We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone: The Global Group has been awarded the Bronze Medal in the latest EcoVadis Sustainability Rating, placing us among the top 35% of all companies evaluated worldwide.

With an overall score of 70 out of 100 points and a percentile rank of 81 , this result confirms our consistent progress toward responsible, sustainable, and future-oriented business operations.

What is EcoVadis?

EcoVadis is one of the world's leading platforms for assessing corporate sustainability. Every year, tens of thousands of companies across a wide range of industries are evaluated based on internationally recognized standards, including:

• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• UN Global Compact
• ISO 26000
• Sustainability and compliance standards in international supply chains

The assessment covers four key areas:

1. Environment    
2. Labor and Human Rights
3. Ethics    
4. Sustainable Procurement

The EcoVadis rating analyzes not just individual measures, but primarily the quality of a company's entire sustainability management system.

Our results at a glance

The Global Group achieved the following ratings in the current audit:

• Total score: 70/100
• Percentile rank: Top 19% worldwide (81st percentile)
• Award: Bronze Medal (Top 35%)

We received particularly high ratings in the following areas:

• Ethics: 99/100
• Labor and Human Rights: 65/100
• Environment: 58/100

According to EcoVadis, the Bronze Medal is awarded exclusively to companies that rank among the top 35% of all companies assessed over the past 12 months. A further requirement is that a score of at least 30 points must be achieved in each of the four thematic areas.

How we achieved this award

The EcoVadis assessment is not based on individual projects or marketing initiatives, but rather on clearly documented processes, policies, and verifiable improvements within the company.

Extensive evidence had to be submitted for the audit, including, among other things:

• Sustainability policies    
• Compliance and ethics standards
• Supplier management processes
• Occupational health and safety measures
• Environmental and resource conservation measures
• Documentation on internal training and responsibilities

This means that sustainability is not just communicated, but structurally anchored within the company.

The high rating in the area of Ethics demonstrates in particular that topics such as integrity, compliance, responsible corporate governance, and transparent business processes are an integral part of our corporate culture.

Why the EcoVadis medal matters

Sustainability is now a core component of modern corporate management. Customers, partners, and suppliers increasingly expect transparency, accountability, and robust ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) standards.

The EcoVadis award confirms that:

• sustainability is being systematically implemented at the Global Group,
• our processes meet international standards,
• we take responsibility throughout our value chain,
• and we are continuously evolving.

EcoVadis is becoming increasingly important, especially in international supply chains, as many large companies now actively integrate sustainability ratings into their supplier and partner selection processes.

The bronze medal is an incentive

While we are proud of this result, we see this award not as an end point, but as motivation for our next steps.

Sustainability is a process of continuous improvement. That is why we are already working today to

• further expand our environmental measures,
• integrate sustainable procurement even more strongly,
• further optimize our processes,
• and continue to develop our ESG strategy for the long term.

Our goal remains clear: taking responsibility – economically, socially, and ecologically.

Thanks to our team

Success like this is only possible when many people work together toward a common goal. We would therefore like to extend a special thank you to all employees, partners, and managers who contribute every day to living and advancing sustainable standards within our company.

The EcoVadis bronze medal is not just an award for processes and documentation – it is, above all, recognition of our collective commitment and lived responsibility.

More information about our EcoVadis award can be found here.