Geodis receives 6th gold CSR rating from EcoVadis

Freight transport and logistics provider achieves the highest corporate social responsibility result since the group’s first assessment in 2009.

Freight transport and logistics provider Geodis has received its 6th ‘Gold’ rating from EcoVadis, a multi-industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform that evaluates companies’ CSR performance on 21 topics grouped into four themes: environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.

Based on company policies, actions and results in these areas, EcoVadis issues a bronze, silver or gold rating, with Geodis this year achieving an overall grade of 72 out of 100, two points better than in 2018.

Geodis said: “This excellent rating puts Geodis among the top 300 companies out of a total of 30,000 assessed. EcoVadis therefore recognizes Geodis as one of the most advanced and committed businesses all sectors combined, in terms of environmental, social, ethical and responsible purchasing approaches.”

Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of Geodis said: “I am very pleased as this is the highest result since the group’s first assessment in 2009. It recognizes more than 10 years of working to carry out concrete and consistent CSR actions as well as our unwavering commitment to satisfy all stakeholders, fully including society at large.”

The EcoVadis evaluation focuses on four topics for which GEODIS obtained the following scores:

– Environment: Top 1% of companies assessed by EcoVadis – 90/100

– Labor & Human Rights: Top 3% – 70/100

– Sustainable Procurement: Top 3% – 60/100

– Fair Business Practices: Top 9% – 60/100

Geodis said it had made significant progress (+10 points) on the fair business practices theme, which was particularly related to the measures set up in the context of the GDPR, for example: Procedures and measures implemented to protect the confidential data of our customers; Measures to protect the customer or the customer’s data against unauthorized access or disclosure; Restrictions on the type and amount of confidential information collected and stored.

Philippe de Carné, executive VP for business development, innovation and business excellence, commented: “This recognition demonstrates the successful implementation of our CSR approach and encourages us to go further. Whether it concerns data privacy, HR practices and of course taking action to reduce the environmental impact of our activities, we are committed to reinforcing the scope of the actions we undertake, with the objective to reach the best standards of corporate citizenship.”

Among other logistics companies to participate in the EcoVadis programme, Panalpina also received a gold rating this year from EcoVadis, noting: “Since Panalpina joined EcoVadis in 2009, it has steadily increased its rating and holds another gold rating for 2019. On top of that, EcoVadis ranks Panalpina on the 97th percentile of all companies disclosing to them. This means that Panalpina’s score is equal to or higher than 97% of all companies assessed. In its industry category, Panalpina ranks in the top 1% of companies assessed, the company said.

Source: Lloyd’s