Tag: EcoVadis

Leading Commercial Airlines and EcoVadis Launch The Sustainable Airlines Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic recently announced the launch of the Sustainable Airlines Initiative (SAI) in partnership with EcoVadis. Driven by members’ commitment to improve sustainability performance, the SAI will work to accelerate sustainable practices through close collaboration with trading partners to build transparency and scale positive impact across their value chains. “Commercial aviation is critical for our economies and a conduit for connecting billions of people. The environmental and social crisis the planet is facing has elevated the need for innovation not only in more sustainable fuel but…

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Berry Global Again Receives Silver ESG Rating and Improves Overall Score from EcoVadis

Stuart Mitchell

Berry Global proudly retained its silver rating from EcoVadis, a global sustainability rating platform, for the second year in a row. Berry improved its overall score from 61 to 67, moving the global packaging leader from the 82nd to the 89th percentile with score increases in three out of four categories: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, and Sustainable Procurement.  One main driver for improvement is Berry’s continued focus on enhancing Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Human Resource (HR) practices at the company’s individual sites. Berry improved its score by…

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Sustainable Procurement is the Cornerstone for Business Resilience and Growth

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, recently released its 2024 Sustainable Procurement Barometer report. Co-developed with Accenture, the Barometer reveals procurement’s untapped potential to drive business value through sustainable supply chain programs, and transform into a key agent of an organization’s resilience and growth in a rapidly changing world. In the aftermath of the pandemic, combined with business and industry risks (e.g., accelerating climate crisis, cost volatility and more), and increasing regulations, sustainability has emerged as a key force for procurement’s transformation into a central driver of an…

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EcoVadis and Leading Mobility & Vehicle Organizations Join Forces to Drive Decarbonization and Positive Impact Through Accelerate Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, along with leading sector organizations, announced their efforts to rapidly advance the mobility and vehicle industry toward a more sustainable future through the Accelerate Initiative. As founding members of the initiative, General Motors, John Deere, Stellantis, and Tenneco seek to accelerate the adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics that are most important to the sector. Members aim to create synergies with their shared value chain partners to drive GHG emissions reductions and address labor & human rights and ethical risks. Powered by the EcoVadis platform, Accelerate members…

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EcoVadis joins the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum.

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis has joined the TNFD Forum, a multi-disciplinary coalition of institutional supporters who share the vision and mission of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures. Members of the Forum will actively contribute to market adoption of an integrated nature risk management and disclosure framework that promotes better decision making for corporates and financial institutions, and builds upon the existing structure of TCFD. EcoVadis’ sustainability ratings and scorecards allow organizations to manage material nature-related risks through comprehensive insight and intelligence on corporations’ actions to mitigate the key drivers of nature and…

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