SI Group, a global provider in the technology of performance additives, process solutions, and chemical intermediates, has received a gold rating for corporate social responsibility from EcoVadis, one of the most trusted providers of business sustainability ratings, intelligence, and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains.
EcoVadis’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scorecards rate suppliers’ environmental, ethical, and social practices across 190 commodities and 150 countries.
This year, SI Group was ranked among the top five percent of more than 50,000 worldwide companies assessed by EcoVadis.
SI Group solutions are essential to enhancing the quality and performance of countless industrial and consumer goods within the adhesives, industrial resins, lubricants, plastics, rubber, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as others.
The EcoVadis methodology covers 21 individual criteria across four themes, including: environment; labor & human rights; ethics; and sustainable procurement.
The methodology is built on international corporate social responsibility standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, and the ISO 26000.
SI Group is continually focused on finding more sustainable solutions in the development, manufacture, and application of its chemical products.
“Our EcoVadis rating reflects our commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility,” said David Bradley, president & CEO at SI Group. “We recognize we have an opportunity to make widespread impact through innovative chemistries and our actions as a company.”
Earlier this year, SI Group expanded the role of Mike Farnell, SVP, General Counsel to include chief sustainability officer to build upon SI Group’s sustainability foundation and continue to progress as a sustainability leader in the chemical industry.
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