Company
i2S: An imaging pioneer in pursuit of CSR excellence
Based in Pessac, France, i2S is a company with 90 employees and over 40 years of expertise in high-precision imaging. The company has built a worldwide reputation through its heritage digitization and underwater imaging solutions—two demanding fields where scientific rigor and technological innovation combine to serve public institutions and specialized organizations.
Over the decades, i2S has stood out for the quality of its products and the reliability of its expertise. But in a context where customer expectations are evolving and markets are structuring around increasingly stringent environmental, social responsibility, and ethics criteria, the company had to meet a new challenge: demonstrating, with evidence, the strength and impact of its CSR commitments.
Thank you to Ditto for enabling us to showcase all our existing CSR initiatives and jump the two levels we were aiming for in a single assessment. Moving from EcoVadis Silver to Platinum medal is a real competitive advantage in our markets, where environmental criteria can account for up to 30% of tender evaluations.
Karine Le Guellec
Industrial Director
Challenge
Breaking through the Silver medal ceiling
Major European clients now impose strict CSR performance criteria. For i2S, this meant rigorously responding to EcoVadis assessments, a global rating standard. The company underwent evaluation two years in a row and earned a Silver medal each time.
This result already represented a mark of credibility, but it also revealed a limitation. The Silver medal constituted a glass ceiling that i2S couldn't break through despite sustained efforts. Yet, in a sector where tenders now integrate up to 30% of criteria related to the environment, remaining at this level risked heavily weighing on competitiveness.
Management harbored the ambition to go further, without mobilizing a full-time employee on the subject. The challenge was significant: showcase the numerous actions already implemented internally that seemed insufficiently recognized by EcoVadis, while aiming for a level of distinction likely to become a concrete business asset.
Solution
A clear method and fluid collaboration
With support from the Ditto copilot, the project team engaged in methodical work. They built a solid document base around EcoVadis's major themes: Environment, Social, Ethics, and Responsible Purchasing. Each area was addressed in a structured manner based on three fundamental pillars: Reporting, Policies, and Measures.
Ditto didn't replace internal involvement; it gave employees the means to transform their work into tangible results. The copilot clarified documentation priorities, simplified information gathering, and translated CSR efforts into concrete, valued evidence.
The dynamic was facilitated by fluid collaboration: employees, already engaged, found in Ditto a support point to accelerate, while maintaining control of the project. Far from weighing down processes, the solution brought clarity and peace of mind—two essential ingredients in a field where complexity can be discouraging.
Karine Le Guellec
Industrial Director
Impact
From Silver status to the very exclusive 1% worldwide club
The results exceeded all expectations. After earning the Silver medal twice, i2S jumped two levels in a single assessment—first Gold, then Platinum. The company now ranks among the top 1% of companies rated worldwide by EcoVadis.
This qualitative leap is not merely symbolic. It constitutes a concrete business advantage. In tenders across France and Europe, the environmental portion of the score can represent up to 30%. Standing out with an exceptional CSR score means maximizing chances of winning strategic contracts and strengthening competitiveness in an increasingly competitive market.
Karine Le Guellec
Industrial Director
What sets Ditto apart
Ditto's great strength is its ability to combine simplicity and depth. Where other solutions impose rigid processes or hard-to-access expertise, Ditto makes compliance and CSR both understandable and actionable in daily operations.
This is also where differentiation from competitors comes into play: offering not only better visibility of CSR actions, but above all transforming this visibility into a concrete competitive advantage, directly linked to growth and winning new markets.
Toward a competitive and sustainable future
i2S's progression from Silver to Platinum medal perfectly illustrates the value created by Ditto. In less than a year, the company reached a major milestone that is already impacting its commercial positioning and brand image. This CSR approach is part of the company's commitment to continuous improvement—it's a real development driver, with a strong differentiating argument: ranking among the top 1% of companies rated worldwide.
