B Corp "We'll do our best, to do our part"
Since the very start of the Davidson adventure, we decided to focus on employee well-being. We’ve modestly tried to innovate and conduct multiple initiatives to achieve this, as well as make sure we manage to “do good”. To achieve this we’ve participated in the Great Place To Work classification for several years. This has been fantastic for us, as we’ve been named the Great Place To Work in both France and Europe for an incredible four years running. However, in 2018 we decided to switch everything up,
because we felt that an egocentric approach (focused on ourselves, on the Davidson teams) should make way for an eco-centric approach (in the sense of a positive influence on an ecosystem that extends well beyond Davidson). In short, it was time to take an interest in the world rather than just yours truly. That’s why we decided to become a B Corp.
To date, we’re the first consulting firm and the largest company by employee numbers to become a B Corp 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 we joined the Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat in 2021 and are striving, within a collective of 150 committed companies (such as Banque Populaire, Bouygues Immobilier, Caterpillar, Foodchéri, Nature et Découvertes, Renault Trucks, Rossignol, etc.) to move towards a regenerative model, maximizing our positive externalities and minimizing our negative impacts (we are notably in action within the “Frugalité Numérique” and “Transports” sub-groups).
Since 2021, we have committed to refusing to work on assignments likely to cause significant harm to the public interest according to B Lab standards, such as weapons design, pornography and illegal or phased-out products.

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 😉