EFQM

Also known as European Foundation for Quality Management

EFQM (the European Foundation for Quality Management) is a non-profit membership foundation established in 1989 in Brussels, when CEOs of 67 European companies subscribed to the policy document and declared their commitments to EFQMs missions and values. EFQM works with over 50,000 organisations from across Europe and beyond, including organisations such as BMW, Robert Bosch, Aramco, Siemens and Huawei.

Key facts

Organization.former name: European Foundation for Quality Management
Organization.image: LogoEFQM 2021.png
Organization.abbreviation: EFQM
Organization.founders: Jacques Delors, Umberto Agnelli, Carlo De Benedetti, Carl Hahn, :sv:Anders Scharp, Jan F.A. de Soet, :nl:Cor van der Klugt, Serge Dassault, Heini Lippuner, :fr:Raymond Lévy, Francis Lorentz, Konrad Eckert, Iain Vallance, Fritz Fahrni, R. Morf
Organization.status: Not-for-profit member foundation
Organization.purpose: Promotion of business excellence
Organization.headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
Organization.region_served: Worldwide
Organization.services: Training, organizational assessments
Organization.leader_title: CEO
Organization.leader_name: Russell Longmuir

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Contents

History
Activities
The EFQM Model
Application
The EFQM Global Award
See also
References
External links

== History == Members from many industries set up the Foundation to develop the EFQM Excellence Model. The framework was intended to be used to support the assessment of organisations in the European Quality Award in 1992.