In an impressive confirmation of the company’s commitment to sustainability, KHS has again been awarded the coveted gold status by rating agency EcoVadis. The Dortmund systems supplier has further improved over last year’s assessment – now earning 73 points out of 100 in the completely revised evaluation method.
In taking part in the EcoVadis audit, KHS has had its commitment to sustainability, especially within its global value chains, verified since 2012. Increasingly strict requirements – necessitated in Europe in particular by the regulations of the European Green Deal1 – have caused the rating agency to make fundamental changes to its principle of assessment. This has resulted in renewed intensification of all of the rating criteria. The benchmarks in the assessed categories of environment, labor law and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement have been significantly raised. This has led to greater competition between the participating companies and made the procedure even more demanding with regard to the results achieved to date and their associated rankings. Moreover, annual updates of EcoVadis’ evaluation criteria mean that requirements governing proof of performance during an audit have also been tightened. In short, companies thus need to constantly strive to improve their commitment to sustainability.
