B2E Awarded a Gold Medal for the 2022 EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment

Introduction

The world is shifting, there is a growing awareness toward sustainability, ethics and human rights. With this in mind, the necessary pressure is being applied by companies across all industries and geographic regions to partner with sustainable companies.

In recent years, B2E Consulting has been actively engaging on topics of sustainability and CSR internally. However, we have realised that it is hard to measure sustainability without being able to compare results with similar companies. Recently, B2E has been asked by a client to complete a Sustainability Assessment on the EcoVadis platform. Our numerous internal initiatives and policies have been analysed carefully to understand areas of improvement and strengths. This has enabled B2E to position itself among other companies and it will guide our future sustainability strategies.

What is EcoVadis?

EcoVadis is the only Universal Sustainability Ratings Provider that helps companies manage their network both upstream and downstream, either by sharing their sustainability performance with stakeholders or monitoring the performance of the company’s own upstream value chain. Thousands of companies have partnered with EcoVadis to either request or take part in the assessment. The EcoVadis questionnaire was separated into sections: General, Labour and Human Rights, Environment, Ethics and sustainable procurement. B2E was prompted to provide documentation to support any declaration. Analysts validated the quality of the documentation and based on their findings, determined B2E’s EcoVadis Rating according to three key indicators: Policies, Actions, and Results.

The content of the Assessment:

The general questionnaire focused on assessing the sustainability management system put in place by B2E through the presence of formalised policies. This included: Energy consumption and greenhouse gases, waste management, employee health & safety, working conditions, career management & training, diversity, discrimination & harassment, anti-corruption and information security. Although B2E is small in size, policies for each of these topics are present and available to all employees. Key performance indicators were assessed, focusing notably on the environment and employees. This included the electricity consumption and quantity of waste recycled. B2E’s company admin has become fully digitised and our flexible working arrangement saves 17 metric tonnes of CO2 every year.

B2E has demonstrated its consideration towards human resources and human rights through policies and internal initiatives. Topics considered in the assessment included: health & safety, working conditions, structured social dialogue, career management, and training. Human rights issues included child, forced labour & human trafficking, diversity, discrimination & harassment and external stakeholder human rights. B2E has and will continue to integrate the principles of international labour standards into the management system.

B2E está ciente dos problemas da ética nos negócios, como suborno e segurança da informação. Assim, nossas políticas e iniciativas se concentram amplamente em abordar ameaças de corrupção e suborno. Alguns dos quais incluem treinamento de conscientização, procedimentos de aprovação para transações e medidas sensíveis para proteger a divulgação de dados de terceiros. A B2E está comprometida em conduzir todos os negócios de maneira ética, em conformidade com todas as leis e regulamentos aplicáveis. Estamos comprometidos em adquirir de forma sustentável e minimizar os impactos ambientais potencialmente negativos de nossas operações comerciais, esforçando -se para adotar os arranjos da Fundação (Nível 1) da solução de estrutura flexível de 2011 da DeFra. O ambiente é considerado em todas as decisões de fornecedores, estamos comprometidos em ter um entendimento completo de nossas estratégias de RSE de clientes antes de participar de negócios com eles. Portanto, o B2E recebeu uma medalha de ouro para a avaliação de sustentabilidade de 2022 Ecovadis. Com apenas 9% das empresas atingindo uma pontuação de 65/100 ou mais, a posição da B2E na avaliação reconhece a dedicação e o esforço em todos os problemas que envolvem a sustentabilidade e a RSE. Com essas figuras encorajadoras, o B2E continuará a se tornar um local de trabalho mais justo e sustentável. O feedback completo dos analistas Ecovadis permitiu que o B2E entendesse as áreas que precisam de melhorias nos próximos meses.

Lastly, B2E was assessed on the actions taken to enable Sustainable Procurement within the supply chain. We are committed to procuring sustainably and minimising the potentially negative environmental impacts of our business operations by striving to adopt the Foundation (level 1) arrangements of Defra’s 2011 Flexible Framework Solution. The environment is considered in all supplier decisions, we are committed to having a thorough understanding of our client CSR strategies before engaging in business with them.

B2E results:

B2E is proud to have achieved in the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis, scoring in the 93rd percentile amongst tens of thousands of other companies. B2E has therefore been awarded a Gold Medal for the 2022 EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment. With only 9% of companies achieving a score of 65/100 or above, B2E’s position in the assessment recognizes the dedication and effort put into all issues surrounding sustainability and CSR. With these encouraging figures, B2E will continue to push towards becoming a fairer and more sustainable workplace. The thorough feedback from Ecovadis analysts has enabled B2E to understand the areas that need improvement in the upcoming months.

Por que isso é importante? É mais provável que os consumidores comprem de uma empresa orientada para a sustentabilidade, e as empresas levam em consideração a sustentabilidade ao fazer parceria com fornecedores. Usando compensação para obter a neutralidade de carbono, o B2E considerou que eles precisam genuinamente sua pegada de carbono para todas as suas atividades, incluindo sua cadeia de suprimentos. não são apenas neutros em carbono, mas também estão operando como um negócio verdadeiramente socialmente responsável, incluindo nossa força de trabalho, nossos clientes e a comunidade ao nosso redor. Ao implementar essa estratégia, também garantiremos que estamos compatíveis com ESG e alinhados com os objetivos de desenvolvimento social da ONU, algo que queremos ajudar todos os nossos clientes e fornecedores a alcançar. Para obter mais informações sobre nossa abordagem e como podemos ajudar nossos clientes a implementar uma estratégia de RSE, entre em contato conosco. boletim informativo! Comentário

Sustainability has become one of the top criteria considered by individuals or companies when making decisions. Consumers are more likely to buy from a company that is sustainability oriented, and companies take sustainability into account when partnering with suppliers.

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“B2E recognised that as a business which advises companies on how to develop their systems and processes it was essential that they are leading the way when it comes to social responsibility and in particular the drive to become carbon neutral. Whilst many organisations are using offsetting to achieve carbon neutrality, B2E have taken the view that they have to genuinely reduce their carbon footprint for all their activities, including their supply chain. As a starting point in this process, we have used EcoVadis to assess our current performance and are very pleased to have achieved the results we have. However, this is only a starting point, and we recognise that there is still a long way to go and will be putting into place a social responsibility strategy that over the next five years will ensure we are not only carbon neutral but are also operating as a truly socially responsible business including our workforce, our clients and the community around us. In implementing this strategy, we will also ensure that we are ESG compliant and aligned with the UN Social Development Goals, something we want to help all our clients and suppliers achieve. For more information on our approach and how we can help our clients implement a CSR strategy please contact us.”