Caldic Canada has reached a major sustainability milestone, earning a Platinum Rating from EcoVadis with an outstanding 94/100 score.
Caldic Canada has reached a major sustainability milestone, earning a Platinum Rating from EcoVadis with an outstanding 94/100 score, placing the organization among the top 1% of companies assessed globally over the past 12 months (99+ percentile). The achievement reflects a strong +19 percentage point improvement compared to early 2025 and highlights the Caldic North America's ongoing commitment to sustainability, safety, and operational excellence. This outstanding result positions Caldic Canada as the highest-ranked medium and large Caldic entity worldwide. It also ranks first among suppliers in its industry category within comparable suppliers' base.
For Shellie Hamilton, Environmental Health & Safety Manager, Canada, the result is the outcome of years of continuous improvement rather than a single initiative. “EcoVadis is no longer focused solely on one-year KPIs, but on demonstrable progress toward mid-term objectives,” Shellie explains. “A perspective of at least three years of forward-looking KPIs is preferred to show that you're continuously growing or steadily moving forward.” To meet these evolving requirements, the team strengthened its reporting processes and developed tools that allow performance to be tracked over multiple years. Sustainability reporting was enhanced across both Canada and the US, helping demonstrate how local actions contribute to broader organizational objectives.
The EcoVadis assessment examines a wide range of areas, including environmental performance, health and safety, labor practices, ethics, procurement, and sustainability governance. “Over the past several years, Caldic Canada has continued to build and refine programs in each of these areas,” underlines Shellie. A key focus has been waste management. The team has expanded its tracking of waste streams and recycling efforts while developing new ways to reduce landfill dependency. One of the most significant projects on the horizon is a waste-to-energy initiative planned for the Mississauga manufacturing facility. “In 2028, we're going to look at waste to energy,” says Shellie. “Any of our waste will no longer go to landfill. It will go to an incineration process that produces energy for the grid.”
The Canadian team is also exploring carbon credit mechanisms linked to natural gas usage, reflecting a broader effort to better account for Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions in a North American context where natural gas remains a key energy source.
Health and safety continue to be another area of excellence. Caldic Canada has achieved five consecutive years without a lost-time injury, a milestone that reflects a strong safety culture across the organization. “Training plays a critical role in supporting that culture. Employees receive more than 100 hours of training annually across health and safety, environmental management, food safety, and compliance topics,” Shellie adds. To achieve this, the Canadian team follows a structured annual training calendar. Shop-floor employees participate in dedicated monthly training sessions before the start of their shifts, while office employees complete digital learning modules that are monitored through an automated tracking system. “We allocate one hour per month per employee for training,” Shellie explains. “We start planning the following year's training program in November and December, and then we follow through with that plan throughout the year.” The result is a highly disciplined approach that ensures training remains consistent, measurable, and relevant across the business.
Beyond operational performance, sustainability is increasingly becoming a commercial advantage. Customers are paying closer attention to environmental, social, and governance performance when selecting suppliers, particularly in the food and nutrition sector. “Customers are looking for partners who have a good sustainability platform,” says Shellie. “This EcoVadis audit tells them that we're a good corporate citizen, that we follow certain criteria and rules, that we treat our employees fairly, and that we have good programs in place around recycling and reuse.”
Large multinational food companies are increasingly requesting information about sustainability programs, emissions reporting, and ESG performance. EcoVadis has become an important way for organizations to demonstrate credibility and transparency. According to Shellie, this shift reflects a broader change in how businesses think about sustainability and supply chains. “People are starting to look beyond just the cost of a product and consider the environmental impact of bringing it halfway around the world,” Shellie says.
While Europe has often led the way in sustainability adoption, Shellie sees North America rapidly catching up as organizations place greater emphasis on carbon footprints, responsible sourcing, and long-term environmental impact. “People are looking now and saying, ‘I can buy something next door.’ It might cost a little more, but I'm not shipping it across the ocean and burning thousands of litres of fuel to get it here,” she explains. “We're increasingly scrutinizing the carbon footprint of products rather than just the purchasing dollar figures.” For Caldic and its customers, sustainability has surpassed the compliance exercise phase by becoming a key factor in supplier selection, risk management, and long-term business success.
The Platinum rating is the result of strong collaboration across the business. Shellie specifically highlighted the contributions of Filip Orlinski, Global ESG Director, and the wider Canadian team, whose support helped strengthen the submission process and showcase the progress being made across the organization. The achievement also carries special significance given the size and complexity of the Canadian operation. “We have about 350 people in Canada; this is one of our biggest facilities worldwide” Shellie explains. “We fall under the medium-to-large category, which means a much larger EcoVadis questionnaire and significantly more information is required.”
With Canada now fully Platinum-rated and powered by 100% renewable electricity, Caldic is well positioned to continue building on this success. While the achievement is worth celebrating, the focus remains firmly on continuous improvement. For Shellie, sustainability ultimately comes back to responsibility. “I think everyone is becoming more aware that we need to do as much as possible to ensure a better world for our children and future generations,” she says. The message behind this Platinum achievement is clear: sustainability is no longer a parallel initiative. It is embedded in operational excellence, employee wellbeing, customer relationships, and Caldic's long-term business strategy.
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