibility for sustainability and climate protection very seriously. We have introduced a number of different measures that we are really passionate about, and these measures helped us offset our carbon footprint. We are certified as climate neutral through CO2 neutralisation via reforestation.

We are a member of EcoVadis, the rating platform for corporate social responsibility. Many of our clients are also committed to sustainability, and we really love exchanging ideas with them and making a difference together.

Reforestation and sustainability: what we’re doing

CO2OL Tropical Mix in Panama

Countries like Panama suffer under the exploitation of “western” countries, so it is important to support projects there. The CO2OL Tropical Mix project in Panama is committed to reforestation, improving biodiversity and creating fair long-term employment opportunities in sustainable industries for the people of Panama. Fallow land and cattle pastures are being replanted with indigenous trees and slowly restored to healthy, thriving mixed forest, which will then be used for sustainable wood production and environmentally friendly cacao farming. The project creates a number of fair long-term employment opportunities for the local population, which is predominantly of indigenous descent. In doing so, it also helps to improve the economic and social situation for the people of Panama, who in turn contribute their experience to the project. This results in a valuable mutual transfer of knowledge. CO2OL Tropical Mix forestry is conducted in accordance with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) guidelines, and the cacao farming is also UTZ certified. Diction’s support of this project enabled us to achieve climate-neutral status since 2019.

Want to find out more about this reforestation and social project?

Follow the interactive story map or find out more in the brochure.

We are your partner

Climate protection in translation projects – how does it work?

It works best when your language service provider is committed to and certified for climate neutrality. As we are at Diction. We are proud that you place your trust in our services and our commitment to climate protection. May we tell you more about us and support your language project?

The “Bergwaldprojekt” in Switzerland

Helping out a local project was also one of our top priorities. At Diction, we are passionate hikers, and we’d spend all day exploring the great outdoors if we could. And we found a project that is the perfect fit for us: the “Bergwaldprojekt”, a charitable foundation based in Trin, Canton of Grisons. It is committed to protecting Alpine forests in Switzerland with a range of measures aimed at the conservation and maintenance of the forest and cultural landscape in the Swiss Alps. And the great thing is that people can volunteer to help out in the forests and make an active contribution to their protection. During volunteer work, you learn all about the forest ecosystem from the experts and find out how everything in it is interconnected. It’s a great opportunity to experience the forest for yourself and really get hands on to help protect these natural treasures. All in all, it really is a project deserving of support. There are a number of different volunteering opportunities that are both fun and educational for those interested in helping out. Some of us already had the chance to experience a strenuous but very enjoyable and exciting work assignment in the mountain forest.

The UN SDGs

Our support for CO2OL Tropical Mix in Panama not only helped us to achieve climate-neutral status through CO2 neutralisation via reforestation since 2019, it also allowed us to make an active contribution to reaching the UN’s SDGs. Here you can find out more about the goals for environmentally and socially sustainable farming the project in Panama is working towards.

  • No poverty
  • Decent work and economic growth
  • Responsible consumption and production
  • Climate action
  • Life on land

The UN SDGs are political goals set by the UN with the aim of ensuring global development that is sustainable for the economy, society and the environment.

Looking for translation or editing services for your sustainability report?

Many the companies we support are committed to climate, environmental and social equality topics. So, we are often trusted with editing or translating sustainability reports. Sustainability reports are an increasingly important part of information policy. The sustainability report is often attached to the annual report, but it can also be published separately. Regardless of how the process works in your company, our experienced professionals will take care of both your annual report and your sustainability report. We are happy to use time-saving tools such as ns.publishon request.

Diction is your climate-neutral partner

Many of our clients want their translation partner to be committed to the environment, climate protection and social justice across the world. Our support for CO2OL Tropical Mix in Panama not only helped us to achieve climate-neutral status through CO2 neutralisation via reforestation since 2019, but the project also boosts the local economy with fair employment conditions and pay. We are also really committed to helping green projects such as the “Bergwaldprojekt” in Switzerland. And that’s not all – with workshops led by external experts, members of our in-house team collaborating on a green project, and energy saving platforms such as GroupShare, we are also doing our best to reduce emissions every single day.