June 8, 2007
JDQ Systems is very pleased to be this year's recipient of the BCTIA Technology Impact Award for Leadership In Social Responsibility. This award was conferred on JDQ for the groundbreaking work of its 3Spheres of Reciprocity initiatives.
“This award acknowledges that JDQ Systems has achieved an exceptional standard of performance in its overall approach to corporate social responsibility and has deployed an innovative business practice that sets a new standard for social responsibility in the technology sector.” said Rob Cruickshank, President of the BCTIA.
Jon Morris, President of JDQ Systems Inc said, “3Spheres™ is our response to the challenge 'Imagine if someone could prove that it profits business to help the community.' We hope JDQ's innovation will inspire other small and medium size businesses to discover just how rewarding it can be to combine their own flavours of helping, learning and profiting into a sustainable social responsibility program.”
Previous recipients of this award include IBM Canada, Westport Innovations, Business Objects, Sierra Wireless and Crystal Decisions.
About 3SpheresJDQ's 3Spheres is a philosophy and model for healthy, optimal, and successful community engagement. It is a paradigm for social responsibility and cooperative relationships grown from the fundamental understanding that we can all thrive by participating simultaneously in the spheres of Helping, Learning and Profiting. Ultimately, it is a model for other small and medium sized businesses to share best practices with each other and the community. For more information, please visit
http://www.jdq.com/3spheres
About the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA)
The BCTIA is a not-for-profit organization that represents the technology industry of British Columbia. It is the voice of BC's technology industry providing the leadership, connection and action needed to foster the continued growth and success of the industry. With a growing base of 2100 member companies across the province of BC, the BCTIA brings more than 43,000 people, ideas and resources together.
About the BCTIA Technology Impact AwardsFounded in 1994 by the BC Technology Industry Association, the Technology Impact Awards are devoted to the promotion and celebration of outstanding leadership, innovation and technical excellence in the province of British Columbia.
