Social Commitment
As a company operating in Thuringia, we place great value on assuming social responsibility across the region. For us, this commitment starts with the youngest children in nursery and extends well beyond our support for the diverse sports and leisure landscape in and around Jena.
dotSource Weltoffen: Embracing Diversity, Rejecting Hatred
We are an agile, international and diverse company. We stand up for diversity and oppose discrimination and hatred. Fairness, openness and responsibility are integral to our dotSource DNA.
We firmly believe that digitalisation makes the world a better place. We know that this is only possible through diversity – by bringing together different backgrounds, walks of life, perspectives and experiences.
Diversity allows us to look at challenges and solutions from various angles, driving progress and development.
We are convinced that dotSource can only flourish in a strong, democratic civil society. Our employees, international partners and clients should feel welcome, comfortable and safe here.
That is why we support the initiatives Weltoffenes Thüringen and #Zusammenland, both of which advocate tolerance and democracy in Jena, Thuringia and across Germany.
Through our »dotSource Weltoffen« campaign, we send a strong signal in favour of openness, diversity, peace and respect – for the society we live in.
Cultural Commitment: Contributing to Our Region
Culture brings our region to life. We are delighted to support cultural projects and institutions in Jena and at our other locations. By doing so, we want to help foster vibrant, welcoming communities wherever we operate.
MuWeiKa: Our Musical Heritage
Music connects people – and it can change things for the better. This belief led us to create MuWeiKa, Jena's Musikalischer Weihnachtskalender (Musical Advent Calendar). It adds unique musical moments to the Advent season and fills our region with festive sounds. MuWeiKa is more than just a cultural highlight: Every year, the proceeds go to a different charitable cause, supporting social projects and strengthening our communities – for the music, for the people, for a strong region.
Environmental Commitment: Protecting Natural Resources
For us, growth is about more than just numbers – it also comes with greater responsibility towards our planet. We strive to align our business activities with the conservation of natural resources and help our clients reduce their carbon footprint through digital transformation. However, we know that there is still much to be done. That is why we are committed to making our internal processes more environmentally friendly and supporting sustainability projects.
Sustainability in Our Business Practices
Green Electricity
At our headquarters in Jena, we source 100% green electricity from hydropower generated in Thuringia and across Europe (source: Stadtwerke Jena Group). This sustainable energy mix helps us reduce our carbon footprint. We complement this with photovoltaic systems wherever possible – for example at our location in Dresden – to make our infrastructure even more environmentally friendly.
Cloud Services
Migrating to the cloud makes it possible to scale IT systems more flexibly. As a result, we – and our clients – only use as many resources as are actually required at any given time. Moving away from in-house infrastructure also leads to reduced energy consumption per user. In addition, we help our clients build more efficient and sustainable systems using cloud services.
Green IT
We place a strong focus on using our IT systems in a resource-efficient way. Green IT measures, for example reducing server energy consumption and expanding digital collaboration, help us lower our carbon footprint and curb business travel. Our website is certified as climate neutral by ClimatePartner. Moreover, we support our clients in operating their systems more sustainably.
Paperless Culture
Think before you print! We cut down on paper consumption by digitalising our internal processes. This helps us conserve resources, boost productivity and speed up collaboration through electronic file sharing and editing.
E-Vehicles
In 2021, we started to partially convert our fleet to hybrid vehicles. This allows us to keep our carbon footprint as low as possible – even outside our offices.
Education and Youth Development
Given the shortage of skilled labour, supporting the next generation is particularly important to us. That is why dotSource has been actively partnering with universities in Thuringia, Saxony and Berlin for many years.
Furthermore, we assist educational institutions in the fields of digitalisation and e-commerce – through endowed professorships, lectures, academic excursions and teaching materials.
We offer students the opportunity to write their theses or project papers with us as an industry partner.
Wherever possible, we seek to hire them after graduation, as we are committed to long-term collaboration.
It is never too early to start. With this in mind, pupils also get their chance at dotSource: As part of internships, our employees provide exciting insights into what it is like to work at a digital agency.
Additionally, pupils can dive into the world of websites and programming through Online Code Camps hosted by dotSource.
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