Since its inception in 2007, EcoVadis has become the world's largest and most prestigious provider of sustainability ratings. Currently it partners with more than 130 000 rated companies.
What the EcoVadis notification is?
EcoVadis offers company’s assessment service of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policy.
The EcoVadis assessment covers four main themes:
- Environment: evaluating the company's environmental policies, actions and results.
- Labor and human rights: analyzing the working conditions, respect for human rights and human capital management (HCM)
- Ethics and governance: reviewing the integrity of the company, including the anti-corruption practices and the ethical behavior.
- Sustainable sourcing: reviewing the supply chain management and the sustainable sourcing practices.
How to get the EcoVadis notification?
EcoVadis provides a form to the company in order to collect information on the four areas or themes mentioned above.
The company has a six-month time frame (which could be extended) to answer the questions and provide the documentation supporting its responses.
Once the assessment is completed, the company receives its scorecard with a rating (from 0 to 100) and the earned medal (platinum, gold, silver or bronze). The scorecard or the assessment sheet points the company strengths and identifies the specific areas needing improvement through an action plan ranking the topics in a priority order.
What the benefits are?
The sustainable development strategies are increasingly important within the companies.
Governments and large companies are requesting their supply chains to comply with ever more demanding standards with regards to the quality, the sustainability and the safety.
EcoVadis is a platform that highlights the company’s ongoing efforts with respect to the sustainability and the corporate social responsibility with the aim to get more business opportunities and gain new markets. In this sense, a good rating increases the partners and customers confidence and loyalty for the company.
However, this platform aims more than improving the company reputation and positioning, it also offers a higher level of security and a better operational efficiency. It ensures that the organization complies with the rules and regulations related to the sustainable development and helps to identify the areas for improvement.
Lastly, EcoVadis can be an asset in the recruitment strategy of companies looking for attracting the talents.
The current and potentials employees are sensitive and appreciate to work in a company that makes the sustainable development and social responsibility a priority, contributing to enhance the image of the company and preventing the staff turnover.
Since this year, ECRIN SYSTEMS is recognized by EcoVadis
The actions implemented by ECRIN Systems in the 4 areas that have been assessed:
- Environment :
- Conducting a carbon footprint – scope 1, 2 and 3
- Implementing indicators :
- for monitoring and reducing electricity and water consumption
- for assessing recycled and reclaimed waste volumes
- Reducing the consumable waste by encouraging the use of reusable mugs and monitoring the paper consumption.
- Labour practices and human rights:
- Quality worklife: ergonomics of the working stations, inclusion and social diversity
- Staff satisfaction survey for all employees
- Information regarding the psycho-social risks (stress management and violence at workplace) are displayed in the company
- For the psycho-social risks prevention and awareness, training sessions are provided to the company’s managers
- The right to disconnect is applied in the company
- Involvement of the employees in various local associations
- Ethics and governance
- « ANTI-CORRUPTION »: remote training provided to each employee
- « ETHICS »: the company’s Ethical Cod is communicated to the suppliers and subcontractors
- Sustainable procurement
- Consolidating the shipments in order to keep our carbon footprint at the minimum
- Prioritizing marine transportation over air transportation
- Reusing original packaging
- Recommending biodegradable materials for the packaging