Austral demonstrates its commitment to CSR with EcoVadis. We are very proud to announce our score of 71/100 in the EcoVadis 2025 ESG assessment, which places us in the top 15% of the world's highest-rated companies across all sectors.
This exceptional result for a first assessment has earned us the Silver medal. This is an important recognition of our social responsibility. In line with our commitment to continuous improvement, it encourages us to continue raising the bar in order to transform our impact in the chemical sector and all the industries we serve in a sustainable manner.
The EcoVadis process, which covers around 150,000 companies in 185 countries, is based on four key pillars:
1. Environment
2. Social and human rights
3. Ethics
4. Responsible procurement
Christophe Jacob, CEO of Austral quoted: "The Ecovadis Silver award is the culmination of a team effort launched in January 2021 that validates Austral Chemicals' commitment to sustainability, from our R&D laboratory to delivering our customers and drives us every day to transform the company for the better. I am delighted to see how the teams are now getting involved and taking ownership of issues related to the environment, social issues, ethics, and responsible purchasing. Well done! You are brilliant and have perfectly integrated the meaning of our purpose: “Creating Responsible Value” and our vision, which places the planet on the same level of importance as the success of our customers."
