Introducing the new EFQM Committed to Sustainability

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Achieving Sustained Excellence

In 2014, many organisations may say they understand the concepts
of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability, but can
they really demonstrate the integration of these concepts into the
way they work? When the EFQM Excellence Model was first issued in
1992, the inclusion of a criterion called "Impact on Society" caused
the most discussion. Still today, a majority of organisations
struggle in demonstrating their commitment. As an answer, EFQM
designed a new type of assessment named EFQM Committed to
Sustainability.

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EFQM Committed to Sustainability has been designed to provide a
holistic 1 day assessment of an organisation's sustainability
strategy. The assessment explores 4 themes; People, Planet, Profit
and Products. With the integration of the 10 principles of the UN
Global Compact into the assessment framework, an organisation going
through the EFQM Committed to Sustainability will not only gain
feedback on the impact and effectiveness of its sustainable strategy
but also earn the "EFQM Committed to Sustainability" recognition.

Committed to Sustainability

On 20th October 2014, at the EFQM Forum in Brussels, Georg Kell,
Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, recognised the first 3
organisations to achieve EFQM Committed to Sustainability; Ricoh
Belgium, Robert Bosch Rodez Plant and Royal Philips NV.

Georg Kell commented: "EFQM has played a critical role in the
development of the Global Compact. Our partnership, formed a decade
ago, introduced us to the continuous performance model, which
inspired the Global Compact's Communications on Progress (COP)
methodology. As the business and society agenda has evolved
significantly over the past decade, a stronger collaboration between
the two organisations promises to build a healthier balance between
businesses, citizens and the planet."

Marc Amblard, EFQM Chief Executive Officer, added: "Social
responsibility has always been at the heart of the EFQM Excellence
Model. Our new Committed to Excellence assessment is another
milestone in our long-term partnership with the UN Global Compact.
Together we can support support organisations on their journey
towards sustainable excellence."

About EFQM

We are committed to help organisations improve performance through
the EFQM Excellence Model, a management framework used by over 30 000
organisations. To help you implement our Model, we provide training,
assessment tools and recognition. But our real talent comes from
gathering good practices and integrating those within our portfolio
for your benefit.

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