In the IT services industry, it is incredibly easy to reduce people to hourly rates and tech stacks. However, when a technology partner begins treating an IT expert as a disposable resource, it directly impacts the quality of work and the stability of the client’s project. The consequences are highly measurable – turnover rates soar, projects stall, and internal teams waste time putting out fires.
A candidate is not a PDF file. It is a human being stepping into someone else’s team and taking full responsibility for a real fragment of a project.
Technology Starts With People
At GS Services, we adhere to the fundamental principle that the best technology starts with the right people. For this reason, we have taken key business steps and are incredibly proud that we have officially joined the community of Certified B Corporations. We have also become a full participant in the UN Global Compact initiative.
It is worth highlighting the scale of this achievement – currently, in Poland, only a narrow elite of a dozen or so companies have successfully passed this strict audit process. We are joining the absolute vanguard of business leaders for whom quality, responsibility, and stakeholder care are on par with financial results.
The B Corp certification is not a PR badge. It is an independently verified, rigorous proof of meeting the highest global social and environmental standards, and – crucially in B2B – governance and operational standards. We proudly share the results of our B Impact Assessment:
- Overall B Impact Score GS Services: 86.9
- Qualifies for B Corp Certification: 80
- Median Score for Ordinary Businesses: 50.9
Our final score is hard proof that the goals embedded in our strategy are fully measurable and objectively verified. In the crucial area for us, as a talent-based company, Workers, we scored an impressive 38.7 points. In the Community and Governance categories, we earned 17.9 and 16.6 respectively, completing the results with Environment at 10.2 and Customers at 3.2
Security and Transparency for C-Level Decision Makers
From the perspective of decision-makers – Board Members, CTOs, or COOs who are responsible for finalizing budgets and scaling processes, an IT partner’s B Corp certificate is not just a “nice-to-have.” It is, first and foremost, a powerful risk mitigation tool.
The traditional body leasing model is broken. Receiving fifteen random CVs and choosing the “cheapest option” simply shifts the risk from the vendor to the client. And the lowest rate is rarely the safest decision, because the costs of “fixing” mistakes, the drop in team velocity, and the turnover caused by a poor culture fit are never visible on the vendor’s initial invoice.
Partnering with a B Corp vendor that scored nearly 87 points guarantees the client:
- Uncompromising Quality: Instead of dozens of random files, we deliver proven expertise and ready-to-deploy teams (from Staff Augmentation and IT Executive Search to Managed Services).
- Project Protection: Transparent, secure, and stable employment on GS Services’ side translates to a massive reduction in turnover on the client’s side. Our people are properly taken care of – which is why they focus solely on delivering value.
- Audited Reliability: No hidden catches. Our model and operations have been scrutinized and evaluated on par with the largest, most transparent companies in the world.
Context Builds Quality
Ethics also apply to the process of delivering specialists. Instead of throwing “resources” around, we treat candidates like experts. They have the right to know what a given project entails, what the technological challenges are, and the pace at which the Client’s organization operates. Our observations are indisputable – when a developer or consultant joins a team knowing the broader context and reality, their effectiveness increases dramatically from day one. Everyone wins.
The B Corp certification is a confirmation of our main mission: creating an environment based on quality and honesty that tangibly and operationally drives our clients’ IT projects forward. I am thrilled that we are in this elite group and invite you to a discussion – how do you see the role of IT service providers changing in today’s times?
