Global Data Quality Excellence Pledge
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Data Quality Excellence Pledge


A commitment to integrity, transparency, and collaboration.


The Data Quality Excellence Pledge

Global Data Quality (GDQ)


Cross Association Initiative

The Data Quality Excellence Pledge is a GDQ-led initiative that invites companies in the insights and analytics industry to stand together in pursuit of higher data quality standards. By signing this pledge, your organization joins hundreds worldwide in making a visible, meaningful commitment to:

  • Uphold rigorous data quality standards in all research operations
    Ensure transparency in methodologies and data sources
    Protect participant rights and privacy
  • Foster collaboration and education across the industry

What Does the Pledge Mean?

“The Data Quality Excellence Pledge is more than a symbol — it’s a promise that every organization can make to build trust and drive transparency in every interaction with data.”

— Melanie Courtright, CEO of Insights Association

Global Data Quality (GDQ) is a cross-association initiative uniting organizations across the insights and analytics industry to raise the bar for data integrity, transparency, and participant protection worldwide. With a collaborative mission, GDQ works to:

  • Establish shared standards for data quality across all research sectors Equip stakeholders with tools to evaluate and prove data quality Promote accountability through cross-industry support and oversight
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Signing the pledge

Signifies your organization’s alignment with best practices and shared ethical commitments, including: 

  • Enforcing strict internal quality assurance measures
  • Disclosing how data is collected, verified, and used
  • Respecting the experience and rights of research participants Educating staff and partners on quality standards
  • Participating in GDQ initiatives to improve global outcomes 

A compliance mechanism, overseen by GDQ’s participating associations, supports accountability for all signatories.

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Questions?

Specific to Insights Association participation may be directed to:

FAQ's

Whether you are a brand, research agency, sample provider, research platform, data consultancy, or independent, the pledge is for you. Every player in the ecosystem has a role to play in safeguarding the integrity and credibility of research.

Take the first step by completing the acknowledgment form:

Pledge Acknowledgment Form on GDQ Website

A version for brands will be released later this year (2025).

Signed the Pledge

This list will be updated weekly. For a full list of signees globally, visit

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