ANTWERPEN, Belgium — Specialty chemicals distributor Azelis announced that its corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold rating for the second time in a row. EcoVadis is a provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chain. Its CSR assessment methodology covers 198 purchasing categories, 155 countries and 21 CSR indicators. The EcoVadis Gold rating was an important prerequisite for Azelis’ membership to Together for Sustainbiliy (TfS), a global initiative for sustainable supply chains, which the company announced recently.
With a score of 70 points out of 100, Azelis received its second EcoVadis Gold rating in a row, an increase of two points versus its last rating. The company again secured its spot in the top 1% of distributors assessed by EcoVadis and top 2% of the 60,000 suppliers assessed by EcoVadis in all categories. Azelis was assessed on four pillars: environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.