Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the social responsibility of companies in terms of sustainable business. This includes social, ecological and economic aspects such as fair business practices, employee-oriented personnel policies, economical use of natural resources, protection of climate and environment or serious local commitment.
We at usd are proud to contribute on the side of the good. We refrain from behavior that violates laws, regulations and rules and have committed ourselves to positive values as part of our CSR policy and our sustainability strategy.
Each of us, we all bear responsibility in usd. For our customers. For ourselves. For our togetherness. For our environment. For the generations that follow us.
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Manfred Tubach
Founder, CEO
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Our Award
Our CSR management system was awarded the silver medal by the rating company EcoVadis. This puts us in the top 25 percent of the more than 90,000 companies evaluated by EcoVadis worldwide.
usd Sustainability Report 2022
usd Environment Policy
usd Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
usd Code of Ethics and Conduct
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usd AG is committed to the ten principles of the UN Global Compact for responsible and sustainable corporate governance and to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the member states of the United Nations in 2015. The core of the Agenda are the following 17 global Sustainable Development Goals:
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Our engagement
DEF CON | Las Vegas | 10. - 13. August 2023
DEF CON is the longest running and largest underground hacking conference in the world. It is known for its in-depth focus on computer security and hacking and provides a platform for some of the greatest minds in the field to share their knowledge and work together...
Coffee Break with Pentesters: 5 Questions about Black Hat & DEF CON 2024
“Have you heard? We can present the CSTC at Black Hat again.” - This or something similar is how a chat at the coffee machine between Matthias Göhring from usd HeroLab and Mareike Clemens from CST Academy began a few weeks ago. A lot has happened since then: Our...
Security Advisories on hugocms and Gitea
The pentest professionals at usd HeroLab examined hugocms and Gitea during their pentests. Thereby, several vulnerabilities were identified. The vulnerabilities were reported to the vendors as part of the Responsible Disclosure Policy. The usd HeroLab Advisories can...
DORA Requirements Become More Concrete: Further RTS and ITS Published
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) aims to strengthen digital resilience in the European financial sector. To this end, the EU regulation formulates corresponding requirements for affected financial institutions and their third-party ICT service providers...
You can get further insights into our engagment here.
Tell us!
In any company, misconduct or violations of the law can occur. We try to protect ourselves as best we can. With Tell us! you can actively support us as a whistleblower and thus prevent damage. Do you have information about violations of the law? Submit confidential reports via our secure reporting channels for whistleblowers. You can find detailed information on how we handle your user data in our privacy policy.
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Mail to:
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usd AG
Compliance & Legal
Frankfurter Straße 233, Forum C1
63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany