With its sustainability activities, PAPSTAR was rated by the world's leading corporate social responsibility agency EcoVadis for the first time and immediately won bronze. It was revealed that PAPSTAR is in the upper third of the companies in the industry assessed by EcoVadis. EcoVadis evaluates companies based on 21 sustainability criteria in four subject areas: environment, labor and human rights (social responsibility), ethics and sustainable procurement.

The EcoVadis methodology is based on international sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and ISO 26000. As part of the EcoVadis assessment process, a team of international sustainability experts analyzes and reviews company data provided (supporting documents, 360 Watch results etc.) to create reliable ratings. These take into account the industry of the respective company, size and geographic location in equal measure.

About EcoVadis

Since it was founded in 2007, EcoVadis (www.ecovadis.com/de/about-us) has developed into the world's largest and most reliable provider of sustainability assessments of companies and global supply chains and has built an international network of more than 100,000 assessed companies. The EcoVadis team consists of over 1400 highly talented subject matter experts from over 70 countries. EcoVadis was awarded the German Sustainability Prize (DNP) last year for its exemplary contribution to the sustainable transformation of supply chains.