Environmental, Social and Governance

As part of Redstor’s defined ESG strategy, we’re committed to playing our part in the global climate agenda, diversity and inclusion and talent management and retention.

Carbon footprint

Redstor have recently applied to the Science Based Target Institute, with a commitment to reducing emissions in line with the target of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5^oC, which according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change, will avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

To meet this target, Redstor must reduce scope 1 + 2 emissions by at least 42% from 2020-2030, as well as reducing scope 3 emissions. We’ll be publishing our progress towards this annually and are already taking steps towards this, like sourcing renewable energy in our office locations and data centres where this is possible and choosing to work with partners who have similarly aligned targets.

Microsoft Partner Pledge

Redstor is aligned with Microsoft’s Partner Pledge, committing to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) responsibility. As a Microsoft Partner, we will continue delivering innovative solutions that enable our clients to achieve their business goals while minimizing their environmental impact.

Talent management and retention

The tech and software labour market is competitive, fast-paced and employee driven. Redstor has a high retention rate and subsidises learning and development opportunities for employees (i.e. Studies for BA and MA degrees, certifications, LinkedIn Learning, courses and training etc.).

Diversity and inclusion

Inclusion is how we unleash the power of diversity. At Redstor we strive for our employees to feel a deep sense of belonging and empowerment at work.

Immigration support is offered on an ad-hoc basis
Hybrid working for schedule and location flexibility are supported across the business

Social impact and stakeholder engagement

Redstor sponsors several NGOs in South Africa, including:

An after-school care program, which children can attend to aid their learning and receive a free meal
A teaching assistant at a less fortunate school, which the aim of helping school children learn IT skills
Seven individuals on a learnership program

Redstor also provides interest-free loans to two organisations, in furtherance of its mission to deliver supplier and enterprise development aid to the less fortunate.

Redstor employees are offered two additional days of annual leave, enabling them to volunteer with a charity of their choosing.

Data security and customer privacy

The data protection provided by Redstor’s solution enables customers to complete tens of thousands of restores and recover millions of lost files using the service, including recovering from potentially catastrophic data loss events such as ransomware attacks.

In its own operations, Redstor manages cybersecurity risks in line with industry best-practice. It takes a preventative approach to mitigate cyber risk through regular risk assessments, vulnerability scanning and has clear policies which employees are trained to follow in the event of any breaches.

Business integrity

In South Africa, Redstor complies with BBBEE legislation. As part of the ‘procurement’ measure of this regulation, the compliance of Redstor’s suppliers to this regulation is measured. Therefore, Redstor works to ensure strong compliance to this legislation in its operations and supply chain.

Redstor’s corporate responsibility policy covers anti-money laundering, business ethics and transparency, environmental protection, employee relations, anti-bribery, facilitation of tax evasion and fraud.

Risk management

The effectiveness of Redstor’s solutions in helping customers recover data in the event of cyber attacks means that Redstor itself is potentially at greater risk of being the target of such attacks.

To mitigate this risk and others, Redstor performs regular risk and security assessments and maintains a risk register, the scope of which includes regulatory and operational or systemic risks.

Board oversight

Redstor has established ESG oversight at the board level, demonstrating its commitment to the strategies and issues discussed above.