Micro Focus colleagues in Bangalore, India, joined the 16th annual walkathon to commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022 (IDPD) and to celebrate and empower cricketers around the world who have impaired vision.

Using their volunteering days, Micro Focus teams based in the UK and Australia recently came together in a variety of ways to give back to their local communities by spreading Christmas joy.

Using their volunteering days, the Micro Focus team based in Germany came together to support World Clean-Up Day 2022. The largest citizen movement in the world, World Clean-Up Day 2022 encouraged people around the world to clean up, reduce pollution and minimise plastic usage to help preserve the planet.

The Micro Focus Shanghai INSPIRE team continued to run their Barrier-Free Facilities Contribution Program, a scheme designed to give those who need extra support while out and about access to up-to-date information about accessibility in public places.

The Global Real Estate team in collaboration with their facilities partner, ISS, celebrated World Clean Up Day 2022, a campaign designed to unite millions of volunteers, governments, and organisations in 191 countries to tackle the global waste problem.

As part of Micro Focus INSPIRE, our companywide Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program, all employees receive four days a year to volunteer to give back and make a difference. Using their volunteering days, Micro Focus teams based across North America recently came together in a variety of ways to give back to their local communities by tackling food insecurity. Their support underpins our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) ‘Poverty’, one of several UN SDGs supported by Micro Focus.

From running the Atlanta Pride Run 5km to raise funds for AIDS and HIV awareness, research, and housing – to packing food for those in need and taking part in virtual volunteering sessions, the Micro Focus North America Marketing team has come together in a variety of ways to give back to their local communities.

In celebration of this year’s World Clean Up Day, which aims to help reduce waste, Micro Focus France INSPIRE Ambassadors organized a morning of volunteering to clean-up litter in a neighbourhood near the Micro Focus Paris office.

To play a part in supporting the Micro Focus INSPIRE program in South Africa, the team’s local distributor, Axiz, recently donated and delivered a state-of-the-art wireless printer and scanner to the site’s charity partner – The Frida Hartley Shelter for abused women and children (FHS). The donation will support delivery of a programme designed by Micro Focus colleagues to help women at the shelter upskill and find employment.

Using their Micro Focus INSPIRE volunteering days, the Micro Focus Tax team recently came together to make a difference by completing a 30km sponsored walk to raise money and awareness for the British Red Cross Global Coronavirus Appeal.

Kate Frost, Head of Global Mobility, Immigration & International Employment Tax, Micro Focus, based in the UK, used her Micro Focus INSPIRE volunteering days in 2020 and 2021 to support a local family-run business that had been severely impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Richard Minchin, Director, Software Development, Micro Focus, based in the UK, used his volunteering day earlier this year to help the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association build their 90th anniversary garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021.

Micro Focus Israel has partnered with Appleseeds Academy, a non-profit organization that promotes digital equality, to design and introduce an online personal development and mentoring program

Barbara Di Anna, Strategic Proposal Management, Micro Focus, based in Italy, recently used one of her Micro Focus INSPIRE volunteering days to join a group of volunteers to clear rubbish from a beach in Ostia, Rome’s seaside town.

Micro Focus Gives Back – this is our latest employee volunteering initiative during the month of June, where colleagues across Micro Focus North America locations are teaming up to make positive impacts in their local communities, as part of Micro Focus INSPIRE, our global Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) program.

Over the last few months, colleagues from the Marketing team have been using their four annual Micro Focus INSPIRE volunteering days to give back – and one of the ways they’ve been doing this is by taking part in virtual volunteering sessions, as part of our global INSPIRE Make a Difference programme.

As part of their partnership with the(FHS) for abused women and children, Micro Focus South Africa colleagues recently built and delivered a computer skills training programme for a group of 15 women supported by the charity.

Since the launch of our global campaign earlier this year – Inspire a Million Lives – the Micro Focus North America team has supported its charity partner, Feeding America, through a series of volunteering events – helping to provide over 1.4 million meals to people in need.

At the heart of Micro Focus INSPIRE, our company-wide Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) program, is a dedicated team of INSPIRE Ambassadors – employees who volunteer their time to drive the program locally, and who collectively help engage more than 12,000 Micro Focus employees in 49 countries worldwide.

During the month of June, Micro Focus employees across North America (NA) are teaming up to take part in a volunteering initiative called Micro Focus Gives Back to further harness team spirit while making positive impacts in their local communities.

Building on purpose to create sustainable futures is the commitment that underpins Micro Focus’s sales and tele marketing company, Televerde.

Climate change is a subject that is important to everyone, our customers, partners, governments and citizens around the world. At Micro Focus, our aim is to make sustainable and responsible business part of the way we operate. From lowering our own energy consumption and waste materials, to helping our customers address their carbon footprint and adopt carbon friendly IT strategies – and encouraging our employees to live and work more sustainably.

Malcolm Marais, Manager, Solutions Consulting, Micro Focus, based in the US, recently used his Micro Focus INSPIRE volunteering days to support St Matthew’s House in Florida, a non-profit organisation that provides services and resources to the homeless, hungry, and people battling addiction.

Tamar Moses, Information Development, Micro Focus, based in Israel, is using her volunteering days to do a one-hour shift each week to provide technical support over the phone to help people improve their digital skills in order to stay connected as a result of COVID-19.

Mark Whalley, Manager, Vertica Education, Vertica, based in the UK, recently used his Micro Focus INSPIRE volunteering days to help a variety of charities that work towards reducing environmental impacts.

A group of six employees from the Micro Focus Romania Cluj-Napoca Research & Development (R&D) team used their two COVID-19 volunteering days support local schools in implementing an education project run in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Education and Microsoft.

By giving back to society and volunteering to support causes that empower inclusiveness, Alex Deng, Deal Registration Operations Specialist, Micro Focus, has received plenty in return – from developing skills to help drive his career success, to finding a personal sense of purpose.

The delivery of a complex data center consolidation project led by Micro Focus’s Product Service Delivery Center (PSDC) has significantly reduced our environmental impact through lower energy consumption and a sustainable approach to disposing end-of-life electronic equipment.

Micro Focus Costa Rica and Inspiring Girls International, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to raising the aspirations of young girls around the world by connecting them with female role models, teamed up in December 2020 to deliver a virtual programme designed to inspire girls about the exciting careers in technology and skills needed to get there.

Over the last couple of months, Micro Focus UK employees swapped the virtual office for the virtual classroom as they helped lead several interactive Hi-Tech Horizons workshops – reaching almost 1,000 secondary school students – to discuss careers in technology and the importance of digital skills, specifically around cybersecurity and staying safe online.

To share festive goodwill and to mark International Volunteer Day on December 5, Micro Focus employees in South Africa teamed up to support The Frida Hartley Shelter for destitute women and children in Johannesburg

A year ago, Micro Focus Australia teamed up with Protégé to sponsor its inaugural nine-month mentoring programme focused on supporting the advancement of women in leadership.

December marks the first anniversary of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) program Micro Focus INSPIRE, a milestone that coincides with International Volunteer Day on 5 December – bringing together a celebratory opportunity to recognise the positive impacts we have made around the world over the last 12 months.

Following their recent virtual Realize 2020 event, the Micro Focus team in Australia and New Zealand raised $54,000 through partner sponsorships and fundraising, which was donated to their INSPIRE charity partner Free3D Hands, a non-profit organization that produces and distributes 3D printed “hands” and assistive devices to people in need around the world – for free.

The importance of us all taking action to protect the environment has never been greater, which is why Micro Focus is proud to sign the CIO Strategy Council’s Sustainable IT Pledge, alongside our peers.

With maths at the core of many disciplines and a great entry point to many careers, employees in Yehud, Israel have been coaching a class of 16-year-old children from an underprivileged school as part of the Micro Focus INSPIRE program.

Micro Focus has joined PWC’s Tech She Can Charter to actively support one of the leading themes that we drive throughout our business - gender imbalance in the technology industry.

Micro Focus Australia’s Sydney location has teamed up with Protégé, a leading mentoring programme focused on the professional development of women Singapore, Australia and Dubai, for the launch of its inaugural mentoring program in Sydney to support the advancement of women in leadership.

Employees in France have come together to help their hospitals and nursing staff to fight COVID-19 as part of Micro Focus INSPIRE.

Micro Focus INSPIRE is proud to showcase these outstanding executives and take a leadership role in sharing best practices to help address the lack of diversity in the technology industry.

Kate Frost, Head of Global Mobility, Immigration & International Employment Tax, Micro Focus, based in the UK, used her Micro Focus INSPIRE volunteering days in 2020 and 2021 to support a local family-run business that had been severely impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

At the heart of Micro Focus INSPIRE, our corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, is a dedicated team of 50 CSR Ambassadors – employees who volunteer their time to drive the program locally, and who collectively help engage more than 12,000 Micro Focus employees in 49 countries worldwide.

Watch this short video highlighting our journey over the last year.

At Micro Focus, we are committed to actions that support diversity and inclusion (D&I) in everything we do. We believe in the power of a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the many aspects of the customers, suppliers, and communities we serve around the world, and promotes equal opportunity for all.

At the heart of Micro Focus INSPIRE, our corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, is a dedicated team of 50 CSR Ambassadors – employees who volunteer their time to drive the program locally, and who collectively help engage more than 12,000 Micro Focus employees in 49 countries worldwide.

Today, I am pleased to announce that Micro Focus is joining over 80 companies who have pledged their support to North American-based Ascend’s COVID-19 Action Agenda.