Not only our environment, people and our economy are resources that need to be protected. Our knowledge, which is increasingly digitalised today, is also worth protecting for Baloise and can offer social added value for sustainable development through participation.
Digital sustainability is a concept aimed at the longevity of digital artefacts such as software. It explains why open source licenses are necessary, but not sufficient, to be sustainable in the long run. Sustainable digital artifacts must meet basic conditions (only in German) for the digital good and its ecosystem.
Digitisation allows knowledge, data and software to be freely distributed and used. Baloise therefore promotes the use, contribution and release of so-called open source software, which is freely available to the public. This gives Baloise the opportunity to share its knowledge with society, exchange ideas, drive innovation and extend the benefits of digitisation for society.
Within Baloise, only a few but specific rules apply to the handling of open source software. The security of our customer data has top priority. A central design principle is the separation of code and data (Separation of Concerns). This means that customer data is not part of open source publications. In general, the Baloise Open Source Guidelines and our Code of Conduct apply. An open source team has been set up as a contact for this topic, which is available to help Baloise employees with questions and uncertainties.
In addition to our Open Source activities, digital sustainability also includes the commitment of the "Baloise Digital Scouts" (service available in German only). Through voluntary knowledge transfer and various activities, they make digitization a tangible experience.