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Bunzl North America Earns EcoVadis Silver Medal

March 12, 2025

EcoVadis Silver Medal Achievement

Bunzl North America is thrilled to announce it was recently awarded a silver medal from EcoVadis, an international sustainability rating organization. EcoVadis awards this medal to the top 15% of companies assessed each year. The medal demonstrates the quality of BNA’s sustainability management system and our commitment to promoting transparency throughout the value chain.

Sustainability, and supporting our customers’ sustainability goals, remain paramount, and we are thrilled to see that reflected in this recent rating.

Companies are evaluated based on various Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors, such as their greenhouse gas emissions and ethical sourcing practices. While some rating organizations only focus on information published in annual reports, EcoVadis takes a more comprehensive approach. EcoVadis judges companies based on the quality of their systems that support ESG factors, such as BNA’s procedures that enforce and maintain ethical sourcing practices. EcoVadis’ methodology with its assessment is built on international sustainability standards, including the United Nations Global Compact.

This award is based on the evaluation of various Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors, such as:

Environment

Utilizing more sustainable or bio-based input materials
Providing post-purchase care services to extend product lifetime

Labor & Human Rights

Training to strengthen employee knowledge about health and safety risks as well as establishing awareness training on maintaining a strong culture where employees feel they belong and are valued
Interactive communication session with employees on working conditions
Awareness training on maintaining a strong culture where employees feel they belong and are valued.

Ethics:

Regular audits on anti-corruption, bribery policies, and compliance
Systematic compliance and due diligence measures when dealing with third-party intermediaries

Sustainable Procurement:

Exceptional reporting on sustainable procurement issues
Comprehensive sustainable procurement policies on both social and environmental factors

Learn more about Bunzl’s commitment to sustainability here.

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EcoVadis awards this medal to the top 15% of companies assessed each year.

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