Viasat’s mission — to provide connectivity where and when it’s needed most has been the heart of our business since the beginning. As the world’s demand for information is increasing, we are solving some of the toughest connectivity challenges in a way that maintains safe and equitable access to space and enables digital inclusion.
As the scale and scope of our business grows, so do the challenges we face. Moving forward, our newly combined company is uniquely positioned to address those challenges as we continue to serve the world with high-quality, ubiquitous connectivity — and to help us maximize the commitments we have made to all our stakeholders, employees, customers, investors, and society at large.
Key takeaways on how we have delivered on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) core priorities in 2023
Advocating for safe, and sustainable access to space
Viasat has developed a new carrying capacity model that provides a more sophisticated set of guidelines to help measure and maintain safety and sustainability in the low-Earth orbit of space.
Fostering digital inclusion
We made an exciting announcement with Microsoft Airband initiative that serves to find innovative ways to connect and enable people and technology across the U.S. and around the globe — most notably, with the commitment to connect 10 million people over the next five years.
Putting people first
We are excited to share that Viasat received a perfect 100 score on our 2023 Disability Equity Index Scorecard. This year also saw the implementation of a new DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) framework that will help us better manage and track our progress on these efforts in the future.
Our culture of empowering employees to show up to work as their authentic and best selves, alongside best-in-class benefits and a compelling purpose is what helped us earn a spot on several “Best place to work” lists, including the prestigious Glassdoor list.
Protecting the planet
In addition to our commitment to using space resources most efficiently, we continue to make progress in our efforts to minimize the company’s environmental impact through improved tracking capabilities, the establishment of a more stringent reduction, recycle, and reuse program across our campus and in our products and services, and by expanding our customer, supply chain and employee engagement programs.
Leading with integrity
We have increased our commitment and programs around integrity in all facets of our business, including developing a new supplier score card and engagement program to help ensure our supply chain is as committed to transparency and social and environmental impact as we are, as well as increased data privacy measures as we align to more robust standards such as ISO 27001 certification.
As the scale and scope of our business grows, so do the challenges we face. Moving forward, our newly combined company is uniquely positioned to address those challenges as we continue to serve the world with high-quality, ubiquitous connectivity — and to help us maximize the commitments we have made to all our stakeholders, employees, customers, investors, and society at large.