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Inductotherm awarded prestigious Ecovadis sustainability rating

are sensitive and responsible to the environment. It is implementing a range of changes in all areas of the business, from adopting renewable energy to changing to eco-friendly suppliers as an on-going commitment by the company. In addition to their commitment of social and environmental responsibility, these accolades provides its customer base with the reassurance that they are engaging with a forward-thinking and ethical company, committed to providing its customers with an environmentally sound and continually improving service. Achieving the Silver rating has already allowed Inductotherm Heating and Welding to attain “preferred supplier status” with existing Tier 1 customers that highly value sustainability across all areas of their business. Ecovadis was founded in 2007 and has grown to become the world largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability rating. The Ecovadis sustainability methodology evaluates how well a company has integrated the principles of sustainability/CSR into its business and management systems, based on seven founding principles: assessment by international experts; tailored to industry sector, country and company size; source diversification to ensure rich stakeholder input for reliable scoring; utilise technology to ensure a secure and confidential process and accelerated cycle time; traceability and transparency of documentation; evidence-based; and excellence through continuous improvement. The methodology is built on internationally sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and ISO26000, with performance measured across 21 indicators in four themes: environment, labour & human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Inductotherm Group offers technology for the engineering, manufacturing and service of thermal processing equipment used in the melting, heating, heat treating, forging, coating, cutting and welding of metals. Inductotherm Heating & Welding www.inductothermhw.com

for quality, ISO45001 for occupational health & safety and ISO14001 for the environment. Inductotherm Heating & Welding is undertaking a process of developing and improving its environmental and sustainability practices to ensure they

INDUCTOTHERM Heating & Welding has been awarded the Silver – Ecovadis sustainability rating. This accolade follows hot on the heels of Inductotherm Heating & Welding’s triple BSI – ISO accreditation awarded in June 2022, which included ISO9001

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