Ethically Committed Labels
GoodAlgo offers its ADEL ethical audit solution to evaluate your digital and AI projects.
Presentation of our ethical labels
GoodAlgo is the first company in the world to offer labels that cover the ethics of an entire digital project (design, implementation, and use).
These labels are:
- ADEL-Project Label: Concerns digital projects (excluding AI)
- ADEL-AI Act Label: Concerns AI systems exclusively
- ADEL-AI Use Label: Concerns uses associated with AI systems (generative)
The purpose of labels
The objectives and benefits of ADEL certification are as follows:
- To provide an ethical framework for automated information systems in order to guarantee meaning, transparency, and security.
- To gain a competitive advantage and build trust with civil society and investors (ESG/SRI).
- To develop a better brand image within society.
- To strengthen compliance with applicable rules, standards, and/or norms (GDPR/AI Act).
- Support the ethical evolution of information systems and associated processing.
- Provide ethical assessment tools for businesses.
- Guide the company from universal ethical requirements towards practical and concrete ethics.
- Provide ethical recommendations and guidelines for digital projects.
Obtain ADEL certification and join our Digital Ethics community
Obtaining ADEL certification allows the audited organization to join the Digital Ethics community, which defends strong humanist values in order to promote ethical and responsible digital technology.
Our Labels
ADEL Project Label
ADEL-Project Label : Ethical audit of digital projects, via a systemic evaluation.
ADEL-AI Act Label
Label ADEL-AI Act : Ethical audit for AI ACT compliance, via systemic, contextual, and algorithmic evaluation.
ADEL AI Use Label
Label ADEL-AI Use : Ethical audit of (generative) AI use cases through systemic and contextual evaluation.
3 levels of medals for ADEL-Project & AI Use
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Validity
The ADEL Label is valid for a period of two years from the date on which the ethical certification is granted.
All sectors combined
Multi-sector application: Health, Insurance, Finance, Industry, Smart City, etc.
ADEL platform
The ADEL platform is a hosted and customizable solution that aims to put an entire evaluation process online, from questioning to the generation of an audit report.
Key stages of an ADEL certification project
The main stages of an ADEL certification project:
The advantages of our ADEL ethical assessment platform
Customizable questionnaires
User and profile management
Adjustment of response weighting for score calculation
Editing of assessment reports including scoring and recommendations
Supervision dashboards and comparative statistics
How to obtain ADEL labels?
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FAQs
Why did you create the ADEL label?
The origin of our reflections on digital ethics stems from a simple observation we made more than ten years ago: we are at the very beginning of a digital revolution, illustrated by the gradual digitization of our society. How can we trust digital applications if we are unable to assess them from an ethical perspective?
It is from this reflection that we developed our concepts, methodologies, and analytical tools, which have gradually been recognized by academic communities and the professional world.
Without trust, the use and impact of digital solutions cannot be effective for society. Ethics must serve as the regulatory framework that enables the development of responsible and trustworthy digital technologies. The ADEL label represents this foundation of digital trust.
What is the value and legitimacy of the ADEL label?
The ADEL label is based on a framework that is both transversal and systemic, derived from more than ten years of research in applied digital ethics. This framework evolves over time through feedback from audited organizations and contributions from GoodAlgo’s multidisciplinary experts and its Digital Ethics community.
Currently, GoodAlgo’s scientific research is reflected in the publication of over a hundred scientific and press articles, conferences, around ten books, a manifesto on ethical and responsible AI, as well as several awards and recognitions (see national and international scientific recognition).
The eligibility criteria for obtaining the label are demanding, rigorous, and comprehensive (including supporting documents) to ensure a high level of ethics in the audited digital solution.
The foundations of this label have been adopted by various public institutions such as the Ministry of Health as part of the “Ma Santé 2022” plan, as well as through hearings with the CNIL, the National Assembly, the HAS, INCa, and others (see institutional recognition).
Finally, GoodAlgo’s approach, centered on digital ethics, has been validated by both the private sector (L’Oréal, Sanofi, Groupe VYV, Clinique Pasteur, CNP Assurance, etc.) and the public sector (RSI, Cancer Centers, Occitanie Region, Nantes Métropole, etc.) (see client recognition).
What is the difference between the ADEL label and other existing certification approaches?
The key characteristics of the ADEL label are as follows:
- It is available in two distinct labels depending on the nature of the audited digital solution, whether it integrates AI or not: ADEL Project and ADEL – AI Act;
- The certification is targeted and applies to digital projects (Big Data, connected objects, information systems, AI, platforms, digital applications, etc.), rather than organizations;
- The evaluation framework (template) evolves according to the nature and sector of application of the audited digital solution;
- The systemic audit covers the entire digital project, from its design to its implementation and use. It is based on six ethical domains: Data Ethics – Algorithm Ethics – Systems Ethics – Environmental Ethics – Practices Ethics – Decision Ethics;
- The ADEL – AI Act label includes, in addition to the systemic audit, algorithmic testing of the AI system and its database (AXIOETK evaluation method) to assess the level of algorithmic ethical commitment (discrimination, quality, robustness, reliability, interpretability, etc.). These tests are conducted by data scientists who master AI concepts and development;
- A roadmap including key and secondary ethical recommendations is provided to audited organizations to help improve their practices;
- An independent scientific expert committee is established to evolve the frameworks and tools;
- The label is valid for 2 years (+ an additional year for renewal depending on whether the audited digital solution has evolved or not);
- Three levels of certification are available depending on the overall score and the quality of supporting documents: Gold – Silver – Bronze;
- The certification process relies on an online evaluation platform combined with human support from consultants and ethics experts.
Who is the target audience for the ADEL label?
All types of organizations and entities, whether public or private (across all sectors), that design and develop digital solutions powered by data.
The digital solutions/projects eligible for certification must be at an advanced stage of development, or already completed.
The departments and functions typically interested in or concerned by obtaining the ADEL label include: Digital, Ethics, Legal, Human Resources, Compliance & Risk, CSR, Communication, Strategy & Governance, R&D, and Sales.
Can you provide the average time required for an audited organization to obtain the ADEL label?
For the ADEL–Project label, the average time required for an audited organization is estimated to be between 1 and 2 days (depending on the number of supporting documents requested).
For the ADEL–AI Act label, the average time required is estimated to be between 2 and 4 days (depending on the number of supporting documents requested and the level of complexity of the AI).
Who conducts the audit to obtain the ADEL label?
To ensure proper monitoring and support throughout the entire certification process, GoodAlgo is appointed to carry out the audit from start to finish. To do so, it provides the audited organization with its ADEL online ethical evaluation platform, as well as its digital ethics consultants.
For reasons related to conflicts of interest and neutrality, it is important to emphasize that GoodAlgo commits not to offer consulting services to organizations that did not obtain the ADEL label and wish to reapply a second time.
However, GoodAlgo may provide ethical support services for digital projects during their development, deployment, and monitoring phases, outside the certification process (before and after obtaining the ADEL label).
Can you provide some examples of questions you ask?
- In your opinion, does the use of digital data through your solution serve the interest of citizens?
- Does your digital solution provide time savings for users when making decisions?
- In your opinion, are the digital data you use subject to an inventory of available or usable data?
- Have you considered the appropriate level of human oversight for your AI application (see human accountability rules)?
Can you provide some examples of supporting documents you request?
- Access procedures based on user profiles.
- An information guide explaining how the transmitted data is processed.
- CNIL registration and related compliance formalities.
- A report outlining the data management and governance policy for the digital data involved in your project.
Can you provide some examples of ethical recommendations you propose?
- Establish a detailed role description outlining the responsibilities, roles, and actions of each stakeholder involved in data processing.
- Develop a code of conduct and/or an ethical charter defining best practices for the use of digital data.
- Implement a data selection process for the data you intend to store.
- Set up a registry of essential data specific to your sector of activity.