Overall impact
B (66)

Commentary

QAD is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 65.9 for overall impact (75th percentile compared to all companies), QAD ranks 31st out of 137 industry peers, behind Mimecast, Audioeye, Open Text and 27 others, and ahead of Eplus, Aware, Inc., Phunware and 103 others. On top material causes for QAD's industry (Software & Services), QAD performs well in Improved Mental Health (88.1 score), Quality Primary Education (95.9), Fair Labor Practices (84.5) and 3 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Technology Innovation (0.0 score) and Free, Secure Flow of Information (22.3).
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Company
Employees
1,940
Sector
Information Technology
Industry
Software
Sub-industry
Application Software
SASB industry
Software & IT Services
Headquarters
Ca, United States
Share classes
QADB
Description
QAD Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based enterprise software solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company offers effective enterprise management software solutions comprising financials, internationalization, cloud EDI, EDI eCommerce, and e-invoicing; digital manufacturing software products that include manufacturing, production execution, enterprise asset management, automation, and enterprise quality management system solutions; and complete customer management software products, such as customer and service management, customer self-service, configurator, trade activity management, CRM, and field service management solutions. It also provides integrated supplier management solutions consisting of supplier portal, precision global trade and transportation execution, supplier management, and sourcing products; and connected supply chain software products comprising supply chain and digital supply chain planning solutions. In addition, the company offers customer support and product update services, as well as professional consulting services, including digital transformation consulting, implementation and deployment services, upgrade projects, training, technical development, and integration. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels; and distributors and sales agents. The company primarily serves the automotive, life sciences, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, and industrial products markets. QAD Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. As of November 5, 2021, QAD Inc. was taken private.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for QAD, based on its industry sub-industry Application Software. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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