B Corp "We'll do our best, to do our part"

Since the very beginning of the Davidson adventure, we have chosen to focus on the well-being of our employees.
We have consistently sought to innovate, however modestly, and to multiply initiatives that contribute to a better workplace, while making sure we were genuinely living up to our ambitions.
To measure our progress, we took part in the Great Place To Work® rankings for several years. The results exceeded our expectations: for four consecutive years, Davidson was ranked the best company to work for in both France and Europe. Yet in 2018, we decided to change course.
We realized it was time to move beyond an ego-centric approach, focused primarily on ourselves and on our people, and embrace an eco-centric vision, one centered on creating a positive impact across an ecosystem far larger than Davidson itself. In other words, it was time to care not only about ourselves, but about the world around us.
That is why we set out to become a B Corp. In 2018, Davidson became the first French technology consulting firm to earn B Corp certification, which we successfully renewed in early 2022. Today, we remain one of the three largest B Corp companies in France.
This certification also encompasses well-being at work (inclusion, tribal management, assessing employee satisfaction, horizontal hierarchy, quality of the workplace, etc.) and is demanding on many other complementary aspects, such as:
  • Governance (accessibility, transparency, ethics, mission given to the company, etc.)
  • The collectivity (diversity, percentage of turnover dedicated to sponsorship actions with for example Article 1 / Planète Urgence / Fondation des Femmes, support for disavantaged people, respect for our suppliers, etc.)
  • Environmental protection (energy consumption, waste management, proactive strategy, etc.). On this latter point, Davidson aims to be a socially responsible company that assumes its responsibilities in combating climate change. Together with 500 B Corp companies from around the world at the COP25, we committed to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030 and numerous projects have been launched to achieve this (supply of green energy, migration to premises with the highest environmental standards as well as actions related to digital frugality and the carbon contribution that you can discover here).

Beyond the B Corp movement, in 2021 we joined the Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC). Alongside a collective of 150 committed companies—including Banque Populaire, Bouygues Immobilier, Caterpillar, FoodChéri, Nature & Découvertes, Renault Trucks, and Rossignol, we are working to transition towards a regenerative business model: one that maximizes positive impact while minimizing negative externalities. As part of this commitment, we actively contribute to the Digital Frugality and Transport working groups.

Since 2021, Davidson has also adopted a clear ethical stance: we no longer deploy our expertise on projects related to the tobacco industry, the manufacture or supply of weapons, or the distribution of pornographic content. We have also reduced by 80% the share of our revenue generated from projects linked to carbon-based energy production.

DAVIDSON wins BEST FOR THE WORLD 2022 (BFTW22) title!

Since July 2022, we have been one of the B Corp Best for the World. In fact, our impact score for the “female employees” category places us in the top 5% worldwide of companies having completed the BIA (B Impact Assessment questionnaire).

Being recognized as a “Best for the World” B Corp is much more than just recognition. It’s an opportunity for us to share our knowledge, learning and best practices with the rest of the community. In this way, together we move closer to our common goal: to transform the global economic system so that it contributes to the Common Good and to the planet.

In 2023, we achieved B Corp Way Partner certification in two areas:

“Radical Transformation”: helping companies to reinvent and refocus their business, by defining new, environmentally-friendly goals.
“Carbon B Radical”: helping companies to identify and reduce their carbon emissions, and proposing changes to be implemented as well as alternative solutions.
We are proud to be able to contribute to accelerating the transformation of businesses.

Obtaining this distinction for our commitment to our employees is particularly touching. Certification is a real boost for us, encouraging us to surpass ourselves on a daily basis. We have launched a number of initiatives to improve our performance in this area, such as

opening the CODIR to all Davidsonians who wish to participate
increasing the number of “family event leaves” significantly beyond the obligations of our collective bargaining agreement,
donating 3 days a year to Dav’ so that they can get involved with our associative partners in solidarity and volunteer work…

Being close to our customers is part of our DNA. Thanks to our tribal management, we are deeply rooted in our local area, and every day we reinforce our local impact. Since 2024, we have been committed to ensuring that at least 75% of our sales are made to local, independent customers located within 80 km of our subsidiaries. Today, over 80% of our business is already based on these local partnerships. We’re continuing to build on this momentum with new local projects. Our call for projects now includes a key criterion: each initiative supported must be located within 80 km of one of our branches.

And we don’t intend to stop there! Stay tuned ?

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