Kraton Corporation has received gold recognition medal for sustainability rating from EcoVadis.
"We are proud to have earned our first-ever EcoVadis Gold rating," said Nella Baerents, Kraton's global sustainability director. "This recognition demonstrates our continuous commitment to sustainability throughout the organization, enabling us to help meet market demands, advance the bioeconomy, and promote a more sustainable future through collaboration in the value chain."
Accelerating Environmental and Social Improvements
Kraton's points score and the resulting gold rating puts the firm in top 98 percentile of the industry. Kraton's progress on supply chain initiatives was vital in elevating the company to the next level. The firm’s achievements in 2019 include deploying the “
Responsible Procurement: Making a Positive Difference” program to all suppliers in scope and onboarding them on the EcoVadis platform.
The company also added a corporate social responsibility section to the vendor performance scorecard, conducted 20 physical audits of suppliers and manufacturers, and improved the vendor base's risk evaluation methodology.
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Responsible Procurement program is designed to accelerate environmental and social improvements across our supply chain in collaboration with key partners," said Suzanne Pesgens, Kraton's vice president and chief procurement officer. "
Collectively, we aspire to make an impact through a common goal of delivering sustainable, useful and competitive solutions to the market."
Source: Kraton