An East Yorkshire manufacturer has become one of the most sustainable in its sector.
Bartoline has secured gold in the EcoVadis supply chain monitoring, two years on from setting an ambitious target when it claimed bronze. It factors in a host of international sustainable standards, and places the Beverley firm in the top five per cent of paints, varnishes and coatings producers.
The Global Reporting Initiative, United Nations Global Compact, and ISO 26000 standard all form part of the methodology, with 21 criteria across core themes of environment, labour and human rights, ethics and procurement.
