EcoVadis: Breakthrough into the Top 2%, Gold Medal Again and the Best Result to Date

Cinkarna Celje achieved its best-ever result in this year’s EcoVadis sustainability assessment. For the second consecutive year, we were awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal, and our placement in the 98th percentile has positioned us among the top 2% of companies assessed worldwide.

This achievement is significant not only because of the renewed recognition, but above all because of the progress we have made over the past year. Compared to the previous assessment, we recorded substantial improvements across all four evaluated areas: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. The Environment category stood out in particular, achieving the highest score of all assessed areas.

The significance of this achievement is further reinforced by the fact that companies are not benchmarked solely against others within their industry, but against all organisations assessed by EcoVadis during the relevant evaluation period. A place among the top 2% of rated companies therefore represents an important international validation of the quality of our sustainability management.

EcoVadis is one of the world’s most widely recognised sustainability assessment platforms. Companies are evaluated based on evidence of policies, actions, management systems, and measurable results in areas that are becoming increasingly important to customers, suppliers, investors, and other business partners.

This year’s result confirms that sustainability at Cinkarna Celje is not merely a strategic commitment, but an integral part of our day-to-day operations. We have strengthened our approach through the adoption of key sustainability policies, the enhancement of internal regulations, comprehensive due diligence across our value chain, additional employee training and awareness programmes, and improved monitoring of key sustainability indicators and objectives. These improvements have further enhanced the systematic management of sustainability across all four assessed areas.

Behind this year’s success stand numerous colleagues, processes, and improvements that we have been implementing consistently across all areas of our business over recent years. A second consecutive Gold Medal confirms the continuity of our efforts, while our best result to date demonstrates that we continue to raise the bar in responsible and sustainable business practices.

Our breakthrough into the top 2% of rated companies worldwide is therefore more than recognition of what has already been achieved. It is also a confirmation that Cinkarna Celje is successfully transforming its sustainability commitments into tangible, measurable, and internationally comparable results.

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