Jokey Group achieves bronze rank in EcoVadis sustainability rating

For the first time, the Jokey Group has undergone a group-wide sustainability assessment by the independent provider EcoVadis. With the bronze rating, Jokey makes it into the top 35 percent of companies rated by EcoVadis in 2023. For the assessment, the sustainability performance of all company areas was checked and evaluated according to criteria from the environmental, ethics, human and labor rights and sustainable procurement segments.

In 2023, the Jokey Group underwent a group-wide sustainability rating from the renowned rating platform EcoVadis for the first time and has now been awarded bronze rank. After EcoVadis had already assessed the German plants of the Jokey Group in 2017, all 16 Jokey plants have now been included in the new, stricter rating format. EcoVadis is the world's largest, independent provider of sustainability ratings for companies. Since its founding in 2007, EcoVadis has assessed more than 85,000 companies. Only companies that have completed the evaluation process transparently and have demonstrably integrated the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their business and management system are awarded.

“The EcoVadis rating is a good opportunity for us to have our environmental and social goals as well as processes and measures independently assessed,” explains Michael Schmitz, Sustainability Officer Jokey Group. The rating is based on international sustainability standards, such as the Global Reporting Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact. “The bronze rating is already a very good result and proves that sustainability criteria are firmly anchored in our corporate strategy. The rating is also an incentive to push our sustainability achievements even further,” Schmitz continued. That is why the results of the EcoVadis rating are an important indicator for the Jokey Group in order to be able to objectively and critically review and evaluate developments and its own actions. 

Back in 2017, the Jokey Group developed its own sustainability program with its Jokey Eco Concept and has continuously expanded it since then. With its sustainability strategy, Jokey is designing a transformation process whose goals include a circular economy for plastics (focus on packaging) and balance sheet climate neutrality (net zero goal). In order to achieve sustainability goals, implement concrete measures across the group, regularly review specifications and improve processes, Jokey continuously implements international and national sustainability standards and norms. With its commitment to conserving resources, Jokey is already making an active contribution to climate protection.