Social and Environmental Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility – Concrete Commitments

ISIMA is actively involved in the ecological and social transition. In 2025, the school is taking a new step in its commitments with its Sustainable Development and CSR Master Plan 2025-2030, designed in partnership with Clermont Auvergne INP and Université Clermont Auvergne.

Its ambition ? To train responsible engineers capable of integrating environmental and social issues into their future careers.

Educational commitments that fully integrates CSR

ISIMA places Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the heart of its teaching. This commitment is reflected in a number of initiatives :

• A course in ethics and sustainable development, fully integrated into the curriculum
• An analysis of CSR approaches in each internship report, including a calculation of the carbon footprint of the travel involved
• A focus on projects linked to sustainable development and inclusion, enabling students to obtain ECTS credits (‘Openness and Commitment’ UE)
• An annual lecture series to raise awareness of societal challenges

Recent examples:

• 2023 – AKKODIS, presentation of a conference: Digital technology and AI for the energy transition
• 2024 – SOPRA STERIA, presentation of a vision: Social and Environmental Responsibility
• 2024 – MICHELIN, management exhibition: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

A constantly shrinking environmental footprint

ISIMA is taking concrete action to limit its ecological impact. In collaboration with the campus property departments, the school is implementing targeted actions :

Modernising infrastructures

• Modernising equipment with the installation of new Air Handling Units (AHUs) to improve energy efficiency
• Eliminating unnecessary air-conditioning units, thereby improving energy efficiency
• Optimisation of the server room, reducing energy consumption by 33%

Integration into the ‘Éco-campus d’@venir’ programme

• Connection to the urban heating network, reducing the buildings’ carbon footprint
• Gradual replacement of lighting with eco-responsible LEDs
• A project to install photovoltaic shading on the car parks, which could cover up to 32% of the school’s electricity needs

Responsible IT purchasing

• Selection of durable equipment (guaranteed for up to 7 years)
• Reconditioning of equipment by the Mains Ouvertes association (located in Gerzat), which also trains adults undergoing retraining.

ISIMA strives to provide an accessible and inclusive environment for all its students.

Disability support

• Monitoring of students in accordance with the Disability Master Plan of the University of Clermont Auvergne, by supporting students via specialised services (SSU, SUH)
• 19 FISE students and 3 FISA students will benefit from special arrangements for the 2024/2025 academic year

Handitutorat : Since 2014, ISIMA and Sopra Steria have been providing guidance to high school students with disabilities. 71 ISIMA students have already helped 30 young people access higher education.

The school is also continuing its efforts to attract more female IT students. By 2024, 17% of new entrants were females. Several initiatives are aimed at increasing this representation over the coming years.

Training and raising awareness throughout the ISIMA community

ISIMA, an engineering school committed to a sustainable future