We are delighted to announce that for the second year running, we have received a Gold Rating as part of the EcoVadis scheme. The gold rating is the highest rating that an organisation is able to achieve.
Earlier in the year we submitted a large portfolio of evidence outlining the processes we have in place which ensure our supply chain is working to encourage sustainable, ethical, socially responsible and environmentally friendly practices.
The report highlighted 3 outstanding areas where geo was in the top 10% of suppliers, these were:
- top 7% of suppliers assessed by EcoVadis in all categories
- top 5% of suppliers assessed by EcoVadis for Environmental Impact
- top 7% of suppliers assessed by EcoVadis in the category for Labour Practices.
- top 7% of suppliers assessed by EcoVadis for Ethics
About EcoVadis
EcoVadis was founded in 2007, and is a Global CSR Rating Platform covering 21 CSR indicators. It is the World’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance management tools used by more than 180 leading multinational organisations to reduce risk and drive innovation in their Global supply chains.
EcoVadis envision a global marketplace where sustainability intelligence influences every business decision with the aim to improve economies, people’s lives and the planet we all depend on.
It is EcoVadis mission to provide the World’s most-trusted sustainability ratings, enabling all businesses to reduce risk, drive performance and improve environment and social outcomes.
Methodology is at the core of their CSR analysis system which covers 21 criteria across four different themes for companies operating with global supply chains, these are;
- Environment
- Labour Practices
- Fair Business Practices
- Sustainable Procurement
EcoVadis is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, which is a United Nations Initiative to encourage businesses to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation.
