Just in time group’s rising promise in carbon neutrality and sustainability in ICT
Just In Time Group (JIT) recently achieved the ZeroCarbon® certificate becoming one of Sri Lanka’s First System Integrators to achieve this certification, by way of conducting a comprehensive Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Assessment and supporting a Carbon Project.
“The JIT Group joins unique list of Sri Lankancompanies that measure, manage and mitigate their environmental impacts in accordance with international standards. The dedication of team JIT towards effecting positive change was evident from the outset, and they are a prime example to both their industry and businesses.”, stated Sanith De Silva Wijeyeratne, CEO of CCC.
The GHG Assessment was based on the WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol, ISO 14064-1 Standard and the ZeroCarbon® Guideline, considering all applicable emissions associated with JIT’s On-site Energy Consumption, Refrigerant Refills, Company-owned and Hired Vehicle Fuel Consumption, Electricity Consumption, Waste Disposal, Foreign Business Travel, Imports and Exports, Third-party Deliveries, Employee Commuting and Water Consumption. Based on the calculations, the organisation has neutralized its Carbon Footprint for the year 2021/2022 by supporting a Green Project in return for an equivalent amount of Carbon Offsets to make the carbon footprint zero.
The “Hiniduma Bio-link Project” in Kanneliya-Galle, which JIT supported to obtain offsets, is Sri Lanka’s only Carbon Credit Project falling under the category of Nature-based Solutions, and First in Asia to register under the Plan Vivo Standard. The project creates a biodiversity corridor between Sinharaja-Kanneliya using ‘Analog Forestry’ concept, conserving buffer zones around the forest edges. Working exclusively with home gardens of local smallholder farmers, it enhances the forest canopy through the introduction of native tree species and fruit and medicinal trees already existing in Sri Lanka. This allows the associated farmers to derive additional incomes from their lands, while helping reduce forest degradation and pressure on local forest resources.
“Sustainability is at the core of JIT values of being responsible and having sustainable practices, reducing environmental impact of the business operational towards local community,” stated Chrishan Mendis, CEO of Just in Time Group.
JIT’s commitment to continuous improvement in quality standards is evident with the ISO 9001:2015 certification and customer-business partnership commitments with ISO Information Security Management Systems, evident with the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification.