Our company and the Environment

As any concerned company, Articque sets up actions to prevent the global warming, and adopt an eco-citizen behavior.

To achieve this goal, we have developed many habits over the years:

Deliveries : we limit the use of cd-roms and promote the online delivery of our products, thanks to downloading links. No paper/cardboard produced, no transportation, only the use of FTP links for significant files.
After Sale Services : All our communications, as well as software installations, are operated by phone and email, with no need of on-site support.
Training : We developed an e-learning platform that nowadays represents over 30% of our trainings.
Sales : 90% of our sales are made through online methods, such as web demos, phone calls and the systematic proposal of online trainings vs. in-class trainings.

We produce energy on our own, thanks to the turbine of the mill we work into.
We control the paper, ink and printer consumption : no flyers, no brochures. We only print when necessary to limit our ink consumption. All invoices are sent on a pdf format. We also provide administrative documents in an electronic form, when available, and use an electronic certificate to transmit official documents.
We use online tools, such as Adobe Connect for every meeting involving the Articque’s subsidiaries, personnel, prospects and customers.

We chose to adapt our equipment to help reduce our carbon print, by using heat pumps, energy-saving bulbs or moving detector to pilot lights. We ask our teams not to overheat the offices, using programmers, and maintaining temperature to thanks to reversible air-conditioning systems.
We recycle consumables (ink cartridges, cardboard, paper, etc.)
We limit car travels, and choose train over car, subway or bus over taxis. Many Articque’s employees use bicycles or walk to get to the office.
We ask for organic products to the restaurants that welcome our trainees.

We use a maximum of fair trade products for our employees’ daily consumption.
Local roots : we try to do business with local providers, to avoid long-distance transportation and encourage the local development.

Brittany bay watches: When the oil tanker ERIKA grounded off the coasts of Brittany in 1999, Articque decided to give the residents an online application that would allow every citizen to register and then debrief over the beaches state, the number of volunteers available to clean them, etc.