Although we operate remotely without physical premises, we aim to contribute meaningfully to societal well-being and environmental preservation while maintaining a strong focus on transparency, employee welfare, and ethical governance.
1. Purpose and scope
At Sketch, we recognize the importance of aligning our business operations with responsible, ethical, and sustainable practices.
This Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy outlines our commitment to positively impact the environment, society, and governance, in line with our culture and core business values.
In addition to our commitment to ethical practices, we believe that providing clear, transparent, and meaningful information to our customers is essential in fostering trust and long-term relationships.
1.1 Environmental responsibility
While our workforce is fully remote, we are committed to minimizing our environmental footprint.
- Remote Work & Travel: By maintaining a remote work model, we reduce the need for commuting and business travel. Where necessary, we prioritize virtual meetings and promote the use of public transportation for any in-person company events.
As a fully remote company, our primary environmental impact comes from the energy consumption of our digital infrastructure. To address this, we have adopted best practices for managing cloud-based operations. While we do not directly control our cloud providers’ sustainability efforts, we ensure our IT practices are optimized for efficiency.
- Cloud & Data Sustainability: We select cloud service providers with strong environmental credentials, including commitments to renewable energy use and energy-efficient data centers.
- Data management: Internally, we optimize data storage by regularly auditing and deleting unnecessary files and minimizing redundant data processes to reduce energy consumption.
1.2 Social responsibility
We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment for our employees.
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: We strive to create a work environment that embraces diversity and inclusion. We foster a culture that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion across all levels of the organization, ensuring that all employees feel valued and respected. Our remote-first culture allows us to recruit talent from a wide range of geographic locations, cultural backgrounds, and demographic groups.
- Employee Well-being & Work-Life Balance: As a remote company, we prioritize employee well-being through flexible work arrangements. We provide flexibility in terms of working hours and wellness initiatives, including health and fitness support, unlimited vacation policies, and additional time off for significant life events such as honeymoons, relocations, or starting a family. We regularly assess employee satisfaction through surveys and feedback mechanisms to ensure we meet the evolving needs of our team.
- Professional Development: We are committed to the ongoing learning and development of our employees by providing access to professional growth opportunities and offering a generous learning and development budget.
- Community Engagement: we are committed to giving back to society and supporting impactful causes. Each year, as a company, we collectively choose a charitable organization or cause to support through financial donations. This approach allows us to make a meaningful contribution while aligning our social impact efforts with the values of our employees.
1.3 Governance & ethical practices
Sketch is committed to ethical behavior, transparency, and responsible governance in all aspects of our business operations.
- Compliance with Laws & Regulations: Our practices align with international human rights standards, ensuring fair treatment, equal opportunity, and safe working conditions for all individuals within our organization and throughout our supply chain. We actively oppose any form of discrimination, forced labor, child labor, exploitation, anti-boycott, or anti-money laundering, and we expect the same commitment from our business partners.
- Ethical Business Practices: We foster a culture of integrity and ethical business dealings. This includes honest communication with clients, transparent pricing, and a zero-tolerance policy for corruption, bribery, or other unethical behavior. Sketch is mindful of economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations, European Union, United States and other jurisdictions that may restrict or prohibit trade transactions. **
- Data Privacy & Information Security: Safeguarding customer data is paramount for Sketch. We comply with stringent privacy laws (such as GDPR) and best practices to ensure our users’ data is protected, transparent, and handled with the highest level of integrity. We also have in place an Information Security framework certified with the ISO 27001 standard.
2. Monitoring & Reporting
We are committed to continuously improving our sustainability performance and fostering a culture of responsibility, both within our company and across our broader network of stakeholders. To ensure that we meet our CSR objectives we will regularly review our CSR initiatives, measuring their impact and effectiveness and making necessary adjustments.
