QBS Software is “lasering in” on the governance pillar of ESG, its CEO has told IT Channel Oxygen.
The software distributor has this week been named among the ten top-performing private businesses in the UK’s 2025 Best Managed Companies awards.
The initiative is organised by Deloitte Private.
QBS’ focus on environmental and social sustainability saw it become certified as one of the channel’s first B Corporations in 2022.
But in the last year, it has “lasered in” on the final letter of ESG, CEO Dave Stevinson said.
“Let’s get our governance into really good shape and get it validated,” he explained.
“Excellent governance is often an overlooked element in fast-growth companies as they scale up. I have made it a personal mission to ensure that at QBS our governance is proven, validated, current and best in class – these guard rails will give us the opportunity to maintain and improve our growth trajectory.”
QBS “accelerated its pathway” to becoming a $1bn business in February when it closed its acquisition of pan-European software VAD Prianto. It has continued on the M&A trail since then.
The London-based software delivery platform must complete its B Corp recertification process this summer – a feat Stevinson acknowledged is more challenging three years on due to the company’s enlarged scale.
“They now classify us as a large and complex company, which means we have to go down a different workstream. That’s proving exceptionally challenging both for us and our external consultants,” he said.
