A 360° vision of CSR
Convinced that a documentary evaluation is not enough to prove an organisation's commitment, the Positive Company® certification process requires its main stakeholders to be questioned anonymously.
Employees, customers and suppliers are all involved, and can testify to a brand's commitment as well as suggesting improvements.
The certification program takes 3 months. The certification is valid for 3 years and requires an intermediate audit.
A simple, ongoing programme
Aligned with international standards
The standards are based on 5 themes inspired by the 7 pillars of ISO 26000, the GRI and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and constantly reviewed.
These standards impose strong regulatory constraints, imply a greater diversity of stakeholders and require reporting to be verified by an independent third party.
Discover the 5 evaluation themes
The Activity pillar looks at the core of the business model, i.e. the sustainability of the organisation in carrying out its activities:
- Vers un modèle d'affaires durable
- Valeurs de votre organisation
- La gestion de vos enjeux, risques et opportunités
- La définition de votre stratégie RSE/RSO
- Vos engagements et reconnaissances
The governance pillar assesses the way your organisation and its hierarchy are organised :
- Statuts juridiques et répartition du capital social
- Transparence de votre situation financière
- Partage de la richesse créée
- La structure de la rémunération
- Partage de la prise de décision
- Protection de la mission de l'entreprise
- Vos engagements et reconnaissances
The social pillar brings together all the elements integrated into the human resources policy for the development of human capital:
- La satisfaction de vos équipes
- L'équilibre entre la vie professionnelle et personnelle
- La gestion des mouvements des effectifs
- La diversité
- Le soutien à l'emploi et au développement professionnel
- Vos engagements et reconnaissances
The environmental pillar is essentially based on the company's consumption of resources:
- La préservation des ressources naturelles
- Votre politique santé - environnement
- L'inscription de votre stratégie GES vers le zéro émission nette
- Vos engagements et reconnaissances
The societal pillar covers issues relating to the organisation's impact on society and the local area:
- La promotion de la solidarité dans votre territoire
- Votre politique d'éthique des affaires
- Votre empreinte territoriale
- La communication et marketing responsable
- L'écoute et le respect de vos clients et de vos consommateurs
- Le dialogue avec vos parties prenantes
- Vos engagements et reconnaissances
Certification conditions
1 star
- Obtain an overall score between 50 et 59,99 / 100
- Score ≥5/20 on each theme
- Achieve the required return rates for stakeholder surveys
- Have formalised a CSR policy
2 stars
- Obtain an overall score between 60 et 69,99 / 100
- Score ≥7/20 on each theme
- Achieve the required return rates for stakeholder surveys
- Have formalised a CSR policy
- Carry out a GHG emissions assessment or have the company's raison d'être written into the company's bylaws
3 stars
- Obtain an overall score of over 70/100
- Score ≥10/20 on each theme
- Achieve the required return rates for stakeholder surveys
- Have formalised a CSR policy
- Carry out a GHG emissions assessment and
- Have the company's raison d'être written into the company's bylaws or have its CSR value chain evaluated
Progressive pricing
From 6 to 50
employees
From €1,800 to €4,200 excl.
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Support throughout the entire process
- Access to the VSE/SME CSR standards (87 questions)
- 2 stakeholders consulted
- Duration: 2 to 3 months
From 50 to 500 employees
From €, 500 to €11,000 excl.
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Support throughout the entire process
- Access to the SME/ETI CSR standards (192 questions)
- 3 stakeholders consulted
- Duration: 3 months
+ over 500 employees
From €12,000 excl.
- Support throughout the entire process
- Access to the ETI/Large CSRD standards (1920 questions)
- 4 stakeholders consulted
- Perimeter analysis
- Duration: 4 to 6 months
FAQs
There is only one other generalist certification: the American B Corp label. What makes Positive Company® unique is that we interview stakeholders, because we are convinced that a simple assessment based solely on documentary evidence is not enough to prove an organisation's commitment. Finally, the process is fast, typically 2-3 months, and affordable even for small organisations.
The entire program is spread over a maximum of 3 months. The project is managed by Positive Company® and the methodology is designed to keep working hours to a manageable level. Depending on the size of the company and the capacity of the teams to aggregate data and documents, you will need between 3 and 9 FTE days.
Once the certification has been awarded, an official document is issued, valid for a maximum of 18 months. It must be renewed between 12 and 18 months at the latest after the date on which it was first obtained, for a further 18 months.
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Ça fait 7 ans que j'exerce ce métier et j'ai eu des candidatures depuis 2 mois (après la labellisation) que je n'avais jamais eu en 7 ans. Des profils très expérimentés, des personnes que je n'arrivais pas à attirer jusqu'à maintenant, qui sont venues car elles ont vu : "les valeurs que vous portez, le projet d'entreprise nous parle...". Et ça ce sont des effets réels (de la labellisation) et je ne m'y attendais pas du tout.
