Progress Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report for 2023 - Seite 2

Our Global Community

• Charitable Donation: To enhance its philanthropic impact and aid employees in their pursuit to serve the global community through reputable organizations, Progress invested in an enterprise-wide charitable giving solution. As a result, the company more than doubled the number of organizations it supported from last year, donating to over 330 certified charitable organizations worldwide.
• STEM Education: As a firm believer in the power of education, the company continued its global Women in STEM Scholarship series and granted college scholarships to five women in 2023. Since its establishment in 2019, Progress has awarded scholarships to 14 deserving women across the US, India and Bulgaria.
• Aid and Allyship: A workforce of empathetic people, employees worldwide came together throughout the year to support humanitarian and social causes, including rescue and recovery endeavors in Turkey, Syria and Maui; LGBTQ+ rights; and racial justice and equity. ERGs raised close to $20k in giving efforts and hosted multiple item drives for shelters, veterans and children in need.
  

Our Planet

• Office Emissions and Energy Usage: Continually working to minimize its impact on the environment, Progress reduced its Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon footprint by 16%, energy use by 29% and its year-over-year office CO₂ footprint by 3%.
• Sustainability: By encouraging the use of water dispensers in its Burlington, MA and Sofia, Bulgaria offices, Progress saved approximately 115,070 plastic water bottles and avoided an estimated 9,527 kgCO₂e. In addition, the Burlington, MA office composted 6,082 pounds of discarded food and organic material, an equivalent of 4,111 net pounds of CO₂ saved.

Progress operates with a people-centric mindset and strives to conduct business in ways that positively impacts its people, customers, communities and the planet. Establishing a corporate culture of inclusion and belonging, encouraging philanthropic action and promoting sustainable thinking are just a few of the ways the company achieves that. Moreover, its employees are the catapult for goodness driving its CSR Program, Progress for Tomorrow. They voluntarily form employee resource groups, propose green programming and organize fundraisers to help those in need. All this work is why reputable organizations, including The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and The Green Organisation, have consistently recognized Progress as a top employer and a philanthropic leader.