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XPO Logistics Europe Wins Prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for Sustainability Excellence

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and performance in 2024. This accolade represents a significant step up from the Silver Medal the company held for four consecutive years. XPO´s rise to the 97th percentile demonstrates its ability to excel in an even more competitive and challenging environment and places XPO Logistics among the top 3% of all companies assessed globally and within the top 1% of road transport…

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More Companies Are Mastering Sustainability Fundamentals to Reduce Risk, Build Resilience and Prepare for Due Diligence

Stuart Mitchell

Companies of all sizes across the EcoVadis Network, particularly those with multiple ratings, are making measurable progress on a broad spectrum of sustainability challenges. These insights and more are found in the eighth edition of the Business Sustainability Index, published today by business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis.   This edition of the Index explores the trends behind the 125,000+ supplier sustainability ratings (~38,000 in 2023 alone) EcoVadis has delivered to 1,200 leading procurement teams from 2019 through 2023. It looks at how these suppliers, spanning all global regions and major…

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EcoVadis Index: More Companies Are Mastering Sustainability Fundamentals to Reduce Risk, Build Resilience and Prepare for Due Diligence

Stuart Mitchell

Companies of all sizes across the EcoVadis Network, particularly those with multiple ratings, are making measurable progress on a broad spectrum of sustainability challenges. These insights and more are found in the eighth edition of the Business Sustainability Index, published recently by business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis.   This edition of the Index explores the trends behind the 125,000+ supplier sustainability ratings (~38,000 in 2023 alone) EcoVadis has delivered to 1,200 leading procurement teams from 2019 through 2023. It looks at how these suppliers, spanning all global regions and major…

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Vattenfall receives Platinum for its sustainability performance again

Stuart Mitchell

For the fourth time, Vattenfall’s sustainability performance receives Platinum, the highest rating from EcoVadis, one of the largest and most trusted providers of sustainability assessments. With a score of 85 out of 100, Vattenfall remains in the top 1 percent of all companies assessed by EcoVadis in the electricity, gas & steam category. The top rating from EcoVadis strengthens Vattenfall´s position as one of the most sustainability-oriented companies in the energy sector being ranked the top 1 percent among 100,000 companies. “To be recognized by EcoVadis as a Platinum industry…

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EcoVadis, WindEurope and leading wind industry organisations launch ‘Wind Energy Initiative’

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, WindEurope and five leading wind energy industry organisations – ENGIE, Hitachi Energy, Siemens Gamesa, Statkraft and Vestas – announce the launch of the ‘Wind Energy Initiative’. The Initiative aims to accelerate the uptake of sustainable practices by fostering strong collaboration between trading partners and amplifying positive impacts across their value chains. European politicians, citizens and businesses want reliable, affordable and clean energy. Wind energy is a local, competitive, and scalable resource that can provide that energy. With the launch of the ‘Wind Energy Initiative’ key players in the wind…

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