Corporate Social Responsibility

Our city is dear to our hearts. We care about it, contribute whatever we can to its systematic development and are always happy to join prosocial initiatives launched by the local authorities and NGOs. One example is the ‘Green Łódź’ project, where companies in the Łódź fund the establishment of oases of greenery in the city’s squares.

When we were hunting for a new HQ a few years ago, we were determined to select a place that accorded with our values. The office facility at ulica Ogrodowa 8 was designed to incorporate state-of-the-art construction technologies in line with the principles of green building and sustainable development. This is attested to by the BREEAM certificate awarded to it. These certificates are only awarded to buildings where modernity and the highest levels of comfort go hand in hand with effective care for the natural environment. We have the use of electric vehicle charging stations and parking for 150 bicycles, along with changing rooms and showers. Our hot water is warmed by heat recovered from the server room and, as far as possible, the water we use is rainwater! Energy efficiency is another of the many environmentally friendly features. At MakoLab, segregating waste is second nature to us and we never print anything out without first considering if we really need to.

Transparency is inherent to all our operations and we are happy to be verified and prove that our commitment to CSR is never just for show! The annual CSR audits carried out by Ecovadis, one of the world’s most trusted business sustainability ratings providers, are just one example. We have been undergoing them ever since 2012 and, despite the ever-growing requirements and expectation, our score keeps on rising. The 2021 evaluation placed us among the top 11% of companies in the computer programming, consultancy and related activities category, while our 2022 result ranked us in the 85th percentile, making us leaders in that group.

We love taking action and we love to help. For years now, we have been involved in a nationwide Christmas effort, Noble Gift. We ran a ‘Give a computer a new lease of life’ campaign, collecting equipment for children whose lack of a computer meant they had difficulty accessing their lessons and schoolwork during the pandemic. We are involved in assisting Fundacja Dom w Łodzi, a charitable foundation running a children’s home. We have held an auction to raise money for the foundation and created Christmas cards which help to spread the idea of donating to it. We are also helping our friends in Ukraine, both on our own initiative and by joining larger campaigns. It may be just a drop in the ocean of need, but we believe we’re on the right track.