The company receives high marks for sustainability, ethics and human rights efforts
TORONTO–June 29, 2020 – CHEP, a Brambles company and a global leader in supply chain solutions, has announced CHEP Canada received EcoVadis’ prestigious Platinum ranking – ranking in the top 1 percent of sustainable businesses within its industry.
This is the fifth consecutive year CHEP Canada has ranked by EcoVadis, and the first time it has achieved a Platinum ranking. The EcoVadis methodology framework assesses companies’ policies and actions, as well as their published reporting, related to the environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. CHEP Canada ranking designates it as “advanced” in its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts.
“We are honored that EcoVadis has once again recognized CHEP’s commitment to sustainability and are humbled to achieve Platinum recognition for the first time,” said Paola Floris, Vice President and General Manager, CHEP Canada. “Through our share and reuse circular business model, as well as our customer collaborations through our Zero Waste World program, CHEP promotes social responsibility in every aspect of our business – it’s core to our values and mission.”
EcoVadis provides sustainability ratings for more than 65,000 companies and more than 200 industries. Its methodology is based on international CSR standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and ISO 26000.
CHEP Europe and CHEP Australia have also received EcoVadis Gold recognition for CSR for the last several years.
EcoVadis is the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains. Backed by a powerful technology platform and a global team of domain experts, EcoVadis’ easy-to-use and actionable sustainability scorecards provide detailed insight into environmental, social and ethical risks across 190 purchasing categories and 160 countries.