Eliott Mourier, you are a Data compliance manager, how do you support companies today?
Micropole's Data Compliance department, which I have had the pleasure of managing since 2016, strives to build bridges between the legal and compliance departments on the one hand, and the IT departments on the other, which must work together to ensure that companies comply with the ever-increasing number of technical regulations concerning digital technology, data protection and security, and artificial intelligence.
At the heart of regulatory concerns, CSR (Social and Environmental Responsibility) has become a real lever of transformation for companies. How have these societal issues become part of business strategies?
It is no longer a debate, we are now all convinced of the relevance of a CSR strategy and its societal and generational dimension.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), also known as corporate social responsibility,is defined by the Commission as the'voluntary integration by companies of social and environmental concerns into their business activities and their relations with stakeholders.
Until recently, the legal framework was still relatively flexible, but it is clearly being strengthened, particularly on structuring subjects such as the impact on the climate, waste and the circular economy, pay equity, responsible digital technology and extra-financial reporting.
We must be aware that CSR has become a real lever of financing for many structures. SRIs (socially responsible investments) are developing and offer advantageous mechanisms such as impact credit, which allows companies to borrow at relatively low rates if they meet certain CSR criteria.
CSR commitments are also likely to generate substantial operational savings (particularly in terms of energy expenses), thus helping to improve the overall profitability of companies.
From a human resources point of view, a genuine commitment to CSR becomes a real argument for giving meaning to the organization's objectives and for attracting and retaining new employees.
These new challenges and issues inevitably generate new needs in companies. How do you respond to this demand at Micropole ?
Micropole has been supporting its customers for years in their inevitable organizational and digital transformations. We also support them in understanding and complying with new regulations, which are likely to have an impact on their systems and data management.
It is interesting to note that CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) commitments echo other existing regulatory obligations, such as the AGEC law, which, as of 2020, requires better product traceability, more detailed knowledge of suppliers and more transparent data management throughout the production chain. In this respect, Micropole supports numerous retail players, particularly in the luxury goods sector, in the collection, consolidation and reliable, transparent restitution of their product data.
Another interesting example is the link between the RGPD (European Data Protection Regulation) principles of minimizing and limiting the retention of personal data and the increasingly strong expectations in terms of "Green IT" or "responsible digital" driven by CSR. Micropole is therefore now offering its customers a broader range of Data Cleaning services. - aimed at cleansing information systems of obsolete personal data - to all structured and unstructured data and unnecessary documents in their systems, while calculating the amount of Co2 equivalent saved in the process.
"Micropole is thus striving to put its expertise in data and systems at the service of its customers' new CSR needs and challenges. Another striking example is certainly the support we provide to our clients in the construction of their extra-financial reports.
Yoni, you are Director of the Finance Transformation & Performance business unit, which specializes in performance management and planning. How do you support companies in their transformation?
Companies are face a changing environment that requires them to become more reactiveves and agile.
Our entity supports them in the transformation of their management and planning processes, through consulting and implementation d''EPM(Enterprise Performance Management) solutions.
The Data has truly become a keystone for successful transformation on CSR TRANSFORMATION. How does extra-financial reporting become essential for to monitor its performance and its environmental impact?
This reporting has several objectives it allows of course to respond to legislation, but above all it helps companies to manage their extra-financial performance (social, societal and environmental) by providing them with the level of information necessary for effective decision-making.
First of all, finding and cleaning the data is a major challenge to produce this reporting.
Once the data has been qualified, the teams can begin the calculation and aggregation work to bring out the relevant indicators needed for production, publication and decision-making.
To implement all this, you need a wide range of technical skills: From Data Governance, to Data Preparation, Data Store, Data Calculation and Data Vizualization, you need to combine these with functional and business skills. Skills that we must continue to acquire if we are to become a key player in the field of CSR.
Beyond reporting, we notice that companies now want to anticipate, predict and plan their impacts on the climate.
Absolutely! From tomorrow, all companies will be challenged on the achievement of their "CSR" objectives in order to attract customers, suppliers, investors, and even employees! They will be challenged in the same way as they are today on their profitability or growth objectives.
We realize that the performance management and connected planning tools, the EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) are perfectly adapted to this need. Companies will be able to build their CO2 consumption and carbon impact reduction forecasts with the same tools used to build their financial forecasts.
The improvement of gender equality indicators (salary, distribution, promotion) will be piloted with the same tools that are currently used to manage the workforce and the payroll.
To sum up, CSR is becoming a priority topic for companies, and technology is already ready to respond.
It's a promising subject that has become a societal issue that every consulting firm must take into account in its strategy. Micropole has positioned itself as a key player in this field, supporting companies in their Data-driven transformation, and helping them to make the most of their data. l'Micropole has positioned itself as a key player in these areas, helping companies to transform themselves through Data, and in this case through responsible and sustainable transformation.
