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Amidst rising concerns with the destruction of natural areas, higher pollution areas and climate changes, adopting sustainable practices has never been so important. In this sense, Ascenty is a pioneer in its segment: in 2016, it became the first Data Center company to receive the ISO 14001 certification.

The certification is based on the international standard established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It defines the requirements to properly implement and operate a sustainable environmental management system. Companies that adopt this standard invest and contribute to disseminating proper social and environmental practices across a wide range of aspects:

• Environmental quality;
• Corporate social responsibility;
• Occupational health and safety.

Benefits for your company

The ISO 14001 certification attests that Ascenty operates in accordance with applicable laws and with complete respect to the environment, thus contributing towards promoting proper social and environmental quality across the globe.

• Security of having data hosted in Data Centers that use renewable energy;
• Environment designed to detect and eradicate fires with eco-friendly foam;
• Efficiency and real-time monitoring of processes, since all of Ascenty’s processes are duly registered in management tools, based on the Zero Paper program.

Guided by the commitment of conducting business activities in an ethical and professional manner, Ascenty is currently undergoing the ISO 37001 certification process, which is the Anti-Bribery Management System developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

This certification attests to Ascenty’s integrity across all areas of operation, guaranteeing the deployment and application of effective anti-bribery and anti-corruption systems.

Benefits for your company

• Assurance that the company focuses on ensuring honest and ethical business activities;
• Assurance of efficient anti-bribery and anti-corruption controls;
• In addition, this certification reassures Ascenty’s total dedication to operating with integrity and ethics

Energy is the primary input for the seamless operation of a data center. With that in mind, Ascenty, which has more than 20 high-energy data centers, is focused on ensuring that its systems are energy efficient. The company works to train and empower its technical staff to ensure the continuous improvement of its processes, always in compliance with the applicable legal requirements.

Benefits for your company

• Guarantee that Ascenty is concerned with operating its infrastructure as efficiently as possible.
• The satisfaction of knowing that the highest energy efficiency provides a greener performance.

The growing volume of information available and constant threats to corporate environments require more investment and attention from companies. The ISO 27001 standard was created in this scenario to establish the global standard for Information Security management in IT environments.

The ISO 27001 is granted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the leading certifying organization in the development and publication of international standards. The ISO defines the proper standard to establish, implement, operate, monitor, review and manage Information Security Management Systems. The ISO 27001 covers more than 100 aspects, such as:

• Information Security Organization and Policies;
• Access Control;
• Encryption;
• Supply Chain;
• Human Resources, among several others.

Benefits for your company 

The ISO 27001 certification acknowledges Ascenty’s commitment to protect the strategic value of its customers’ information, across all aspects and stages:

• Reliability – restricting access to information;
• Integrity – ensuring that the original content and characteristics of information are preserved, even when the information is processed;
• Availability – keeping the information always available for its rightful use.

Finding a reliable partner for your company raises a few questions. This is also true when contracting a Data Center. Will the IT infrastructure available be enough? Is it aligned to the business needs? Do they have proper technical support?

Considering these doubts and uncertainties, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) created the ISO/IEC 20000 certification: the first global standard specifically targeting the quality of IT services. It reassures businessowners that the contracted solutions and/or partners comply with best practices and constantly improve all services offered.

Benefits for your company

• Assurance that all services are standardized and based on best market practices;
• Assurance of efficient control over the quality of contracted services;
• In addition, this certification reassures Ascenty’s total dedication to service each client based on their specific needs.

The higher the volume of financial transactions, the more attempts of fraud, password theft and other virtual threats. The PCI Security Standards Council was created to tackle these threats: an organization created under an initiative of the payment industry. Its goal is to develop and disseminate security standards regarding data protection.

The PCI standard was created in 2006 by a committee featuring the top credit card brands worldwide. From that point on, the IT environment security requirements to process data from these cards were established. The PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Security Standard) ensures the security of environments and protection of data from credit card transactions

Benefits for your company

With the PCI-DSS certification, Ascenty ensures full compliance with international security requirements to process credit cards, including the protection of credit card data environments against unauthorized access.