At Steria everything we do in business is guided by the principles of corporate responsibility and ethics that have been integral to our culture for over 40 years.

They shape the way in which we fulfil our responsibilities to all Steria stakeholders, from our shareholders and clients to the communities in which we operate and our employees – past, present and prospective.

As we strive to achieve long-term growth by providing our clients with strategic projects based on innovative IT-enabled solutions and services, our ethical framework ensures that we manage the expectations of all these stakeholders. It keeps us focused on four simple, yet ambitious goals within the context of the marketplace, the workplace, the community and the environment.

Our efforts to achieve these goals are set out in the content on this website and we will continue our endeavour to make the world a better place to live, while delivering value to Steria’s business and our clients. We are, for example, meeting the demand for sustainable services, including green IT, with innovative services including virtualisation of servers, document output management systems, business process outsourcing (BPO) and other initiatives to reduce paperwork and save energy.

We’re also investing in education for disadvantaged groups to help fight the digital divide and use new technologies as a tool for social integration. I am also thrilled that our people currently own 20% of Steria’s capital and I have full confidence in the growth of that percentage. Why is this important?

Because I believe that employee ownership is a prime example of sustainability in action.

And, of course, a consistently responsible approach to business has the added benefit of attracting new talent. It is our people who will devise the exciting new products and services that we trust will continue to earn the loyalty of existing clients and interest new ones. A responsible approach to business drives a virtuous circle of investment, service and profit.

François Enaud