Arco retains EcoVadis "Gold", highlighting world-class sustainability performance

As the UK and Ireland's leading safety experts, we're delighted to have been awarded "Gold" status for sustainability by EcoVadis, positioning us as the highest UK performer in our industry.

Having been evaluated in four key areas, Arco was deemed to be in the 98th percentile of companies assessed. This is only one point away from a "Platinum" rating and an excellent 14% increase on Arco's previous EcoVadis rating.

Arco among world's top 5% in sustainability

EcoVadis is one of the world's most trusted providers of business sustainability ratings. They assessed Arco's activities across:

• Environment
• Labour & Human Rights
• Ethics
• Sustainable Procurement

Out of the 150,000 businesses assessed by EcoVadis, a result of 'Gold' puts Arco among the top 5% of performers globally. This outcome was helped by Arco's continued progress in sustainable performance, for example, reducing its carbon emissions by more than 20% over the past year.

Industry leaders for sustainability

EcoVadis commended Arco's positive action in several areas, commenting that its "...overall score has increased thanks to the publication of additional sustainability reporting" and that it had an "...advanced sustainability management system that covers all four themes under review".

In addition to company-wide efforts, individual staff contributions played a big part for EcoVadis. Whether this was as simple as cycling to work or the commitment and study needed to become one of Arco's team of accredited Mental Health First Aiders.

Arco's Head of Sustainability, Jim Harbidge, said:

"We're delighted to have been recognised for the excellent progress we continue to make. Sustainability is fundamental to our business, and it'll remain at the heart of our activities.

"We're also authentic in what we do - it's not just a box-ticking exercise. Arco genuinely cares about this topic and that translates into our products and how we treat our people, suppliers and customers. But with a review system that gets tougher each year, we'll work harder than ever to stay industry leaders in this field."

We are committed to sourcing better materials and supporting more sustainable production processes, to this end we work with specialist partners who offer help, guidance and expertise across the different technical and social fields.