The Qt Group´s 
2020 ESG Report

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About the report
The Qt Group's inaugural ESG Report marks the first time we have publicly reported 
on our environmental, social, and governance programs and initiatives in a compre­
hensive way. This report covers the progress we have made on our sustainability 
journey, including the development of our sustainability approach, policies, and pro­
grams to date. We have established a baseline from which we will enhance both our 
performance and the manner of reporting new information in the upcoming years.
We have chosen Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Software and 
IT Services Standard as the structure guidance for our report. 
We are excited to share our sustainability journey with our stakeholders, including 
our investors, employees, customers, business partners, and local communities.
*The data reflected in this report covers Qt’s global operations for the fiscal year 2020, from January 1st to December 31st.
Introduction............................................................................... 1
	
About the report .............................................................................2
	
CEO Letter..........................................................................................3
	
Impact of COVID-19.......................................................................5
Our economic impact................................................................ 6
	
Impact of Qt......................................................................................7
	
Economic performance ................................................................8
	
Jobs created .....................................................................................9
Our people................................................................................10
	
Highlights .......................................................................................11
	
Qt values ........................................................................................12
	
Qt culture .......................................................................................13
	
Diversity and inclusion ..............................................................14
	
Taking care of our people .........................................................15
	
Attracting and hiring top talent ..............................................17
	
Supporting employee development .....................................18
Data security and privacy ......................................................19
	
Ensuring data security and service availability.................20
	
Governing data security.............................................................21
	
Data privacy...................................................................................22
Our environmental footprint ................................................23
	
Energy consumption...................................................................24
	
Recycling waste and e-waste.................................................25
	
Our data centers...........................................................................26
Corporate governance ...........................................................27
	
Highlights........................................................................................28
	
Qt corporate governance..........................................................29
	
Business ethics.............................................................................30
SASB index...............................................................................31
INTRODUCTION 1
OUR ECONOMIC
IMPACT
6
OUR PEOPLE 10
DATA SECURITY
AND PRIVACY19
ENVIRONMENTAL
FOOTPRINT 23
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE27
SASB
INDEX 31

We at The Qt Group want to create sustainable value through a business 
strategy that reflects our contribution to society as a whole. To that end, we 
are pleased to introduce our inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance 
(ESG) Report. It provides insight into our ESG initiatives and performance in 
2020, states our commitment to systematically addressing these topics, and 
provides a foundation for continuous improvement. Let me talk about some of 
the report’s highlights.
Qt, by design, is a software development platform 
that enables sustainability.
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CEO Letter
Today, there are 26 million developers in the world and 
the number of products that work with software is 
growing by billions. 
ENVIRONMENT
We strongly believe that each generation borrows our planet and carries an obliga­
tion to preserve and improve it for our children and grandchildren. I am witnessing 
the deep consciousness of environmental and social issues in our employees daily, 
and it is truly humbling. As a company, I feel it is our responsibility to create a work 
environment employees can be proud of and that provides a sense of purpose. We 
are looking at a variety of ways to reduce Qt's environmental footprint, for example 
by supporting employees in Germany to commute via public transport.
 
It is also rewarding to know that the products we sell improve the world we live 
in. Qt, by design, is a software development platform that enables sustainability. 
Software written with Qt runs very efficiently, meaning it lessens the burden 
on hardware. It is also easily scalable and extensible, which can prolong the 
life cycle of devices even further. If a device can operate for a longer time, 
the need to replace it decreases, resulting in less waste. As a bonus, Qt’s 
cross-platform capabilities can reduce a company’s reliance on specific 
hardware. Being able to, e.g., swap to less power-hungry hardware without 
sacrificing performance is beneficial for the environment. It also makes sense 
from a business perspective, as it saves hardware cost and offers flexibility in 
the face of a global chip shortage.

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Juha Varelius
President and CEO
Qt Group Plc
In addition, many of our customers have incorporated 
sustainability to their business strategy and are constant­
ly looking for ways to improve their performance, and we 
are proud to support them on that journey. For example, 
our customers use Qt to develop environmentally friendly 
products such as electric vehicles and socially sustainable 
products such as life-saving medical devices.
 
SOCIAL
We develop toolkits that help developers create more 
effectively. Our exceptional products and our commitment 
and passion are what attracts new talent. We started this 
company with about 100 people, and we have grown tre­
mendously since then. Nevertheless, we are aware that we 
cannot build the most outstanding products that help solve 
global complex problems without considering the best in­
terest for our employees, customers, communities, and the 
planet. We strive to be a diverse company since we strongly 
believe that it is a driving force for new innovations.
 
We believe highly in transparency which is why we de­
veloped an open-source product. Anyone can download 
our code, see what it consists of, and even add their own 
features. People can test the software before committing 
to it. What is also special about Qt is that people who are 
developing it are also using the product themselves.
 
Today, there are 26 million developers globally and the 
number of products that work with software is growing by 
billions. This means that there is more software to be built 
than there are developers. This bottleneck can often lead to 
long overtime hours, known in the industry as “crunch” time, 
which can strain a developer’s mental health and work-life 
balance. Qt’s toolkit, cross-platform capabilities and pre-ex­
isting libraries help developers achieve more in less time, 
and focus on their work’s more creative, rewarding aspect.
GOVERNANCE
Qt Group’s business continued its solid growth in 2020 
despite the challenges set by the Covid-19. As a global 
company, we are used to digital operating models. Still, the 
global pandemic brought us to an entirely new level using 
digitalization in different areas of our business operations. 
Our personnel adapted to remote working flexibly, we in­
vested strongly in digital marketing and recruitment, and we 
implemented our customer and developer events virtually 
in cooperation with our partners. We took a vast digital leap, 
and there is no return to the old operating models.
 
We put all recruitments on hold from March to September 
since we thought it would not be a good experience for 
new employees to be interviewed and onboarded remotely. 
As the pandemic did not show any signs of subsiding, we 
adapted our hiring and onboarding processes online, and 
organized a variety of virtual events, coffee breaks and dis­
cussions to bring our Qt community together. This pandemic 
has been a challenging and lonely time for many and what I 
was most concerned about was our employees’ wellbeing. 
We  highlighted to our managers to keep in close contact 
with their teams and ensure no one is left behind. We also 
communicated our intention to not plan any layoffs in order 
to alleviate any stress from uncertainty regarding people’s 
livelihoods.
 
NEXT STEPS
This report is the first step to show our responsibility, as 
global citizens and technology leaders, to support meaning­
ful actions that can positively impact society, the economy, 
and the environment. Both the management and Board of 
Qt Group PLC are committed to sustainability. We see con­
tinuous ESG measurement, management, and reporting as 
a long-term value creation strategy that will help make the 
world and our company a better and more resilient place.
 
After publishing our first report we will assess our sustain­
ability goals, identify new ones and develop measures that 
will steer us towards improvement. The journey has just 
started, and I will continue to closely monitor our progress.

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The health of our employees is our 
number 1 priorirty.
of meetings 
moved online
Response to COVID-19
IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN OUR BUSINESS
The COVID-19 pandemic has been, in many ways, a challenging 
time for all of us. The software industry was not heavily impacted 
by pandemic as others. Qt was able to continue executing its 
growth strategy. We hired new personnel in consulting, R&D and 
sales. License and customer base continued to grow according 
to expectations. 
Regardless of the strong growth, our sales of distribution 
licenses did not achieve the targets set during 2020. The pan­
demic closed down production plants around the world and logis­
tics chains suffered from a lack of components which affected 
the manufacture of Qt-based products. Customers also cancelled 
their projects and deadlines were moved forward. We success­
fully compensated for the decline in distribution license sales by 
increasing developer license sales more than expected and pre­
viously estimated. Similarly, the consulting services sales pro­
gressed favorably. Our distribution license agreements are long-
term agreements which means that once the COVID-19 pan­
demic comes to an end, distribution license sales are projected 
to return to a normal growth path. 
We provided our people with a variety of new tools and 
resources in order to give them as much support as pos­
sible while working in novel and challenging circumstances. 
We gave our employees the opportunity to take any nec­
essary equipment from the office that allowed them be 
able to successfully work from home. As a global approach, 
we also created an “Ergonomy Budget” for our employees 
which enabled them to create an ergonomic work environ­
ment in their homes as well. After the pandemic comes to 
an end, we will continue to incorporate remote days in our 
company’s work culture. 
CARING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS
Early on, we made the decision to transition all of our 
employees to work from home, quickly transforming the way 
we do business to keep our employees, their families, and 
communities safe. During COVID-19, all face-to-face meetings 
with clients were moved online. This approach was adapted to 
internal meetings as well. We encouraged all of our managers 
and HR to stay in close dialogue with their teams. Most impor­
tantly, we highlighted that the health of our employees is our 
number one priority - we take the global pandemic very seri­
ously and we implemented both global and local guidance for 
our offices. In addition, we had local task forces ensuring that 
we operate in a safe manner in each of our offices. We also 
emphasized the importance of our community by arranging 
virtual coffee breaks, events, and discussions in order to sup­
port the well-being of our employees during these challenging 
times.
100%

OUR ECONOMIC 
IMPACT
As a global company, we recognize that we have notable direct 
and indirect economic impact on our stakeholders. Direct eco­
nomic impacts include wages and benefits paid to our employees, 
and our procurement of goods from suppliers. Additionally, we 
contribute in the means of financial expenses paid to creditors, 
and income taxes paid to the public sector. 
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DEVELOPERS
(MILLION)
1.5M
INDUSTRIES
70+
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
3500
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Impact of Qt
Modern consumers require and expect 
ever faster and more intuitive user 
experience along with a more modern, 
reliable, and responsive user interface. 
The solutions which Qt offers are an 
integral part of lives all over the world. There are mil­
lions of devices made with Qt that are used on a daily 
basis. Consumer expectations are high, as the fast-
paced advancements of modern technology have 
set a high quality standard. We at Qt have helped our 
customers in over 70 industries to develop world-
class products for desktop, embedded, and mobile 
operating systems. The foremost global companies 
create medical, in-vehicle systems, and industrial 
automation devices with Qt.
MILLIONS OF DEVICES ARE BUILT WITH 
Qt
We are proud of the exceptional software Qt users have cre­
ated. In many cases, software can make lives easier, save time 
and money, and create a meaning. Above all, there are also the 
ones that save people’s lives such as Skin Cancer Screening 
Devices Veriskin or Fresenius' dialysis machines. You can read 
more about our success stories here. 
With the open source development system, anyone can go 
through and review Qt products, make their own contribu­
tions and add their own features. The Qt community plays a 
vital role in ensuring the stability, richness, and quality of Qt. 
Additionally, the open source enables many users to develop 
and effortlessly test their applications.
Qt technology is used by approximately 1.5 million devel­
opers worldwide. We enable a single software code across all 
operating systems, platforms and screen types, from desk­
tops and embedded systems to business-critical applications, 
in-vehicle systems, wearables, and mobile devices connected 
to the Internet of Things. Qt provides its clients with a flexible 
solution, as customers can use Qt assets regardless of the 
hardware or the operating system. 
Additionally, products that are built with Qt have a long life 
cycle, as the product software itself can be regularly updated 
and improved through Qt technology.
The whole world around us is more and more defined by soft­
ware and it is driven by the hardware that can run the soft­
ware. At the core of the impact of Qt is the increased effec­
tiveness it can provide software developers and its customers. 
By using Qt, developers can benefit from the work of millions 
of other developers by reusing or developing on top of what 
others have already created. This way developers can focus 
on creating the best user experiences instead of coding what 
has already been coded. Qt is a scalable solution with exten­
sive compatibility of operating systems and hardware as Qt 
can be utilized on any platform - regardless of hardware archi­
tectures or operating systems. Thus, software developers do 
not have to spend time coding separately for different hard­
ware or operating systems. Through Qt, a product´s time to 
market is quicker and fewer resources are needed, leading to 
a lower total cost of ownership and faster revenue recogni­
tion for our customers.
IMPACT OF QT PRODUCTS

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Consolidated income
2020
2019
2018
Net Sales
79,455
58,373
45,590
Operating result
17,017
219
-2,322
Earnings before tax
16,360
117
-2,521
Net profit
12,826
-352
-2,391
*Thousands of euros
Economic performance
Qt Group’s business continued its extremely strong growth in 2020 despite the challenges set by the pandemic. Our net 
sales grew at comparable exchange rates almost by 38% to MEUR 79.5 and operating result to MEUR 17.0. Profitable busi­
ness growth was our goal for 2020. In order to ensure further growth, we started to look for new ways of selling and mar­
keting in this exceptional situation. 
QT´S APPROACH TO TAX
Qt is committed to comply with relevant tax laws and practices in every country and jurisdiction in which we operate. Qt does 
not take part in aggressive tax planning. Our approach to tax planning is to engage with our employees and external business 
partners to derive holistic planning that aligns with our business operations, enhances value and manages tax risks. We main­
tain policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of our tax filings and other tax compliance obligations and our tax pro­
cesses are subject to internal controls, reviews and approvals. Qt is committed to paying the right amount of tax in the right 
place at the right time.

Creating new jobs
Qt is continuously growing and we are actively looking to increase the 
number of our employees by attracting new talent. 
During the reporting period (2020) the number of our personnel was 
348 on average, and 366 at the end of the reporting period. At the end 
of 2020, our international personnel represented 73 percent of the total. 
Personnel expenses totaled EUR 42,140 thousand during 2020, up 7.1 
percent compared to 2019.
In 2020 we had 125 new positions open at Qt. Due to the pandemic we 
put all our new hires on hold from March until the end of Q3. Despite 
the challenges set by the pandemic we still managed to hire 82 new 
employees to our company. For next year we are planning to hire a record 
amount of people, passing the number of 2019 as well.
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9 Open positions 125
	
9 Hired 82
Open positions
Hired
24
16
22
17
38
20
6
5
6
5
3
9
5
12
7
3
FIN
GER
NOR
CH
JPN
KOREA
INDIA
FRA
US
6
3

OUR PEOPLE
At the core of our culture is the understanding that our people are critical 
to our success by delivering technology solutions and innovations to thou­
sands of customers around the world. Maintaining our continued growth 
and position as a leading provider of technological solutions requires a 
strategy focused on attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional 
talent. We foster a culture that supports innovation and collabora­
tion globally to attract and retain the most excellent talent. The 
growth of our people has always been and will continue to be 
one of our top priorities.
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Highlights
EMPLOYEES IN 2020
366
340 in 2019
EMPLOYEE SURVEY
RESPONSE RATE
75%
GLOBAL GENDER 
DIVERSITY
%
17% WOMEN 83% MEN
EMPLOYEE
NATIONALITIES
37
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Qt values
Here at Qt, we communicate our company values openly. 
Our values are innovation, transparency and collaboration and they guide our everyday work. 
Our values define the norms which influence expected behavior. Our values demonstrate what is important for Qt as a company and what we expect from each other and our business partners. 
Values are important to our customers as they define Qt’s identity. For Qt, it is important to collaborate and act in a transparent way. Our technology is based on open source and as a company 
we want to be a reliable and trusted business partner.
	
9 Our technology stems from innovation
	
9 We enable our customers’ innovative product 
development
	
9 We think boldly and strive for continuous 
improvement
INNOVATION
	
9 Our product development as well as business 
model is based on transparency, trust and 
openness
	
9 We are transparent in our objectives and com­
munication
	
9 Our effectiveness is based on sharing, caring 
and transparency in our way of working.
TRANSPARENCY
	
9 Collaboration is at the center in everything 
we do
	
9 We are strategic partners to our customers 
and help them create best-in-class solutions
	
9 We enable collaboration in our communities
	
9 We nurture learning, sharing and discovering 
together
COLLABORATION

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Qt culture
At Qt, we take great pride in what we do. Our products are the heart of 
our company and we are all dedicated to continuously assure its quality. 
Our technical employees are very proud of the products they have cre­
ated and continue to develop. Furthermore, our sales personnel can 
confidently sell our products knowing that it is of top quality. At 
the core of our culture is an understanding that our workforce is 
critical to our success in delivering solutions and innovations to 
thousands of customers around the world.
Our culture embraces openness, learning, encourage­
ment and fun. At Qt, we want every employee to feel 
like they can be themselves. The atmosphere in our 
offices is open and informal, while being respectful 
toward each other. We are transparent and fair in the 
way we reward our employees. We demonstrate flex­
ibility by offering opportunities for remote work. We 
also make sure that Qt continues to be a great and 
an attractive place to work for all of our employees by 
making sure that their workload remains decent, and 
their work tasks continue to both interest and chal­
lenge them.

Diversity and inclusion
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84 %
At Qt, we appreciate the individual differences of our 
employees and aim to promote diversity through all of our 
practices. Diversity and inclusion are important for us and we 
offer equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, culture, 
religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, political opin­
ions, social background, or language. We have unique prod­
ucts but our people make us exceptional. Therefore, we strive 
to achieve a fully inclusive global workplace that unifies and 
celebrates the diversity of our people. 
U.S. EMPLOYEE 
DIVERSITY 
%
We have created a unifying strategy for 
continuing to foster a workplace that ignites 
a sense of belonging and provides equal 
access, opportunities, and treatment to all of our 
employees.  Here in Qt it's all about talent and com­
petence. If a potential recruit has the required compe­
tence and motivation and is able to emigrate in order to work 
with us, we will do our part to make it happen. We have helped 
many of our current employees with paperwork and acquiring 
working visas. In addition to that, when choosing new office 
spaces, we make sure that the infrastructure and facilities 
support people with disabilities and movement restrictions 
so they will serve all of our employees equally. 
GLOBAL GENDER 
DIVERSITY  
%
WOMEN
MEN
17%
83%
ASIAN
12%
HISPANIC/LATINO
3%
AMERICAN INDIAN / 
ALASKA NATIVE
2%
TWO OR MORE RACES
3%
DECLINED TO ANSWER
3%
CAUCASIAN
77%
During our onboarding process we want to ensure that all new 
employees feel welcomed and included right from the start 
of their employment. As a part of our onboarding process, we 
offer all new employees a welcome kit and the required equip­
ment. We have implemented a “work-buddy” system, where 
every new employee is assigned a team member who intro­
duces the company to them, supports them, and answers any 
possible questions they might have. We want to make sure 
that our international employees feel welcomed when they 
relocate to our offices, so we arrange small events for them 
to get to know the local employees. We also provide opportu­
nities for them to spend time with each other and their men­
tors to help them integrate to a new country.

Qt is committed to take care of its 
employees' physical and mental health
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Taking care of our people
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Qt is committed to providing comprehensive benefits pro­
grams and policies that support the health and wellness of 
our dedicated workforce, and enable us to attract and retain 
top talent. Qt wants to ensure that our employees can take the 
time they need to care for themselves and their loved ones. Qt 
also offers its employees comprehensive healthcare. During 
2020, we had zero (0) work-related injuries. 
Since the work tasks of many Qt employees consist mostly 
of sitting at a computer, we do our best to enhance our 
employees’ ergonomy while working. Our ergonomic focus 
applies to all operations, facilities, and workstations with 
the goal of making ergonomic working central to employee 
health. Focusing on ergonomics not only supports the well-
being of our employees but also reduces absences and asso­
ciated employee compensation costs. During the pandemic, Qt 
established a special “Ergonomy Budget” for employees to buy 
equipment  that would support their ergonomy when working. 
During the most challenging time period of the pandemic when 
companies were advised to inform their employees to work 
from home full-time, employees could also borrow their chairs 
and desks from the office and take them home with them.  
We at Qt want to make sure our employees take proper breaks 
during their work days. For this, we are using a workout app 
that encourages our employees to get up and move in a fun 
way during the work day. It reminds them to take breaks and 
get physically active. The app consists of different 2-3 -minute 
videos that include both body maintenance and mindfulness 
exercises. By using the app, employees can decrease sitting 
and immobility during the day and increase energy both at 
work and in their free time.
Qt is committed to take care of its employees’ physical and 
mental health. We encourage everyone to utilize our occupa­
tional health services regularly if there is any need. We arrange 
leisure events for our employees - during the pandemic our 
leisure events were conducted virtually. Qt encourages and 
supports its employees to come up with activities that they 
want to do with their colleagues. Qt also supports different 
types of employee activities via various mechanisms. E.g. in 
Finland we offer our employees vouchers that allow them to 
divide their leisure time between exercise and culture.

We foster an environment of 
cooperation and openness
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EMPLOYEE COMMUTING
Currently we do not have policies regarding employee com­
muting but we have started to work toward such policies. We 
have few country-specific initatives, e.g. in Germany we pro­
vide our employees with tickets for public transportation to 
reduce our GHG emissions regarding commuting. 
Taking care of our 
people
WORKING CONDITIONS AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT
Here in Qt we are committed to have an open, inspiring, and 
healthy work environment where employees have the oppor­
tunity to reach their fullest potential in upholding and achieving 
the company’s vision and strategic targets. We encourage a 
healthy balance between work and personal life. We treat 
each other with respect and do not accept any excuses for 
bad behavior. 
We act professionally in all communication and collaboration, 
both internally and externally. We foster an environment of 
cooperation and openness. We give equal opportunities for 
personal growth and career development, regardless of the 
gender, age, ethnicity, disabilities, nationality, sexual orienta­
tion, religious beliefs, political affiliations, marital or economic 
status, or position within the company. We have zero tolerance 
for sexual, physical or psychological violence and harassment, 
or any form of abuse, intimidation and workplace bullying. Qt is 
committed to supporting internationally acknowledged human 
rights in all its operations. You can read more about it on our 
Human Rights Policy. 
The basis for all employee benefits can be found at the local 
legislation of the specific location where our employees are 
based. We have a company wide global travel insurance that 
is the same for all our employees regardless where they are 
located. We strive to be fair and competitive in our employee 
compensation as well. We have a global sales compensation 
policy for all our sales employees. For all other employees we 
have a OneQt bonus program. We review our salaries annu­
ally based on global guidelines and salary benchmarks to 
make sure that our salaries continue to be fair, competitive, 
and attractive. Additionally, we have a global recognition pro­
gram for small rewards.

Attracting and hiring top talent
Attracting, developing, and retaining talent is crucial for Qt’s 
continued success. With our global, diverse, and motivated 
workforce, Qt is able to continue to be the leading indepen­
dent technology behind millions of devices and applications 
in different industries. 
When hiring new talent, we look for high-skilled candidates. 
Our approach aims to ensure that we treat all candidates fairly 
and with respect. We look for candidates who will share our 
values of innovation,  transparency, and collaboration in order 
to be able to build strong and collaborative teams. 
The success stories behind Qt and its products support us in 
our aim to attract future talents. Our ambitious goals, unique 
values, and flexible working environment makes Qt an attrac­
The use of gender-neutral language that 
is  free of words and adjectives that are 
gendered or have biases, in order to 
address unconscious biases in the tech­
nological sector
Partnering with external organizations 
to engage with diverse networks of 
people
Committed to developing diverse job 
candidate pools
Establishing diverse interview panels for 
candidates
tive place to work at. Qt has a large open source community 
which in addition to providing opportunities for the commu­
nity, it enables people to acquire the highly valuable skills - 
all for free.
Qt partners with external organizations to engage with 
diverse networks of people. Especially our academic partner­
ships enable us to provide students with opportunities to work 
in a unique environment and learn new skills. For example, Qt 
has been partners with Oulu University of Applied Sciences 
since the beginning of 2017. Qt attends a cooperation day 
for students and companies each year where we offer 5 to 
10 internships for motivated and talented students. After the 
internship we provide students with the opportunity to con­
tinue working for us in the form of a summer job or as thesis 
workers -  often both positions eventually lead to permanent 
employment in our company. In addition, we have our own 
trainee program for students. During the program we make 
sure to give our trainees real and meaningful projects and 
tasks. We promise to support them by constructing regular 
reviews, assigning each trainee with a dedicated “work buddy” 
to assist with daily issues and questions, and provide regular 
feedback sessions. 
Hiring talent with diverse background and multifaceted skill set 
is the key ingredient in acquiring the most innovative and profi­
cient teams. Therefore, Qt continuously develops its recruiting 
process to identify the most talented and most diverse can­
didate pools, including the following:
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We offer leadership training programs in order to 
develop and sustain a high level of leadership success
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Supporting employee development
When a new talent is hired for Qt, we are committed to support their growth, development, and 
success. In order to stay innovative and widen our pool of skills, we provide our employees with 
various of learning opportunities. We encourage employees to help, teach, and train each other as 
the expertise of Qt products lies within our company’s workforce. In our intranet we have a crowd­
sourced learning platform called “Qt Learning” where our employees can share thematically inter­
esting courses, platforms, webinars, blogs, and other learning practises. Externally, we continuously 
monitor the needs and desires of our employees as a 
part of our development discussion practises. Good lead­
ership practices have a significant impact on employee 
retention. Therefore, we provide leadership and coaching 
training in order to develop and sustain our high level of 
leadership success. Additionally, we provide e-learning 
material on various topics, such as leadership, in the Qt 
Learning platform which is open to all of our employees.
Qt organizes Goal & Development Discussions (GDD) 
as a part of our employee development plan. GDDs are 
encouraged to be held several times a year with each 
employee, in order to follow their development. During 
the GDDs, employees and their managers discuss future 
targets, development needs, values, or any issues where 
manager’s support is needed. GDDs are also a space for 
employees and managers to give feedback to each other. 
Our primary commitment is to learn from each other and 
focus on development and continuous learning, which 
entails positive and constructive feedback to all parties 
involved.  
ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES TO BE CHARITABLE
Qt supports its employees to do charity work. We are 
very proud that our employees take initiative and come 
up with new ideas to support their communities. 
In 2020  in Germany our local employees chose not to 
have a Christmas party and instead used the budget 
to buy sleeping bags for the homeless people in Berlin, 
and went together to give them out. In the US, the 
employees decided to donate their lunches or dinner to 
hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019 
as Qt’s global Christmas present we donated money to 
the World Vision project that plants trees in Africa and 
educates the local communities.
We recognize that having clear growth opportunities in place is crucial for 
the success of our business. We publish our employment opportunities 
both in the Qt Careers blog in the intranet, and in qt.io/careers page to 
make them visible for external applicants. 
In 2018, we kicked off a Career Framework project that aims to help 
employees to better understand the most typical oppor­
tunities and requirements in recruitment and career pro­
gression.

DATA SECURITY AND 
PRIVACY
Novel security threats are constantly emerging. A world with ever-
emerging cyber attacks demands an advanced security strategy. The 
Qt Group maintains a comprehensive data security, strong system 
resilience, and high service availability. Qt also protects the privacy 
of the processed data while providing transparency about how 
and where we use the data. We work actively to earn, preserve, 
and strengthen the trust of our customers at each touchpoint. 
Data security and privacy are top priorities for Qt.
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QT ONLINE SERVICES
AVERAGE UPTIME
99.98%
Data security and service availability are at the core of our 
business. 
Together with our customers, we take necessary measures 
to achieve high data security standards.
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Ensuring data security and service availability
We recognize that ensuring data security is a vital issue for our 
customers and suppliers, and we are proud to announce that 
Qt has not been a part of any data breaches in 2020. We are 
committed to follow the best industry practices regarding data 
security. We recognize the importance of third-party standards 
regarding data security. 
At our customers' desire, we complete third-party security data 
assessments and seek to recognize areas that need improve­
ments and implement immediately corrective measures, if and 
when needed. When choosing 
our partners, we look for asso­
ciates who have achieved high 
data security standards. For 
example our global IT helpdesk 
partner, data center providers, 
and public cloud providers are 
ISO 27001 or equivalent certified. At the moment, Qt is aiming 
to adapt internal processes regarding data security towards 
the acclaimed ISO 27001 standard.
Online service availability is crucial for our customers who use 
our products and services. Average uptime for Qt online ser­
vices is over 99.98%. Minimising performance issues, service 
disruptions, and total customer downtime is an integral part of 
our activity to maintain our role as the best possible provider 
and partner for our stakeholders. These metrics are actively 
monitored and regularly reviewed with senior management.

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Our Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the head of our data security department. Together with the IT team and the Manage­
ment Team, they are responsible for the governance, protection, and security of our IT infrastructure, platform, software sys­
tems, and data. 
We recognize that service availability issues in SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS solutions are our main business continuity risks. Addi­
tionally, cloud provider disruptions could result in interruptions in our service. In order to react effectively to any possible risks 
and vulnerabilities regarding data security, we have defined processes on how to react and deal with any issues that rise inter­
nally or in our open source community. We also follow notifications made by the National Cyber Security Center of Finland for 
any possible vulnerability alerts. In order to manage data security risks we implement the following practices:
Governing data security
TRAININGS
We train our employees to be aware of data security risks, to 
collaborate, and to understand data privacy in all of our busi­
ness processes, applications, and technologies, and to create 
a common understanding of what is expected. A crucial part of 
our data security policy is a uniform global approach to create 
awareness and understanding of data security issues through 
education. We conduct information security and data protec­
tion training for our employees on a regular basis. All of our 
employees must also partake in mandatory GDPR training as 
a part of their onboarding process.
SECURITY MECHANISMS
We have extensively implemented security-by-default mech­
anisms. All connections between systems, data controllers 
and processors are encrypted to protect data in transit. Our 
endpoints are protected with antivirus, endpoint detection, 
and response (EDR) solutions. All online payments are pro­
cessed with PCI-compliant vendors. We carefully evaluate 
cloud service providers and rely on well-known and widely 
used vendors. We use DevOps practices, tooling, and automa­
tion to provide continuous delivery with high availability. This 
approach results in more resilient and adaptable applications.
REGULAR MONITORING AND REVIEWS
To support data security governance, and identify and discuss 
possible vulnerabilities, we have implemented regular reviews 
and monitor scans to identify possible risks. We maintain a 
risk management list and business continuity plan to miti­
gate operational disruptions. Both documents are reviewed 
regularly.
We conduct regular vulnerability scanning for relevant services, 
and we quarterly conduct security review, as well as set up 
updates relating to the IT infrastructure, business continuity, 
data leaks and malware.

We are committed to data protection and privacy, as it is 
essential to maintain the trust of our customers, employees, 
and other key stakeholders. We take appropriate technical 
and organizational measures to ensure that our customers’ 
data is protected, secured, and handled with care. We natu­
rally adhere to the GDPR.
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CUSTOMER DATA PRIVACY
We will process any personal information of the users of our 
products, services, or website only in accordance with the 
applicable data protection legislation, including lawful pur­
poses relating to recruitment, marketing, and license man­
agement. Our company has legitimate interest to process the 
personal user information for such purpose, and such interests 
are not being overridden by the privacy interests of the user.
We may process personal information in the following cases:
	
9
User actively provides during account creation or oth­
erwise in response to forms or questionnaires, or sales 
inquiries and transactions such as the name and phys­
ical address, email addresses, telephone numbers, and 
employer or a user;
Data privacy
	
9
Personal information is available from third parties 
related to or relevant for the use or licensing of the 
products and services of Qt
	
9
Personal information is related to the use of the web­
site, products or services of the Qt such as download 
history and IP address
Customer data is stored for the duration of their use of the 
services provided by Qt and as long as their account is valid. 
We take every reasonable step to ensure that personal data 
is only processed for the minimum period necessary. We do 
not sell personal information to third parties. 
EMPLOYEE DATA PRIVACY
We take employee data privacy seriously. We have an 
employee register which contains employee data to the extent 
which such information is necessary in order to effectively 
manage the rights and obligations related to the employment 
relationship between Qt and the employee. We will only store 
the personal data for as long as it is relevant and will regularly 
review its registers in order to remove personal data that is 
no longer needed for the above mentioned purposes. We also 
have defined processes regarding the transfer of employee 
data to avoid unnecessary data transfer, and ensure secure 
data transfer.
Regarding candidate privacy, we have a HR recruitment reg­
ister that contains information regarding potential employees 
of Qt to the extent that such information is necessary in order 
to effectively carry out the recruitment process. We will only 
store the personal data for as long as it is relevant but in never 
longer than six months from the end of the respective recruit­
ment process.
GOVERNING DATA PRIVACY
Our privacy team includes DPO, Legal Council and CIO. The 
privacy team develops, implements, and manages procedures 
for tracking and complying with new privacy requirements 
and policies, and works with key stakeholders to develop and 
implement the upcoming requirements. Additionally, personnel 
across our business are responsible for privacy compliance in 
their particular functions.
Our privacy team’s responsibilities include the monitoring of 
new laws and regulations regarding data privacy. We are fully 
committed to comply with local legislation and any require­
ments concerning privacy. The implementation of GDPR com­
pliance is one concrete example of this. 
We encourage a culture of privacy awareness to foster a 
common understanding of how to protect the privacy of our 
customers, end-point users, and our company. Ongoing secu­
rity and privacy awareness efforts focus on each employees’ 
understanding of their role in exercising best practices when 
it comes to privacy and cybersecurity, to further safeguard the 
personal data under our care.

OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
In our inaugural ESG report we aim to be as transparent as possible regarding the 
environmental impact of our company. As we operate in the software industry, 
our main material environmental impacts relate to energy and water consump­
tion at office locations, business travel and data centers. In our first report we dis­
close data regarding the environmental impact of our offices in Finland (Espoo and 
Oulu) and our main office in Germany (Berlin). We decided to start with these three 
offices as they are our largest places of business at the moment, covering 50 % 
of total personnel. However, we will aim to widen our reporting range to include 
more office locations in the future.
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Espoo
Oulu
Berlin
Water consumption 
49m3
242m3
329m3
Greenhouse gas emissions (kg)
2249
13055
3089
ESPOO
ENERGY CONSUMPTION (GJ)
451
Percetange of grid electricity: 100%
Percetange of renewable electricity: n/a2
Energy consumption
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OULU
ENERGY CONSUMPTION (GJ)
906
Percetange of grid electricity: 100%
Percetange of renewable electricity: 73%
BERLIN
ENERGY CONSUMPTION (GJ)
410
Percetange of grid electricity: 100%
Percetange of renewable electricity: 60.3%
1 Excludes energy consumption for heating
2 Electricity is 100% reneable

Our data centers
We only use data center providers with ambitious sustain­
ability goals. Our own data center is co-located in Equinix 
premises, which have a thorough sustainability program 
and they report transparently on their energy consumption 
and GHG emissions. In addition to our own data center we 
are using a low-carbon cloud provider Amazon Web Services 
(AWS). AWS is committed to running their business in an envi­
ronmentally friendly way and is on a path to powering their 
operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025.
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Recycling waste and e-waste
RECYCLING
Since most of our offices, like our offices in Oulu and Berlin, are leased, we follow 
the recycling policies of our landlords. The recycling policy at the office in Oulu has 
been updated during 2021, and they have started to recycle plastic, metal, card­
board, and glass in addition to energy waste, biowaste and combustible waste. 
Only sanitation and cleaning waste should go to combustible waste from our 
landlords’ campuses. In our Espoo location we have our own policies for recy­
cling. In turn, in our office in Germany we have four different bins for plastics, 
paper, glass, and mixed waste. To reduce our paper waste we also use electronic 
signature provider Docusign.
E-WASTE
Qt manages its e-waste recycling. As a rule, all old equipment is recycled but the 
method varies by country. For example, in the US we occasionally donate old lap­
tops to schools or kids in need. In Finland, we have our IT Help Desk outsourced 
to Telia and they are responsible for e-waste recycling. We also have continuous 
conversations regarding e-waste recycling and as we are moving to new office 
facilities, we are discussing how we will minimize the waste. On the other hand, 
we have a habit of giving out old computers to our employees and their families 
in our location in Oulu, after clearing the data from computers.

Modern security threats are constantly evolving. A world with ever-evolving 
cyber threats demands an ever advancing security strategy. The Qt Group 
maintains comprehensive data security, strong systems resilience, and high 
service availability. Qt also protects the privacy of the data we process while 
providing transparency about how and where we use it. We work hard to earn, 
CORPORATE 
GOVERNANCE
At Qt, we believe that doing the right thing matters. Living with high integrity and fol­
lowing clear ethical guidelines helps us to achieve our growth targets and create a great 
place to work.
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Highlights
	
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BOARD
SIZE (PERSONS)
5
20% women, 80% men
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
FROM COMPANY
100%
INDEPENDENT 
DIRECTORS
FROM MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
80%
BOARD MEETINGS
OF THE YEAR 2020
9
100% Board Meeting Attendance 
9/9 for all Board Members

Qt corporate governance
Qt Group’s corporate governance is based on the Finnish Com­
panies Act, Securities Market Act, general recommendations 
on corporate governance, the company’s Articles of Associa­
tion and in-company rules and regulations on corporate gover­
nance. The Company adheres to the Finnish Corporate Gover­
nance Code 2020 issued by the Securities Market Association.
Based on integrity, accountability, fairness, and transparency, 
Qt Group’s corporate governance principles are reflected in the 
following statements of intent.
	
9 The company complies with the applicable laws and rules 
and regulations
	
9 The company organises, plans, and manages its opera­
tions, and does business abiding by the applicable pro­
fessional requirements approved by Board members who 
demonstrate due care and responsibility in performing 
their duties
	
9 The company demonstrates special prudence with respect 
to the management of its capital and assets
	
9 The company’s policy is to keep all market participants 
actively, openly and equitably informed of its businesses 
and operations
	
9 The company’s management, administration, and personnel 
are subject to the appropriate internal and external audit 
and supervision
In order to ensure strong and independent leadership the roles 
of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO) are separate. The President and CEO or other company 
employees under the President and CEO's direction may not 
be elected members of the Board. Additionally, all of our five 
Directors are independent of the Company, and four out of five 
Directors are independent of the major shareholders.
The company’s Board of Directors had two (2) committees in 
financial year 2020: the Compensation and Nomination com­
mittee, and the Audit Committee. These committees do not 
hold power of decision or execution. They assist the Board 
in decision-making concerning their own areas of expertise. 
The committees report regularly on their work to the Board 
which governs and assumes collegiate responsibility for the 
committees’ work. 
The Compensation and Nomination Committee has three 
members. The Committee had six meetings with perfect par­
ticipation rate (100 %)  of all members. The purpose of the 
Compensation and Nomination Committee is to prepare and 
follow-up the remuneration policy and remuneration report 
for the company’s governing bodies as well as compensation 
and remuneration schemes for the company management in 
order to ensure that the company’s targets are met, to guar­
antee the objectivity of decision making, and to see to it that 
the schemes are transparent and systematic.
The Audit Committee has three members. The Committee 
had four meetings with perfect participation rate (100 %) of 
all members. The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist 
the Board of Directors in ensuring that the company’s finan­
cial reporting, accounting methods, financial statements, and 
other reported financial information are legitimate, balanced, 
transparent, and clear.
	
J READ MORE ABOUT OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 	
	
Qt's Corporate Governance Statement 2020
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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Business ethics
Business ethics 
Qt is committed to conducting all business transactions in a 
proper, fair, impartial, and ethical manner. The Code of Con­
duct, Corporate Governance Policy and Anti-Bribery and Cor­
ruption Policies are core documents which set out Qt’s eth­
ical business standards and which all employees commit to 
follow. The Code provides guidance on how to act with integ­
rity with our colleagues, customers, vendors, shareholders, 
regulators, and the community at large, and ensures that our 
core values are integrated into our corporate practices and 
individual behaviors.
Reporting concerns
We encourage our employees to speak up when they have 
questions or concerns about practices or behavior that may 
not meet our ethical standards. Our employees can report any 
concerns they might have to their closest manager, General 
Counsel or Human Resources. 
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Qt is committed to conducting all 
business transactions in a proper, 
fair and ethical manner.

SASB index
The Qt Group is committed to transparently disclosing material 
sustainability information for our investors and other stake­
holders. The table below references SASB’s Software and IT 
Services Standard, Version 2018–10, which is most relevant 
to our operations.The SASB data is being reported pursuant 
to the metrics specified for our industry, and the inclusion of 
such metrics in this report is not an admission of materiality 
of the information.
Unless otherwise specified, the data and descriptions are cur­
rent as of year-end 2020. We will continue to evaluate addi­
tional topics and metrics for inclusion in future reports.
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Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-130a.1
(1) Total energy 
consumed
(2) Percentage grid 
Electricity
(3) Percentage 
renewable
Quantative
Gigajoules (GJ),
Percentage (%)
Espoo 
1) 45 GJ1
2) 100%
3) n/a2
Oulu
1) 906 GJ 
2) 100%
3) 73%
Berlin
1) 410 GJ
2) 100%
3) 60%
Environmental Footprint of Hardware Infrastructure
1 Excludes energy consumption for heating
2 Electricity is 100% reneable

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Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-130a.2
(1) Total water withdrawn
(2) total water consumed, 
percentage of each in regions with 
High or Extremely High Baseline 
Water Stress
Quantative
Cubic meters* (m³), Percentage (%
*Due to low water consumptions, we chose 
to disclose water usage in cubic meters, 
and not in thousands of cubic metres, as 
defined by SASB standards)
Espoo
1) 48,7m3
2) 0%
Oulu
1) 242,0m3 
2) 0% 
Berlin
1) 328,8m3
2) 100%
TC-SI-130a.3 
Discussion of the integration of 
environmental considerations into 
strategic planning for data center 
needs 
Discussion and analysis
N/A
N/A
Environmental Footprint of Hardware Infrastructure

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Data Privacy & Freedom of Expression 
Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-220a.3 
Total amount of monetary losses 
as a result of legal proceedings 
associated with user privacy
Quantitative 
Reporting currency 
0
 TC-SI-220a.4
(1) Number of law enforcement 
requests for user information
(2) number of users whose 
information was requested
(3) percentage resulting in 
disclosure
Quantitative
Number, Percentage (%)
1) 0
2) 0
3) 0
TC-SI-220a.5
List of countries where core 
products or services are subject to 
government- required monitoring, 
blocking, content filtering, or 
censoring
Discussion and Analysis 
N/A
0
Data Privacy & Freedom of Expression 
Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-220a.1
Description of policies and 
practices relating to behavioral 
advertising and user privacy
Discussion and Analysis 
N/A
See privacy policy here.
 TC-SI-220a.2
Number of users whose 
information is used for secondary 
purposes
Quantitative
Number
0

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Data Security
Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-230a.1
(1) Number of data breaches
(2) percentage involving personally 
identifiable information (PII) 
(3) number of users affected
Quantitative 
Number, Percentage (%)
1) 0 
2) 0 
3) 0
TC-SI-230a.2 
Description of approach to 
identifying and addressing data 
security risks, including use 
of third-party cybersecurity 
standards 
Discussion and Analysis
N/A
See: Ensuring Data Security and 
Service Continuity, and Governing 
Data security (pages 19-22)
Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
 TC-SI-330a.1
Percentage of employees that are 
(1) foreign nationals and 
(2) located offshore
Quantitative 
Percentage (%)
1) 19.41%
2) Qt group's personnel is located 
on average 28% in its domicile 
Finland, 57% in rest of Europe and 
APAC and 16% in North America.
 
TC-SI-330a.2
Employee engagement as a 
percentage
Quantitative
Percentage (%)
81%. Qt measures employee 
engagement annually through a 
third-party survey. Engagement is 
measured with a question "On a 
scale of 1-100, rate how satisfied 
you currently are with your 
workplace?" In 2020, responses 
were 81% positive and average 
response to the question on scale 
1-100 was 78.
Recruiting & Managing a Global, Diverse & Skilled Workforce

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Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
 TC-SI-330a.3
Percentage of gender 
and racial/ethnic group 
representation for 
(1) management
(2) technical staff, and 
(3) all other employees
Quantative
Percentage (%)
1) All four US managers are Caucasian so ethnic group representation is 
0%. 
1 out of 4 US managers is a woman so gender representation is 25%.
2) and 3) 
Qt separates its US employees as management or other employees. 
Gender diversity of all other US employees is:
Female 11/46 so 24% and 
Male 35/46 so 76%
The ethnic diversity of US employees is: 
The ethnic diversity of US employees
Asian
4
8,7%
Hispanic
1
2,2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1
2,2%
Two or more races
1
2,2%
Decline the answer
2
4,3%
Caucasian
37
80,4%
Total
46
100%
Recruiting & Managing a Global, Diverse & Skilled Workforce

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Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-520a.1
Total amount of monetary losses 
as a result of legal proceedings 
associated with anticompetitive 
behavior regulations
Quantitative 
Reporting currency
0
Intellectural Property Protection & Competitive Behavior
Code
Accounting metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-550a.1 
Number of 
(1) performance issues and 
(2) service disruptions; 
(3) total customer downtime
Quantitative 
Number, Days 
See: Ensuring Data Security and 
Service Continuity, and Governing 
Data security (pages 19-22)
TC-SI-330a.2
Description of business continuity 
risks related to disruptions of 
operations 
Discussion and Analysis 
N/A
See: Ensuring Data Security and 
Service Continuity, and Governing 
Data security (pages 19-22)
Qt maintains a risk management 
list and business continuity plan 
to mitigate operation disruptions. 
Both documents are reviewed 
regularly.
Managing Systemic Risks from Technology Disruptions

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Activity Metric
Code
Activity metric
Category
Unit of measurement
Response
TC-SI-550a.1 
(1) Number of licenses or 
subscriptions
 (2) percentage cloudbased 
Quantitative 
Number, Percentage (%) 
The Qt ecosystem has 1,5 million 
developers and Qt is used in over 
70 industries by more than 3500 
customer companies. 
Qt has no pure cloud based 
tools (SaaS), but Qt desktop 
tools use cloud for entitlement 
management, content delivery, 
telemetry etc.
TC-SI-000.B
(1) Data processing capacity
(2) percentage outsourced 
Discussion and Analysis 
See note 
Qt maintains a risk management 
list and business continuity plan 
to mitigate operation disruptions. 
Both documents are reviewed 
regularly.
TC-SI-000.C 
(1) Amount of data storage
(2) percentage outsourced
Quantitative
Petabytes, Percentage (%)
This data is not relevant to our 
business performance nor readily 
available due cloud-first nature 
of Qt, therefore we choose not to 
disclose this data at this time

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