EcoVadis - assessing 130,000 companies from 220 industries - uses a comprehensive methodology based on internationally well-established standards such as the Global Reporting Index (GRI), the ISO 26000 standard and the principles of the UN Global Compact. The results provide companies from around the world with valuable feedback on their own and their value chain's corporate social responsibility activities, helping to identify areas for improvement and enabling comparisons of performance with other companies. Entities assessed by EcoVadis are reviewed in four key categories: environmental protection, social responsibility, ethics and supply chain management.
Qemetica Silicates - one of Europe's leading producers and the sales leader in sodium silicates - received a gold medal, while Qemetica Soda Deutschland - which produces soda ash and baking soda - received a silver medal. The bronze medal, however, went to Qemetica Soda Polska - the largest producer of soda ash in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe and the largest the country's largest producer of brewed salt. The high scores are the result of the Qemetica Group's active efforts stemming from its commitments to the climate and society.
Qemetica Silicates' score ranked the company in the top 5 per cent of verified entities and in the 98th percentile, meaning that it achieved a score equal to or above that of 98 per cent of all companies that passed the assessment on the EcoVadis platform. At the same time, the company achieved the best result in the environment category. Qemetica Soda Deutschland, with the highest scores in the environment, social action and ethics categories, achieved a place among the top 15 per cent and the 88th percentile, while Qemetica Soda Polska was among the top 35 per cent and the 78th percentile, with the highest score in the environment section.
- Once again receiving medals in the EcoVadis rating confirms our commitment to our ambitious strategy. Decarbonisation activities are a very big challenge for energy-intensive companies like Qemetica, which we take on by continuing to invest and consistently delivering on sustainability , says Kamil Majczak, CEO of Qemetica S.A.
Qemetica combines a modern approach to business with care for the environment. The Group is pursuing an ambitious ESG strategy and - according to its plans - aims to completely eliminate coal combustion at its facilities by 2033 and to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
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