THE UK’S longest operating water retailer has elevated it’s rating from the world’s most trusted sustainability assessor, inserting it within the 97th percentile of firms assessed globally.
Edinburgh-based Enterprise Stream elevated its rating by 5-percentage factors, enhancing on its Gold ranking initially awarded final 12 months. This included attaining a 10-percentage level improve in its environmental rating and a 10-percentage level improve in its sustainable procurement rating.
EcoVadis asses greater than 75,000 firms in over 200 industries on their sustainability credentials. The evaluation is predicated on worldwide sustainability requirements, together with the World Reporting Initiative, the United Nations World Compact and ISO 2600 certification.
Along with assessing Enterprise Stream’s environmental credentials, EcoVadis additionally measured the water retailer’s dedication to labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Chief Government of Enterprise Stream, Jo Dow stated: “We’re thrilled to have improved on our sustainability ranking from EcoVadis, securing a gold ranking for the second consecutive 12 months, now inserting us inside the 97th percentile of all firms assessed.
“We’re obsessed with being a accountable enterprise and we work laborious to embed sustainability practices throughout every thing we do. That stated, we all know there may be at all times extra that may be carried out so we’ll stay centered on making additional enhancements throughout our operations to assist our sustainability objectives.”
The ranking comes after Enterprise Stream introduced it had change into a carbon impartial firm following its partnership with local weather motion specialist, Ecologi, serving to the corporate offset its carbon emissions as it really works in the direction of its 2030 web zero goal.
Enterprise Stream just lately reduce its carbon emissions by 50% in a single 12 months after rolling out a sequence of rigorously deliberate measures to ship environmental financial savings. The end result, measured from April 2022 to April 2023, and externally verified, exceeded the retailer’s promise to chop emissions by 20% through the 12-month interval.
Enterprise Stream’s newest inexperienced successes mark a key element of its imaginative and prescient to make a constructive distinction (MAPD) to its clients, its individuals, the setting and its native communities.
Moreover, the retailer has helped save its clients round £32 million in water effectivity initiatives throughout the 2022/23 monetary 12 months.
