SSI SCHAEFER Awarded Silver Medal in EcoVadis Rating
Continuous sustainability management efforts expanded
Rating improved from bronze to silver over the previous year
Intralogistics specialist SSI SCHAEFER has been awarded the silver medal (72/100 points) by the renowned rating agency EcoVadis for its continuous sustainability management. Following the bronze medal in 2023 (61/100 points) and another year of continuous measures in the areas of environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement, this award represents significant progress in SSI SCHAEFER's sustainability management. This places SSI SCHAEFER among the top 15% of the companies assessed.
Since its founding in 2007, EcoVadis has grown into a globally trusted provider of corporate sustainability ratings, boasting a network of more than 150,000 rated companies. Its goal is to deliver reliable, globally recognized sustainability assessments and insights that enable all companies to reduce risks, drive improvements, and accelerate positive impacts on our planet and society.
The silver medal rating is significant for SSI SCHAEFER, not only with regard to its own sustainability management. It also influences the company's future business relationships. Heiko Stötzel, Global Head of Group Social Responsibility at SSI SCHAEFER, commented: "Our clients are increasingly placing value on transparent and sustainable business practices and, in some cases, require a successful EcoVadis rating as the basis for a business relationship."
Like many larger, internationally operating companies, SSI SCHAEFER also uses the EcoVadis platform to evaluate its business partners according to a standardized catalog of criteria, thus gaining transparency in its global supply chains. This is one of the many building blocks of the criteria used by EcoVadis to assess sustainability management.
