2024 was a remarkable year for 8x8 employees, or Team8s as we like to call ourselves.

We got involved with some amazing charities to help get young people involved in STEM careers, introduced a new Diversity Council to ensure that all Team8s are included and supported, and even won an award for our Outstanding Corporate Responsibility programmes.

Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion really matter to us here at 8x8, and we are enormously proud of the work that we do to make the world a better place.

Let’s take a look at some of the highlights in 8x8’s DE&I journey in 2024.

Hitting the standards

We set out on a year of achieving key Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) milestones at 8x8. These have included achieving ISO4001 (Environmental Systems Management) for our UK operations and setting up a cross functional ESG council and regional site committees to increase awareness and oversee environmental and social activities at a local level.

We greatly boosted our programs for recycling electronics and hardware, and donating equipment, and rolled out the On Hand volunteer and climate impact app for Team8s to identify community involvement opportunities and track their contributions.

Celebrating the women who make us a success

8x8 celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March 2024. In an industry historically dominated by men, women have been breaking barriers, driving innovation, and shaping the future of telecommunications. We actively support women in STEM careers, and have seen many of our Team8s win Women in Tech awards. We celebrated their achievements on our blog, 8x8 Life Page and with a video.

Promoting the communication and collaboration champs of the future

In June, the 8x8 Digitall Code Awards’ Communication and Collaboration was won by Broughshane Primary School, Ballymena, N. Ireland with Bishop Douglass School, London N2 commended. 8x8 is again proud to be sponsoring the Communication and Collaboration Award in 2025.

Outstanding CSR

Our focus on all things CSR was rewarded with the prestigious Trustradius Tech Cares award for Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility.

The award recognised 8x8’s impressive contribution to Sustainability and the Environment, Volunteerism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), as well as donations, community impact, employee well-being and development, and also support for women in technology and outstanding education support.

Wellbeing is well living

In September, we focused on promoting wellness among our Team8s. We recognize that our Team8s are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to investing in their development, well-being, and individual growth. This is why we have regular extra Time Out Days across the globe for volunteering, provide free training on third-party platforms, and so much more.

We got with the program

8x8 ‘Gets with the Program’ by sponsoring an award-winning social enterprise. Get with the Program, introduces children of all ethnicities, genders and privilege levels to the delights of tech through exciting coding adventures. To date, our sponsorship has helped inspire a whopping 1,440 young minds to become tomorrow’s tech innovators.

As we head into 2025, a huge thanks to everyone internally and externally who helped with these initiatives and we look forward to doing more and delivering more change in 2025.