Everyone at Atos Origin understands the importance of working in harmony with our environment in today’s world. As a leading IT services company, we are aware that our activities, and IT services in general, play a full role in people’s day to day life around the world and can make a real contribution to creating long-term value to society at large.
We acknowledge that we have a corporate responsibility and commitment to the communities in the countries where we work and where our clients, partners and suppliers are present. This is not something we teach or demand, it is simply something our people do and want to do. Our people have contributed to local communities worldwide on a long-term basis and also in response to sudden emergencies and natural disasters.
For example, in the Netherlands, the Derde Wereldfonds (Third World Fund) celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2007. Set up by employees, the fund enables employees to contribute through their salaries and also to provide real practical help in their holidays or spare time. The fund is committed to supporting people in third-world countries and helping them to improve their lives. It mainly supports educational and health projects, especially for children, and recent projects have included things such as building a school in Burkina Faso, building a water pump installation in Burkina Faso, building a village centre in Sudan, buying a school bus in Cambodia and building a hospital in the Dominican Republic.
And in France, since 1996, Atos Origin has annually supported the “Téléthon” event organized by the AFM, the French Association fighting against Myopathy disease, by making available its SIPS solution - Secure Internet Processing Services, which enables people to make donations through the Telethon website. Nearly all Atos Origin employees in France are involved in this cause, creating or contributing to local events organized in Atos Origin locations, to the benefit of the Telethon.