With .be Sustainable, we want first and foremost to encourage registrars themselves to set sustainable goals, to do business in a socially responsible way and to make their working methods, their processes and their policies more sustainable. We do this by sharing best practices and inspiring examples from fellow registrars.
Inspiring examples by and for registrars
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Kinamo: 'You can achieve a great deal without it costing a fortune.’
Energy-efficient hardware, longer server use and care for employees: Antwerp-based Kinamo puts responsible business into practice. -
Nomeo: a pragmatic lever for digital sustainability
Nomeo, based in Gentbrugge, puts digital sustainability into practice through renewable energy, more efficient websites and engaged employees and customers. -
Guaranteed Irish: Blacknight’s local commitment with global impact
Solar panels, local cultural projects and engaged employees: how Irish registrar Blacknight puts responsible business into practice. -
team.blue: ‘We have to join forces to increase our impact’
Hosting group team.blue embeds sustainability in its business policies, focusing on energy use, diversity and responsible supplier choices. -
Brandshelter has a social impact on a local scale
Marseille-based SafeBrands, now part of Brandshelter, reduces its environmental impact and supports local social projects. -
Circular servers: OVHcloud's fresh perspective on sustainability
France’s OVHcloud reuses server components and employs efficient cooling to reduce the environmental impact of its cloud infrastructure. -
Considered choices have led InternetToday to sustainable engagement
A more energy-efficient office, responsible supplier choices and online safety: how Rotterdam-based InternetToday puts responsible business into practice. -
‘Small things can also have a huge effect’
At bNamed, responsible business starts with an energy-efficient office, care for employees and secure, customer-friendly domain name registration. -
Share your story and inspire others!
Are you a .be registrar who is socially responsible and would like to share your story to inspire others? Then feel free to contact us.
Why .be Sustainable?
As manager of the .be, .vlaanderen and .brussels domain names, DNS Belgium is an ambassador of corporate social responsibility on the Belgian IT market. For us, corporate social responsibility and sustainability is as much about our ecological and environmental impact as it is about social considerations and governance aspects.
Our main mission is to serve society in the digital domain. In our view, this implies that we
- avoid our activities having a negative impact on society and the environment;
- minimise or offset actual negative impacts;
- above all, strengthen our positive impact on society.
These three points are of strategic importance for DNS Belgium, and that is why we came up with .be Sustainable.
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.be Sustainable is an initiative through which DNS Belgium encourages registrars to adopt responsible business practices. We share practical experiences and inspiring examples from fellow registrars to help make their operations, processes and policies more sustainable.
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Sustainability is a broad concept. It covers not only environmental impact, but also employees, community engagement and good governance. Examples include energy-efficient infrastructure, extending the lifespan of hardware, employee wellbeing and responsible supplier choices. Read more in the articles above.
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Are you a .be registrar whose organisation takes social, environmental or governance-related sustainability initiatives? Share your experiences and inspire other registrars. Contact DNS Belgium at channel@dnsbelgium.be to tell us about your story.
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DNS Belgium Sustainability Report 2025
Discover how DNS Belgium contributes to a safer, more inclusive and more sustainable digital society in our 2025 sustainability report. -
Sustainability report DNS Belgium 2024
After being named SDG Ambassador in 2023, we saw 2024 as a starting point for further growth in our sustainability ambitions. This is our sustainability report. -
Sustainability report DNS Belgium 2023
The year 2023 marks an important milestone for DNS Belgium. We are honoured to be recognised as an SDG ambassador. This is our sustainability report.