“An efficient way to know deeper our own company”
Jupojos Technika undertook the Inteliam business and sustainability assessment. Raimundas Vaisvilas, CEO of the company, accepted to share his vision of the solution and the partnership.
Why did you decide to undertake the evaluation?
A few months ago, the Inteliam team explained the assessment to me.
I rapidly understood the relevance of such a solution: an efficient way to know deeper our own company but, more than that, the opportunity to compare it to other companies.
Moreover, the assessment perfectly answered our motivation to become more sustainable: it was a good starting point to really go further.
How would you define the solution?
It consists of a very concrete solution that helps you check your company on four crucial pillars: sustainability, corporate processes, business expertise and financial metrics. It's a very good tool to go deeper into your business and, of course, to compare to others. That is key!
How did you implement it?
It all started with a company meeting with the active participation of Inteliam to put the right frame around the whole process. We defined exactly who was responsible for which part of the evaluation. It was crucial to start that way to be sure to gather all the available data but also to take everything into account. Everybody did their part of the job; we checked all the answers and added additional elements or evidence when necessary.
How many people were part of the process?
Five people exactly: a support manager, an HR manager, a development and innovation manager, a financial manager and myself. We also included two more people from the marketing and accounting departments for specific knowledge.
In my opinion, it was key to have various people getting involved so that we can be precise but also to reduce the time spent on the entire process.
And what about the results?
It's always the question when you get something: how do you use it? First of all, it was clear that we had to present this scorecard to all our people, so we organised an internal meeting to share the results — we got quite a good score — and to explain every point.
Then I focused on three major elements. Sustainability first: it clearly pushed us with precise actions to improve ourselves. For example, this month we are signing for solar panels on our roof and we are also installing charging stations for electric vehicles. Same feedback for corporate processes: the evaluation emphasised that our company needed to formalise a three-to-five-year strategic plan, so we did it during a strategic session in December and presented the results to the company. And finally, considering business expertise, the evaluation underlined the need to build a concrete framework to check and evaluate our suppliers. Our management team developed a system based on this feedback and we now have a powerful tool that should help us during negotiations with suppliers.
What is your vision of the evaluation?
It would be great if all suppliers went through this kind of process too, because for distributors like us it would be easier to understand who is who and to select the right partners based on concrete elements. As for distributors: you should try Inteliam. It's really a professional team, everything works well and you should not be afraid!
Raimundas Vaisvilas, CEO, Jupojos Technika
