ElvalHalcor receives Gold Rating in EcoVadis sustainability assessment
As a recognition of the high standard of its sustainability management and practices, ElvalHalcor received the EcoVadis 2024 Gold Sustainability Rating medal -a distinction that is awarded only to the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the past year and highlights the company’s efforts for continuous improvement and excellence. The EcoVadis Gold Medal confirms ElvalHalcor’s commitment to sustainability and to continually improving sustainable business practices.
EcoVadis is a global leader for business sustainability ratings. It assesses policies, management, practices and performance related to Environment, Social, Ethics and Supply Chain sustainability matters of 130,000+ companies, across more than 180 countries. Beyond the company’s assessment, ElvalHalcor has established a strategic partnership with EcoVadis in order to assess its own supply chain in terms of suppliers’ sustainability performance, as part of its Responsible Sourcing Strategy.
Panagiotis Tserolas, Sustainability Senior Manager of ElvalHalcor's Aluminium Rolling Division, stated that: “ElvalHalcor’s annual EcoVadis assessment results reflect our overall efforts in sustainability and provide us with robust action plans for improvement, as we are striving to lead by example in terms of governance, performance and positive impact into society and the environment”. George Mavraganis, Strategic Planning & Sustainability Senior Manager of ElvalHalcor's Copper and Alloys Extrusion Division, added that: ‘’The EcoVadis assessment is a very useful tool for all relevant stakeholders to understand the level of sustainability implementation and maturity in an organization. ElvalHalcor’s Gold rating is a result of improvement actions implemented in 2023 and provides useful insights to shape our strategy and action plans going forward.‘’
ElvalHalcor will continue to strive for sustainable improvement and its corporate value while building even better relations with all its stakeholders, simultaneously pursuing innovations leading to new value creation and contributing to society.