Posted on August 10, 2022
Crowley has chosen international business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis to assess its value chain for its suppliers’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts. A global provider of supply chain solutions, Crowley is the first U.S.-based company in maritime and logistics to partner with EcoVadis on its value chain solutions.
Leveraging EcoVadis’ unparalleled technology capabilities, Crowley and its supplier-contractor base will be able to receive assessments of their current sustainability levels and strategic guidance how to set, improve and reach ESG goals.
Crowley has committed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through a science-based approach, and detailed the company’s strategy and established a transparent reference point to measure progress toward its ESG goals in its inaugural sustainability report in June.
“EcoVadis is the leading authority for assessing and improving sustainability in the value chain, and Crowley is excited to start using the platform to achieve our shared ambition for a cleaner, more sustainable planet using verified assessments,” said Crowley’s Jean Matthews, vice president, procurement. “By fostering more responsible business practices, together we can help our customers, contractors, vendors and our people in each of our communities have a better tomorrow.”
With EcoVadis’ capabilities, Crowley will be able to identify both high-performing and early adopters of ESG and bring more visibility to the sustainability results of its suppliers to help guide procurement choices. EcoVadis uses indicators across 21 sustainable criteria based on four themes: environment, labor and human risks, ethics and sustainable procurement. EcoVadis follows international sustainability standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
“Crowley has taken an essential step by including the value chain in their sustainability commitments,” said David McClintock, Marketing Director at EcoVadis. “We look forward to supporting the rollout and expansion of their sustainable procurement program to engage their supply base in realizing these goals.”
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