Reading, UK: Tower Cold Chain has won a s silver medal from EcoVadis in recognition of its sustainability credentials.
Improving on the bronze medal received in 2021, the new award puts the cold chain shipping provider in the top 25% of the 100,000-plus companies assessed.
EcoVadis is relied upon by global supply chains, financial institutions, and public organisations to monitor and improve the sustainability performance of their business and trading partners.
EcoVadis evaluates businesses by 21 indicators, divided into four categories: Environment, Labour and Human Rights, Business Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement.
EcoVadis recognised Tower’s achievement during 2022 of securing ISO:14001 and 45001 certification, in environmental management and occupational health & safety, respectively. With considerable crossover between the requirements of EcoVadis and ISO, this concerted push for improvement by Tower has paid dividends.
The project was led by Tower’s Non-Exec Director, Chris Pollard. “We are immensely proud to have attained silver medal status from EcoVadis,” he said. “The assessment has shown our commitment to integrating the principles of CSR into our business and all our corporate activities.
“Our next task to look at where we still need to improve to achieve gold status – but also bearing in mind what our customers need. We’re very much driven by feedback from our customers, who want practical improvements that support their own sustainability drive. Our latest product development is focussing on how to achieve this, which we are sure will provide more evidence of everything that EcoVadis has already recognised about Tower’s business.
