Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, has joined the United Nations Global Compact and has been awarded a gold medal from EcoVadis during a recent sustainability assessment, placing it in the top 5% of all companies assessed.
The UN Global Compact aims to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect the planet. Participating organizations commit to doing business responsibly and to discovering opportunities to innovate and solve societal and global challenges. More than 10,000 companies have joined the UN Global Compact since it was launched in 2000.
EcoVadis assesses businesses on the quality of their sustainability practices, intensively rating environmental, social and ethical performance. The mission of EcoVadis is to provide an impartial standard to recognize the accomplishments of sustainable businesses and inform the decision-making of prospective clients. As of 2020, it has assessed the performance and practices of more than 75,000 companies.
Geiger joined the EcoVadis program in 2019 and was awarded a silver medal. Following its assessment in March of 2021, it has been awarded for the first time the prestigious gold medal—the result of several months of targeted work by the Geiger team looking at improving working practices across key areas including environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
“The evidence submitted each year must show implemented processes and demonstrated results,” said Vicky Kinasz, managing director of Geiger’s UK team. “I am very proud of the team and of how we have worked to improve our operations in these areas since the start. The EcoVadis process has been very good at highlighting improvement areas to focus on and helping to put in place real, tangible actions that make a difference.”
“The combination of being a signatory to the UN Global Compact and the gold level achievement with EcoVadis represents our ongoing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility,” said Chris McKee, senior vice president of sales and marketing. “We look forward to continuing to support and invest in efforts such as these on behalf of our clients, associates, and communities.”
For more information on Geiger, visit www.geiger.com.
