Sumitomo Chemical has received a Gold medal* in a sustainability assessment by EcoVadis (headquartered in France), which evaluates corporate ESG-related initiatives, for the third consecutive year.

Established in 2007, EcoVadis is a performance rating agency that works to help companies improve their environmental and social practices through their global supply chains. The agency has assessed about 90,000 companies from 160 countries across 200 business sectors in terms of corporate policies, initiatives, and achievements in four areas: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. A large number of global companies refer to EcoVadis assessment results as one of the important selection criteria for choosing suppliers from an ESG perspective.