Top 5% in Global Supply Chain Sustainability Assessment
Dong-A ST announced on December 24 that it has received a Gold rating from EcoVadis, a global sustainability assessment agency.
Dong-A ST
EcoVadis is a global supply chain sustainability assessment agency established in France in 2007. It conducts ESG evaluations for approximately 150,000 companies in more than 185 countries worldwide.
The EcoVadis assessment focuses on four main areas: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Based on the results, companies are awarded Platinum (top 1%), Gold (top 5%), Silver (top 15%), or Bronze (top 35%) ratings.
Dong-A ST earned the Gold rating by implementing systematic management and improvement activities in key areas such as environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
In June, Dong-A ST published its first sustainability management report, "ON," transparently disclosing its ESG management status and achievements. In July, the company joined the United Nations Global Compact, strengthening its efforts to implement international standards for sustainable management-including human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption-across all areas of its operations.
Furthermore, in October, Dong-A ST opened the "Happiness Car Wash," hiring eight employees with disabilities. Through this initiative, the company is actively promoting social responsibility management activities to support the self-reliance of people with disabilities, a socially vulnerable group, and to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can grow together.
A Dong-A ST representative stated, "Receiving the Gold rating from EcoVadis is the result of making ESG a core business strategy and consistently putting it into practice. We will continue to fulfill our social responsibilities through sustainable management that meets global standards and strive to become a company that grows together with our stakeholders."
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