Retal\u2019s EcoVadis score has increased seven points from last year, taking the global plastic packaging manufacturer to a Silver medal at 58%, further closing-in on its objective to reach 65% by 2022. EcoVadis is the recognised ratings platform to assess corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance; minimum Ecovadis scores are increasingly demanded by multinational brand owners in order to be part of their supply chain, so it is imperative that manufacturers perform well in CSR.<\/p>\n
Sustainability Director Emmanuel Duffaut says, \u201cRetal is in the top 19% of EcoVadis rated companies in its sector. Staying still doesn\u2019t mean you maintain your score \u2013 you lose points. It costs a lot to even maintain your existing EcoVadis score, let alone improve it, so this seven-point increase is an excellent achievement that validates our strategy and action. Our strategic decision to implement the ISO 26000 standard by investing in a specific tool that also allows us to monitor and assess our suppliers\u2019 CSR performance has proved to be the right decision; we have particularly increased our \u2018Procurement\u2019 score to 60% (a 20-point increase), which puts us in the top performers in our industry in this category.\u201d<\/p>\n
Retal has also increased its score by 10 points in the Labour and Human Rights category, by conducting a detailed Human Rights assessment and thanks to a joint action with all its regional Retal HR departments implementing anti-discrimination actions; this score is expected to improve further in the company\u2019s 2021 results in part due to a boosted performance in the Ethics category.<\/p>\n
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