Rhenus Clinches EcoVadis Silver Award For Six Years Running

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 31 May 2021 – The Rhenus Group is among the top 10% of service
providers in the logistics industry rated by the sustainability ratings
specialist.  In particular, Rhenus was
among the top 6% among its industry in terms of its sustainability performance
in the “Environment” category.

Leading global
logistics service provider Rhenus has received a Silver medal in the EcoVadis
Sustainability Rating for the sixth consecutive year. The award recognises the
quality of Rhenus’ sustainability management system – ranking it in the top 10%
of its industry. Rhenus scored above-average results from the individual areas
of assessment, which included environment (top 6%), labour and human rights,
ethics, and sustainable procurement.   

“As the Rhenus
Group, we focus on resource-saving services to enable our customers to have
sustainable transports and supply chains. The good result at EcoVadis confirms
our continuous commitment, which was only made possible by the support of all
employees from all units,” said Karsten Obert, Board Member of the Rhenus
Group.

Green thinking is entrenched in Rhenus’ company
philosophy, from resource-saving initiatives in its services, developing
innovative projects that reduce the company’s global emissions and energy
records, to solutions in alternative drive technologies and multimodal
logistics solutions. This includes RHEGREEN, the first worldwide air freight
carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction programme, which was launched in 2019. The
free-of-charge service aims to create awareness to lower CO2 emissions
throughout the logistics chain by offering customers the opportunity to choose
a “greener” aircraft.

EcoVadis
is the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings with a
network of more than 75,000 rated companies across over 160 countries. Backed
by a technology platform and a global team of domain experts, its
sustainability scorecards span 190 purchasing categories with insights into
environmental, social and ethical risks.