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PalletCentral • September-October 2021
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Are You Ready for
Sustainability Scoring?
F
or many companies, the economic
downturn in 2020 meant that
sustainability was less important
than survival. Supply chains were
tested, shocked, and stretched with
the results being an extended wait
for critical replenishment or empty
shelves altogether.
The need for sustainable policies didn't evaporate
as businesses continued to call for mitigating their
impact on the environment. However, keeping the
lights on became the number one priority.
As the country begins to return to some sense of
normalcy with the coronavirus pandemic receding
and companies in recovery mode, many are looking
to renew their pledge to sustainability in the supply
chain. Prompted by climate change predictions that are
growing increasingly extreme, they are implementing
changes with a restored sense of urgency.
To accelerate their aims, many companies are
utilizing third-party sources to evaluate their
operations in regard to sustainability. As the
pallet industry can be a vital piece in these efforts,
many providers in our industry are getting questions
from customers about sustainable practices or are
learning more about these ratings. Let's take a
look at one of these popular third-party sources
that customers use to help rate and score their
sustainability commitments, a company known
as EcoVadis.
CASE STUDY WITH ECOVADIS:
Sustainability Scoring
To date, EcoVadis has rated over 75,000
companies worldwide. They provide a multi-
dimensional sustainability rating of companies.
The EcoVadis sustainability process is based on
seven core principles that are designed to measure
By Glenn Meeks
