Nelson-Jameson wins another EcoVadis award

Food processing distributor Nelson-Jameson recently earned its second consecutive Bronze Medal from EcoVadis, a recognition awarded to the top 35% of companies assessed over 12 months.

The award reflects the quality of Nelson-Jameson’s sustainability management system and demonstrates its commitment to promoting transparency, Nelson-Jameson said. As a ‘golden-rule” business, the company is focused on maintaining a culture of honesty, integrity, and kindness, and a commitment to operating ethically with respect for people, the community, and the environment.

“Being awarded a medal from Ecovadis for the second year in a row is a welcome reaffirmation of our commitment to improvement and creating meaningful, impactful change across our entire organization,” Mathew Bartkowiak, Nelson-Jameson vice president of corporate responsibility and development, said in a news release. “Though we’ve improved our score every year, we are not resting on our laurels and are only strengthening our efforts to support our communities, employees, industry, and beyond.”

EcoVadis, a global provider of business sustainability ratings, boasts a network of more than 100,000 rated companies of all sizes. Companies proactively choose to participate in its Business Sustainability Index, and receive a total score as measured against all rated organizations, and individual sub-scores that measure ratings as compared to peers and competitors. Nelson-Jameson received a total score of 68 this year, up from 60 the previous year, placing the company in the 81st percentile for all organizations. Nelson-Jameson also had a score of at least 63 out of 100 in each of the sub-categories: Environment (63), Ethics (79), Labor and Human Rights (65), and Sustainable Procurement (70).