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NCAB Group Earns Gold EcoVadis Medal for Sustainability Performance
October 2, 2023 | NCAB GroupEstimated reading time: 1 minute
NCAB scored overall 73 out of 100 which places us amongst the top 5 percent of the 85,000 companies globally that have been rated by EcoVadis, and top 3 percent in the Manufacture of electronic components and boards industry.
EvcoVadis Gold Medal | NCAB Group
EcoVadis is an independent sustainability rating service, that assesses a company’s sustainability management through its policies, actions and results. It focuses on 21 sustainability criteria through four main categories: Environment, Labor rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement, based on publicly available information.
“Our focus is on creating value for our stakeholders and to contribute to steer the electronics sector in a sustainable direction. We are very proud of the award and see this as a proof that our actions and continuous work is right. The EcoVadis score card provides a detailed view on our strengths and improvement areas, including guidance on how to further develop and strengthen our sustainability performance. It can help our customers to understand our sustainability performance and supports them in evaluating their supply chain,” says Anna Lothsson, Group Sustainability Director at NCAB Group.
EcoVadis’ business sustainability ratings are based on international sustainability standards such as the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and the ISO 26000 standard. The ratings provide an evidenced-based analysis on performance and an actionable roadmap for continuous improvement.
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