For excellent sustainability performance: Eckes-Granini Germany passes EcoVadis audit with top marks
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As a family-owned company, Eckes-Granini thinks in terms of generations rather than business years. Ecological and social aspects have therefore always been cornerstones of corporate activity. And this is proven once again by the current successful audit by EcoVadis, one of the world's largest and most trusted providers of sustainability ratings for companies. Eckes-Granini has been undergoing the rigorous and comprehensive audit by EcoVadis since 2014, and with success: the company passed with top marks. This places it among the top 1 percent of companies rated by EcoVadis, giving it the 'Platinum Rating'.
"Especially as a manufacturing company that also imports natural raw materials from emerging economies, we are aware of our great responsibility not to exploit our resources but to ensure that present and future generations can live in health and prosperity on this planet," says Dr. Kay Fischer (photo), Managing Director Eckes-Granini Germany. EcoVadis' self-imposed mission is to promote the environmental and social practices of companies through CSR performance monitoring within the supply chain and to support companies in improving sustainability. In addition, the independent EcoVadis institute evaluates and audits its suppliers and logistics partners on behalf of Eckes-Granini.
Holistic sustainability strategy
Since 2019 - and thus one year earlier than planned - all three Eckes-Granini sites in Germany have been operating in a climate-neutral manner. The company is a member of the Center for Sustainable Corporate Management (ZNU) and participates in the "ZNU goes Zero" initiative, which aims to achieve climate neutrality for participating companies by 2022. Eckes-Granini Germany also published its new Environmental Statement for the years 2020-2023 last year, which was produced as part of its sixth EMAS certification. In keeping with its commitment to sustainability, the company has been working in accordance with the internationally recognized Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, or EMAS for short, since 1996. The current publication defines the status quo and further sustainability goals:
-Packaging: Overall, the share of recycled PET (rPET) in the total product range across all brands has been 25 percent since 2020. Eckes-Granini Germany aims to use at least 50 percent rPET across all brands by 2025. The hohes C brand will be using 100 percent rPET in 1-liter PET containers from 2021.
-Cultivation and supply chain: 100 percent sustainable juices and purees by 2030.
-Sugar reduction: Eckes-Granini has already reduced added sugar in its nectars and soft drinks by an average of 10 percent by 2020. The company aims to achieve a further reduction of 10 percent by 2025.
