GESTION CREDIT EXPERT obtains its 1st GOLD ECOVADIS medal for its CSR performance

GESTION CREDIT EXPERT, a specialist in Credit Management solutions for companies, has just received the “GOLD” label, in recognition of its sustained efforts to further improve its CSR policy.

CSR: GESTION CREDIT EXPERT IN THE TOP 1% OF BEST PERFORMING COMPANIES

EcoVadis has rated GESTION CREDIT EXPERT as “Gold” in 2019 with a score of 72/100. The independent French group specializing in credit management consulting, debt collection and civil and commercial investigations, is particularly distinguished on environmental, social and ethical issues. This high score places even GESTION CREDIT EXPERT in the top 1% of the most performing companies in terms of CSR among the 60,000 evaluated by EcoVadis worldwide.

” It is with great pleasure and pride that we receive this Gold medal from EcoVadis. This award recognizes our voluntary approach to CSR, which, along with our group’s values, is one of the strategic foundations for our group’s development. It is also an additional guarantee of quality for our stakeholders in accordance with our commitment to the United Nations Global Compact “explains Christophe NOBILET, President of GESTION CREDIT EXPERT.

CSR AND BEYOND

GESTION CREDIT EXPERT had already obtained the EcoVadis “SILVER” medal since 2016. The improvement in this rating was achieved through the implementation of numerous actions in the social, environmental and ethical fields, including

• The implementation of a continuous evaluation of our stakeholders
• Regular participation of our employees in sports and charity events to strengthen team cohesion
• The creation of four charters:
  • Computer charter
  • Human Resources Charter
  • Responsible purchasing charter
  • Ethical charter
• Our “zero paper” policy (digitization of processes, dematerialization of pay slips, reduction of printing, etc.)
• The reduction of our waste and its traceability
• The purchase of eco-responsible supplies
• Regular internal communication on CSR issues
• Etc.

GESTION CREDIT EXPERT’s CSR report also prevails as our COP (Communication on Progress) as a member of the United Nations Global Compact. GESTION CREDIT EXPERT supports the 10 fundamental principles with all its stakeholders.

About EcoVadis

Founded in 2007, EcoVadis is an independent reference structure that evaluates the integration of Sustainable Development criteria in companies and takes them into account in the evaluation of companies to improve customer/supplier relations. The EcoVadis methodology is based on international sustainability standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact or the ISO 26000 standard. It covers 150 sectors of activity and 140 countries. EcoVadis establishes CSR assessments of companies by assigning an overall rating based on scores that reflect the company’s performance on four CSR themes: environment, social, business ethics and responsible purchasing.

About GESTION CREDIT EXPERT

Created in 1970, GESTION CREDIT EXPERT provides customized solutions to companies of all sizes and in all sectors of the economy, to help them increase their cash flow and reduce their customer credit risks. GESTION CREDIT EXPERT’s 3 key solutions are: operational credit management consulting; civil and commercial debt collection, in France and abroad; civil investigations and commercial intelligence. The company is located in 7 French cities and has an international network of 300 partners allowing it to intervene with debtors located all over the world.

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