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Rate A Company
Rate A Company's values: stakeholders and innovation at the heart of sustainable improvement
With the rise of digital technology and its success with everyone, Rate A Company devised a participative digital approach based on sustainability criteria as early as 2012. When it comes to improvement, collective action and shared experience are what offer the most solutions and guarantees to consumers and professionals alike. Our approach includes every player in the value chain, beyond physical borders, so that we can find suitable sustainable solutions together. Art, innovation and collective action are at the heart of Rate A Company's values, which is why our website and its tools embody these qualities and stand out from those commonly found today.
Whether you are a customer, employee, supplier, subcontractor, investor, partner, applicant, sales representative, journalist or simply an attentive citizen, you are a stakeholder of companies and you take part in their success every day. Our aim is to let you give visibility to virtuous, sustainable companies. Through this open platform and our CSR audit platform for companies, we want to provide pragmatic and inspiring tools for those who want to measure their impact and work towards building a sustainable future.
The methodology behind Rate A Company's CSR audit and label
Transparency at the heart of the sustainable transition
The best way to improve your activities and win new customers is to master your impact in terms of management, the environment, the fight against discrimination, well-being at work and business practices. Since the CSRD, professionals have realised that measuring and controlling these indicators is impossible without asking the people most concerned: the stakeholders. Our approach RE-ENGAGES the players in your value chain around your organisation. Their participation helps to measure risks, identify new solutions, improve practices on the ground and build your reputation. Our methodology and tools let you do this easily, without breaking the bank.
Our tools let you measure and act on impacts, risks and opportunities. They raise awareness of the joint efforts that are possible, multiplying the benefits of a CSR strategy.
The 6 stakeholder profiles defined by Rate A Company
Sustainable development criteria are evaluated anonymously by employees and partners, in full compliance with whistleblower protection standards.
360°: the set of questions put to each profile covers all of the CSR criteria
These criteria were defined on the basis of the various CSR frameworks available around the world: ISO 26000, the SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals – sustainable procurement and the CSRD. We have included everything that has a direct impact on our lives and on which we can act.
We have simplified the technical terms so that everyone can take part in the efforts needed for sustainable development and better practices.
How do I rate a company as a stakeholder?
There are three ways: the company takes up one of Rate A Company's professional offers; the company goes direct and shares the link with its stakeholders; or a committed user registers and rates the organisation directly on the site. For AUDIT and LABELLING, please see the dedicated pages on our site. For users and managers who want to go direct and rate and/or share the assessment link with their stakeholders, each user will be asked to identify themselves with an email address and a username. Each criterion is rated from 1 to 5 (1 being the lowest rating, 5 the highest). Users must leave a comment of at least 60 characters to justify their ratings and prevent fake reviews. The comment is then moderated to make sure it contains nothing contrary to our terms of use: no insults, no personal names, no content contrary to public decency.
CSR certifications, labels and distinctions listed on the site
When searching in order to rate, you have probably noticed the button, which lets you refine your search according to specific criteria.
How did we choose this selection of certifications, labels and distinctive marks?
There are more than 400 certifications and labels in France alone, and it has become impossible to keep track of them. We have therefore tried to list as many as possible, but some may be missing. We give a brief overview of these distinctions without detailing their methodology (how is the label awarded? By whom? According to what criteria?). It is difficult for us to comment on the guarantees they offer.
Certifications and labels
When it comes to CSR, there is no certification as such. Since the idea is to do better, without precise, scientific instructions to follow, the consensus is to speak of a CSR label. Even ISO 26000 is in fact a label originally devised by an organisation (ISO) that specialises in certifications, hence the confusion. Being awarded a CSR label theoretically guarantees that the company goes beyond its regulatory obligations, according to the tenets of CSR. However, these guarantees depend on the methodology and the seriousness of the label. On our site, you will find the best-known certifications and labels: the ISO standards, the FSC standard (more demanding than the PEFC declaration in Europe), Ecocert, Cosmebio, Fairtrade, Cruelty Free, Demeter, Organic farming, Ecolabel, Nordic Swan, Slow Cosmétique, B Corp, UN Global Compact and Label Lucie. Feel free to suggest other guarantee marks to us.
We have taken the liberty of creating our own "distinctive marks" to make it easier to read certain important areas which, to our knowledge, are not yet covered by labels. These distinctive signs are for information only and let you discover other companies that share your values. Nothing can replace your own research, and the contributions published on our site should encourage the authenticity of this information. Feel free to flag up marks and their positioning so that we can update our data.
Qualipaysage
Qualipaysage
The 8 labels issued by Qualipaysage provide public and private clients with a guarantee that procedures have been followed to achieve the expected results.
ISO 26000
ISO 26000
ISO 26000 identifies businesses and organizations committed to operating in a socially responsible way
ISO 50001
ISO 50001
ISO 50001 - provides practical ways to continually improve energy use
Norme FSC
Norme FSC
FSC - label standing for sustainable sourcing that puts forests and people first
Ecocert
Ecocert
Ecocert - label for beauty products products using at least 95% of organic products
Produits Bio
Produits Bio
Organic Food - French organic food label based on the interdiction to use any synthetic chemistry
FairTrade
FairTrade
FairTrade / MAx Havelaar - label certifying products respecting fair trade principles
Cruelty Free
Cruelty Free
Cruelty Free - label for products or activities that do not harm or kill animals anywhere in the world
Cosmebio
Cosmebio
Cosmebio - Certification showing 95% of natural origins et organic ingredients within the beauty products
Demeter
Demeter
Demeter - German certification for the products that come from biodynamic agriculture
Ecolabel Europe
Ecolabel Europe
Ecolabel Europe - indicates products or services that show more respect towards the environment
Nordic Swan
Nordic Swan
Nordic Ecolabel - sustainability ecolabel for products from the Nordic countries
Slow Cosmetique
Slow Cosmetique
Slow Cosmetique - Award for clean, natural products promoted in a responsible way.
Textiles bio
Textiles bio
Organic fabric - indicates companies that display an organic certification on their fabrics
Made in France
Made in France
Made in France
Recycle
Recycle
Recycled - indicated structures that have implemented an innovative recycling strategy or circular economy.
Initiative solidaire
Initiative solidaire
Initiative solidaire : this is not a certification but rather a distinctive mark for the entities having a strong social strategy
Made in Europe
Made in Europe
Made in Europe - certification determining quality products made in Europe
Rate A Company
Rate A Company
Label RSE - CSR awards attributed by stakeholders' reviews and participation
Label Lucie
Label Lucie
Label Lucie - helps companies défining their CSR road map based on ISO 26000
ISO 9001
ISO 9001
ISO 9001 specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS)
ISO 14001
ISO 14001
ISO 14001 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system
ISO 22000
ISO 22000
ISO 22000 sets out the requirements for a food safety management system
If you have any comments, suggestions or corrections regarding these certifications, labels and "distinctive marks", feel free to share them with us on social media or by email: contact@rateacompany.com !
Who are we?
We are 3 partners of different ages and backgrounds
The site's founder, Clémentine Hazeran, spent many years in the field as a reporter and director specialising in the economies of emerging countries for Anglo-Saxon agencies. As regulatory frameworks are still underdeveloped in those regions, a CSR approach is essential to prevent these new markets from turning into conflict zones. Deeply committed to sustainability and trained in CSR both academically and in the field during her assignments for the intelligence firm Oxford Business Group, she saw expectations around transparency and commitment evolve. That is how the idea came about of creating an open CSR rating platform to improve practices by giving business leaders concrete elements for a sustainable strategy.
Our mission: measuring and showcasing real CSR impact
Improve your performance
We live in a global economy with examples of success and good management everywhere. Our economic world is in full transition because of today's challenges. Flexibility is essential, and thanks to our methodology you will get real feedback that lets you improve your practices continuously and remain a company that is ahead of the trends, high-performing and attractive.
CSR from every angle
We want to give everyone the opportunity to judge and learn about good practices wherever they are found. We also want to give visibility to committed organisations, to inspire innovation. CSR initiatives can be found at every level and in every sector. We want to provide unprecedented qualitative and quantitative information, whatever the geographical area, to make it easier to share experience on sustainable development issues.
Marketing 4.0: engagement and digital
The expectations of professionals and consumers are changing, and in 20 years the way we gather information has changed completely. Today, everyone looks for information online: e-reputation and ratings are at the heart of our purchasing decisions, leaving traditional marketing behind. Thanks to our innovative approach, you will engage your community around your values. You will thus take control of your reputation and get a head start on the competition.
Keeping pace with regulation
A few years ago, ISO 9001 and its satisfaction surveys were considered useless by many business leaders. Once some companies had adopted its principles and seen the benefits for their business (anticipating needs, building customer relationships, handling complaints, etc.), ISO 9001 became part of the professional landscape. Because of the lack of interest in the changes required, regulation is tightening for companies. The CSRD now obliges management to measure their impact on living things.
