Inductotherm Heating & Welding announced they had been awarded the Silver - Ecovadis Sustainability Rating. This new accolade follows hot on the heels of Inductotherm Heating & Welding’s triple BSI - ISO accreditation awarded in June 2022, which included ISO9001 for Quality, ISO45001 for Occupational Health & Safety and ISO14001 for the Environment.
Inductotherm Heating & Welding are developing and improving their environmental and sustainability practices to ensure they are sensitive and responsible to the local and wider environment and implementing a wide range of changes in all areas of the business, from adopting renewable energy to changing to eco-friendly supplies and engaging with suppliers as an on-going commitment by the company.
In addition to their commitment to social and environmental responsibility, these accolades reassure their customer base that they are engaging with a forward-thinking and ethical company committed to providing their customers with environmentally sound and continually improving service. Achieving the Silver rating has already allowed Inductotherm Heating and Welding to attain “Preferred Supplier Status” with existing Tier 1 customers who highly value sustainability across all business areas.
Ecovadis was founded in 2007 and has become the world's largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. The Ecovadis sustainability methodology evaluates how well a company has integrated the principles of sustainability/CSR into its business and management systems based on seven founding principles:
The methodology is built on international sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and the ISO26000, with performance measures across 21 indicators in four themes:
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