Melita Limited has reduced its direct emissions from company vehicles and its indirect emissions from electricity use through efficiency measures and renewable electricity. Schneider Electric independently verified these calculations and progress.
Building on this work, Melita joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in 2022, a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project, the United Nations, the World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature. This commitment aligns the company with the Paris Climate Agreement objective of limiting warming to 1.5°C.
The company implemented several practical measures: intelligent lighting and cooling systems across sites, solar panels at the Melita Data Centre, energy-efficient network design including dynamic power optimisation in its 5G network, and an electric vehicle fleet rollout beginning in 2020. The company targeted 40 percent electric vehicles by end of 2022, with 90 percent conversion projected within three years. Widespread teleworking since March 2020 further reduced commuting and office-related emissions.
Melita started rolling out a fleet of electric vehicles early in 2020 with 40 per cent of company vehicles planned to be electric by the end of 2022.
By 2020, Melita achieved a 173,567-kilogramme reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The company also adopted lifecycle approaches to emissions, increasing customer equipment redeployment from 14 percent in 2019 to 81 percent by the end of 2020.
Melita won recognition at the Smart & Sustainability Business Awards in 2021, donating the monetary prize to The Melita Foundation for environmental projects.
Future plans include building solar farms, utilising Malta-based suppliers, and implementing environmentally friendly purchasing policies. The company holds ISO 50001 and ISO 14001 certifications and tracks 12 sustainability KPIs under CEO leadership, addressing 12 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Updated September 2026. For full details of our current climate position and terminology, see our latest ESG report at https://www.melita.com/sustainability/ .
