ANECOOP OBTAINS A SILVER SUSTAINABILITY RATING FROM ECOVADIS

Anecoop is among the top 15% of companies in terms of sustainability according to EcoVadis

Friday 26 July 2024.- The agri-food cooperative Anecoop has made progress and has improved the quality of its sustainability management system, based on the assessment carried out by EcoVadis. According to these results, Anecoop now has a silver rating in this demanding independent assessment scheme and is one of the top 15% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis over the last 12 months.

Since it was founded in 2007, EcoVadis has grown to become the world’s largest, most prestigious sustainability rating provider, having carried out sustainability assessments for more than 130,000 companies worldwide. The medals and badges it awards acknowledge companies that have completed its assessment process and have demonstrated a robust management system that addresses sustainability criteria. Its methodology is based on international sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the International Labour Organisation conventions, the UN Global Compact and ISO 26000. Its scorecard monitors performance across 21 indicators in four areas: the environment, labour practices and human rights, business ethics, and sustainable procurement.

Sustainability performance is an essential factor, and more and more companies and their trade partners are under intense pressure to improve their transparency and sustainability practices.

Anecoop’s Chairman, Alejandro Monzón, expressed his satisfaction “with this huge leap forward that places us among the top 15% of companies that best comply with the EcoVadis audit’s highly demanding criteria. Promoting the sustainable development of our business is not a passing trend for Anecoop, it is an imperative, and that is why we are committed to remaining proactive and working strategically and resolutely to continue to achieve greater success in this area, helping us to contribute to a better society”.

Anecoop’s firm commitment to sustainability is rooted in its culture. One of the programmes underway this year includes the launch of a pioneering project in the industry under the auspices of its Sustainability Observatory. The initiative is the Anecoop Campus, which has put together specialised courses for technical staff in its member cooperatives and companies, offices and subsidiaries which provide training on how to embed sustainability into their organisations.

Anecoop is wholeheartedly committed to driving innovation, not only in terms of sustainability and the industry’s ability to adapt to climate change, but also in terms of its potential to mitigate this challenge through sustainable, intelligent and competitive agriculture. Its Observatory also investigates its contribution to reducing food waste, its role in the decarbonisation of the economy and consumption, and the implementation of circular economy principles.