Financial

With the proposed switch to accounting methods on the basis of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), attention for financial management and transparency within Unica was further focused in 2022.

Operational

A central quality management system that complies with the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards is the key to mitigating operational risks.

Strategic

The shortages on the labour market remain one of the greatest potential risks to successful business operations at Unica.

Report of the Supervisory Board

In the previous years, a considerable adaptability was required from Unica and its workforce due to corona.

Acquisitions

Despite a series of crisis situations on the global market, Unica continues to operate an ambitious Mergers & Acquisitions agenda, with the targeted acquisition of solidly performing companies.

Strategy

The strategic course laid out by Unica over the past few years has helped underpin the group’s crisis resilience.

Continuous improvement

Although decentral entrepreneurship is the standard practice at Unica, wherever valuable and necessary central support is provided by the Shared Service Center (SSC).

Digitalisation

2022 marked a crucial stage of the multiyear digitalisation programme currently underway. The already initiated digital transformation faces a number of obstacles, but every step represents a reinforcement of the digital foundation.

Innovation

Within the Unica strategy, the Unica Innovation Center remains an important driving force for the innovation of service provision in the broadest sense of the word.

Network of companies

The structuring of Unica as a network of companies is a strategy spearhead and the heart of the business model.

Outlook for 2023 and beyond

A strategic reassessment at Unica was completed in 2022. Consultations were held between the management, the shareholders, the banks and the provider of subordinated loans regarding the growth strategy and its financing.

Word from the Board of Directors

A year of geopolitical conflicts, climate impact, high energy prices and inflation led to much social unrest in 2022.

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