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01-04-2019 894 Views

BSW received EcoVadis Golden Medal for achievements in corporate social responsibility

OJSC "BSW - management company of "BMC" holding" is now among top global companies on EcoVadis CSR platform. According to data of this world known organization, Byelorussian steel works, when experts assessed corporate social responsibility, was added to top-5% of companies and was rated as ‘Golden recognition’.

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International experts rate BSW that high for the second time: in 2017  EcoVadis also added the enterprise to top-5% of companies. The second recognition shows that the plant builds up its activities taking key principles of CSR into account. By the way, BSW became the first industrial company in the country in 2008 that signed a direct contract with UNO to join Global Compact. In 2009 as per GRI standard, BSW first social management report was developed. From that moment on it is issued on a yearly basis, and becomes available on UNO and company’s websites.

   On requests by key customers of products for tyre sector, BSW CSR performance is routinely assessed by experts on EcoVadis platform. It should be noted that now more than 45 thou. of companies use this rating to reduce risks, introduce innovations, improve transparency and level of trust between business partners. EcoVadis assessment, covering 180 purchasing categories and 150 countries, is made by 21 criteria, across 4 themes (environment, labour and human rights, ethics, sustainable procurement) and built on international CSR standards, including principles of Global compact, etc.