Huhtamaki earns EcoVadis Gold

Huhtamaki has earned an EcoVadis Gold Medal with a score of 88 points, placing it among the top two percent of the approximately 150,000 companies assessed, a nine-point improvement on its previous assessment and one point short of Platinum.

The assessment covers 21 sustainability criteria across four themes, weighted by company-specific factors: environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Huhtamaki made particularly strong progress in labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement while keeping its strength in the environment category. EcoVadis also recognized its greenhouse gas management systems and its decarbonization commitments, actions and reporting.

Huhtamaki has taken part in EcoVadis assessments since 2019. This time the highlights included improvements in policies, management systems and performance tracking, continued development of sustainability processes and governance, and greater maturity in sustainable procurement and supply chain management. For sustainable procurement and ethics, the company ranks in the top one percent of companies EcoVadis rated in the manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard.

‘This is a result we can be proud of. It reflects the great work that has been done across Huhtamaki teams, from strengthening our climate action to developing our practices in human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. There is more to do, but this is a great step forward, so thank you to everyone who has contributed to this progress,’ said Riikka Tieaho, executive vice president, sustainability, corporate affairs and legal, and general counsel at Huhtamaki.

‘What makes this achievement especially meaningful is that it was truly a cross-functional team effort. Behind this score are countless hours of work from colleagues across Huhtamaki, demonstrating our shared commitment to sustainability and continuous improvement,’ added Iida Liimatainen, sustainability reporting specialist.

Huhtamaki says further improvements are needed in responsible sourcing, including deeper supplier engagement, wider sustainability assessments and corrective action programs, as well as additional environmental initiatives, stronger ethics and compliance programs and greater transparency and reporting.