Carbon Disclosure Project
September 1st, 2025
Chicago Tech, Inc. – Sustainability & Recycling Commitment
At Chicago Tech, Inc., we take sustainability, carbon emissions, and recycling very seriously. Our commitment to protecting the environment extends beyond compliance—it is a core value embedded in how we operate.
In the past, we reported our sustainability performance to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), achieving a rating of "C". While customer requirements have since shifted and we no longer submit reports to the CDP, we continue to track and manage our environmental impact internally with the same rigor and accountability.
We actively monitor and measure Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, ensuring that our operations align with climate-conscious practices. Recycling is an equally important focus, and we make certain that all materials we use are responsibly managed, with end-of-life equipment and waste directed toward certified recycling processes.
As part of our ISO 9001 and TL 9000 certifications, we regularly review our sustainability programs and recycling efforts to drive continual improvement. This structured approach helps us minimize our environmental footprint while upholding the highest quality standards for our customers.
Our mission is clear: to operate responsibly today while safeguarding the climate and natural resources for future generations.
CDP Past Scoring
Awareness
Sustainability Mission Statement
Chicago Tech is committed to conducting business in a manner that preserves, protects and builds a better place for us all. We are focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, working with suppliers that share our ethics, promoting workplace diversity, and advancing human rights down our supply chain.
I. CLIMATE INITIATIVES
Chicago tech tracks a number of the company’s climate related impacts in effort to understand how we can improve our environmental performance and reduce our impact. We report our efforts to the Carbon Disclosure Project, a practice we began in 2011.
Our Progress
In 2025, we continue tracking our Scope 1 and 2 emissions (purchased electricity, natural gas and fuel used in company vehicles). Through our continued efforts in managing our emissions, we lowered our carbon emissions per revenue by 23%.
Our initial carbon footprints revealed how important our energy is to our environmental impact. Since then, we worked to reduce our electricity consumption by using energy efficient lighting. On a revenue basis, we reduced our electricity use by 32%. Even with the growth of the company, this change resulted in an emission reduction in absolute terms of 6.6%.
Facility Relocation
We recently relocated to a new owner occupied office space. Doing this helps us advance our commitment to reduce our climate impact in two ways. First, because we own our space, we have direct access to our electricity, natural gas, waste and water consumption data. Accurate data leads to better information about our environmental impacts and how to effectively manage them. Second, owning our space means it is easier to implement climate reduction strategies, such as installing technologies that reduce energy consumption.
We look forward to tracking our performance in future years using more accurate data provided by our new office space. Our most recent results are featured to the left, and represent data from the 2015 reporting year. In subsequent years, we welcome updating our performance to understand how we might better reduce our impact.
Non-Facility Climate Performance
Because of the change in office space, our energy data from previous years is not appropriately comparable to our 2015 results. We do track a handful of non-facility dependent categories, including company fleet fuel use, business travel, employee commute and upstream distribution. Our performance over time on these activities demonstrates a consistent decrease in climate impact. As with our energy use, we will continue to push for further reductions in these areas.
Next Steps
To further our commitment of preserving and protecting the environment, Chicago Tech will continue tracking our emission performance, using the 2015 data as our new baseline. Once we understand the impact of our current reduction efforts relative to our baseline, we will develop a new set of initiatives aimed at tackling the company’s most carbon intensive activities.
II. SUPPLIER INITIATIVES
Chicago Tech only works with recyclers that are e-steward enterprises. In addition to this criterion, we aim to work with companies that have achieved ISO 9001 certification, and frequently ask our suppliers how they engage issues of sustainability and the environment.
III. COMPANY ACCOLADES
The company achieved ISO 9001:2015 with TL 9000: 2016 Release 6.0 Including TL 9000 QMS Measurements Handbook Release 5.5.