Customers and business partners expect a comprehensible sustainability strategy and, ultimately, a well-founded assessment of it. This is why PAPSTAR has now been assessed for the third time in a row by EcoVadis, the world's most reliable provider of sustainability assessments.

Following the bronze and silver awards in 2023 and 2024, PAPSTAR has now achieved gold in the sustainability rating. The award comes with the addition of being among the top 5 per cent of companies audited by EcoVadis worldwide.

In the areas of environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement, PAPSTAR achieved an overall score of ‘75/100’, which is equivalent to an ‘advanced’ rating. The full score of 100/100 (‘excellent’) was achieved in the areas of ‘environment/measures’, ‘environment/certifications’ and ‘ethics/measures’.

• Environment: 83/100
• Labour and human rights: 79/100
• Ethics: 72/100
• Sustainable procurement: 69/100

Since its foundation in 2007, EcoVadis has developed into a globally recognised provider of sustainability ratings for companies and has a network of over 150,000 rated companies. Four subject areas are analysed on the basis of internationally recognised standards. The ratings provide a transparent basis for improving a company's own sustainability strategy and show business partners and customers the company's commitment to sustainable business practices.