LexJet has announced that it achieved a Silver medal from EcoVadis, which is the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. This is the first time the company has earned a medal from EcoVadis. LexJet scored a 68, which is 91 percent above the industry average. The highest performing sustainability assessment themes were Labor and Human Rights, and Sustainable Procurement. EcoVadis is the global standard for business sustainability ratings. The EcoVadis assessment evaluates 21 sustainability criteria across four core themes: Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. More than 85,000 companies globally have been rated by EcoVadis.
EcoVadis’ business sustainability ratings are based on international sustainability standards, such as the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, and the ISO 26000 standard. The ratings provide an evidenced-based analysis on performance and an actionable roadmap for continuous improvement.