Beckers group receives EcoVadis CSR gold standard
Beckers Group has received its first gold rating for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance by EcoVadis. The company published its annual sustainability report.
EcoVadis experts independently assessed and validated Beckers CSR performance in four core areas: Environment, Fair Business Practices, Labour Practices & Human Rights, and Sustainable Procurement. The gold standard is the highest rating level awarded to any company and with it, Beckers Group is in the top 5% in the category ‘Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings’.
“Commitment to sustainable development”
“This great result is a consequence of intensive work by many functions within Beckers and shows our commitment to sustainable development. It is an encouragement to continue on this path and advance our sustainability performance in the years to come,” says Nicklas Augustsson, Beckers’ Global Sustainability Director. Beckers Group has been working with EcoVadis since 2013 and has conducted three assessments in four years.
Annual sustainability report
Recently the industrial coatings company published its 2017 Sustainability Report, giving a comprehensive picture of last year’s activities and showing the progress the company has made. Beckers’ Sustainability Report 2017 comes in a new digital format with embedded videos including stakeholder interviews on joint developments of sustainable products. Beckers started its reporting in 2012 and adheres to the globally recognized GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) standard. The report can be viewed here: http://beckers.link/SR17.
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