Caldic receives EcoVadis certification in 11 countries in Latin America

The EcoVadis rating is recognized worldwide and evaluates more than 75,000 companies in the categories of environment, social responsibility, ethics and sustainable purchasing. The registered companies are submitted to self-assessment stages in which evidence is required to prove the initiatives carried out, in addition to undergoing customer assessments.

Having an Ecovadis medal means that the company has been externally evaluated on sustainability issues, the higher the score, the better the sustainability structure in the company.

Each pillar of Ecovadis has a weight for the grade, in the case of the distribution sector, the main pillars are: Human Rights and Sustainable Procurement.

Caldic Brasil – Silver

Caldic Colombia – Silver

Caldic Costa Rica – Bronze

Caldic Ecuador – Gold

Caldic El Salvador – Silver

Caldic Guatemala – Silver

Caldic Honduras – Bronze

Caldic Perú – Silver

Caldic Mexico – Silver

Caldic Nicaragua – Gold

Caldic Panamá – Platinum

“For Caldic LATAM, the biggest challenges are in sustainable procurement, with improvements in supplier monitoring in terms of sustainability and in labor rights in matters of diversity and inclusion.”, says Humberto Freitas, Operations Director of Caldic LATAM.

Ecovadis certification improves the image and makes companies more competitive. Because we care, we help protect the planet by adopting sustainability principles and designing products, services and processes in line with this commitment. We congratulate all employees who were part of this achievement.

About Caldic: “Because we care”, we touch the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every day. We inspire innovative and sustainable solutions in life science and material science for the food, pharmaceutical, personal care and industrial formulation markets around the world. Our solutions, carefully sourced and customized to exacting specifications whenever required, are backed by research & development, customer service, technical & regulatory support, ensuring that they meet precisely determined needs at every stage of the value chain.

Across Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific, our approximately 2,850 employees go the extra mile, day in and day out, to deliver value-added solutions to our customers. In our activities, we embrace the principles of sustainability, designing products, services and processes with these principles in mind. From formulation to delivery, from ingredient to packing, from supplier to customer, we care about every detail of what we do. Because every detail is in our care.

For more information, please visit www.caldic.com