DQE awarded Ecovadis 2022 Gold Medal for its CSR performance

DQE achieved its first Gold Medal designation by Ecovadis with a global score of 70/100.

Ecovadis assesses companies worldwide on how well sustainability has been integrated into their business and management systems. This independently verified rating helps to demonstrate that DQE has integrated the principles of corporate social responsibility into the business. It also ratifies DQE's adherence to the United Nations Pact.

The Ecovadis Gold award represents DQE’s place among the top five percent of over 100,000 companies analyzed and top three percent of companies assessed by Ecovadis in the field of Computer programming, consultancy and related activities.

Top achievements in 4 major areas

Ecovadis has scored DQE performance across sustainability criteria covering four major themes: environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. The Gold award recognizes DQE’top achievements in each field, and more precisely, in the top 3% concerning ethics covering data management, top 8% concerning environment and sustainable procurement, and top 10% concerning labor and human rights.

DQE thus demonstrates its ability to provide sustainable solutions for clients across the world. "I am very pleased with this great performance, which crowns a very dynamic year for DQE. The gold medal designation by Ecovadis rewards our strong commitment to sustainability. It meets strong expectations from our clients, knowing that 91% of companies take sustainability criteria into account in purchasing decisions, and 85% of consumers are more likely to buy from a company with a reputation for sustainability than from a neutral company. We have other projects underway to contribute in a concrete way to the digital sustainability of companies," commented Stéphane Donders, CEO of DQE.