Azelis has been awarded with a Platinum rating, the highest distinction in the EcoVadis supplier sustainability rating scheme.

With the EcoVadis Platinum grading, Azelis is in the top 1% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis and is the first global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor and innovation service provider to be awarded.

With a score of 77, Azelis secures a place among the top 1% of the world’s 75,000 best rated companies. The award reinforces Azelis’ ambition to become the world-leading provider of sustainable solutions and services in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry.  

The highest score increase was on the topic of sustainable procurement, an improvement which Azelis attributes to its membership to ‘Together for Sustainability’ which plays a significant role in the company’s selection and evaluation of the supply chain.

Maria Almenar, Group Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) and Sustainability Director said, “As a member of the ‘Together for Sustainability’ industry initiative, we ask our suppliers to undertake the EcoVadis assessments. With these assessments, we evaluate our business partners from a sustainability perspective which enables us to increase the sustainability of the chemical industry supply chain as a whole, setting us apart from our competitors. Through the tools offered by ‘Together for Sustainability’, we have strengthened our due diligence procedures for the evaluation of our suppliers, leading to an improvement of our score in the EcoVadis rating.”

Dr. Hans Joachim Müller, Chief Executive Officer, Azelis said, “At Azelis, our focus on sustainability is an ongoing and exciting journey. Our efforts have been intensified and strengthened over the last year through the launch of ‘Action 2025’, our sustainability strategy, and all our actions with regards to our workforce, the planet, our communities, and through responsible business principles. By converting the sustainability aspirations of our principals and customers into innovative sustainable solutions, we want to make a difference and contribute to a more sustainable future. This Platinum rating would not be possible without the efforts being made every day by every single Azelis colleague to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.”