Advanté Wins Gold EcoVadis Medal for Sustainability Excellence

What is EcoVadis, and Why Does it Matter?

EcoVadis is a trusted global provider of sustainability ratings, assessing companies across multiple industries on their environmental, social, and ethical practices. With a methodology grounded in international standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the United Nations Global Compact, EcoVadis evaluates businesses on four key pillars: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. The EcoVadis medal system offers companies a way to benchmark their sustainability efforts against global standards and provides a transparent framework for driving long-term positive change.

Why Advanté Chose EcoVadis

At Advanté, sustainability is more than just a responsibility—it’s a core value that aligns with our mission to lead the way in providing low-carbon, solar-powered site welfare and space solutions for the construction industry and beyond. By participating in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, we aimed to achieve several goals crucial to our business and the values we uphold:

1. Receiving a Globally Trusted Rating: We wanted a trusted, internationally recognised sustainability rating to validate and showcase our efforts.
2. Understanding Our Performance: The EcoVadis assessment gives us a clear view of our strengths and areas for growth, helping us better understand our current impact and areas where we can improve.
3. Tracking Progress Over Time: As we advance our sustainability journey, EcoVadis provides a framework that allows us to monitor our progress, set targets, and achieve measurable outcomes.
4. Strengthening Customer Relationships: Sustainability is an increasingly important factor in our customers’ decision-making processes, and EcoVadis certification demonstrates our commitment to meeting their values and expectations.
5. Promoting Our Business & Competing Differently: Our Gold Medal status serves as a competitive advantage, reinforcing our reputation as a trusted, forward-thinking partner in the construction industry.
6. Effectively Managing Our Sustainability Program: The EcoVadis framework helps us streamline and refine our sustainability practices, ensuring we maintain high standards in everything we do.

Key Highlights from Our EcoVadis Assessment

1. Environmental Excellence
   Advanté’s high score in the Environment category reflects our commitment to minimising impact through our products and practices. Our Oasis units, for example, are designed to provide low-carbon, low-noise welfare and workspace solutions for construction and other industries. Our welfare units reduce dependency on non-renewable energy sources, offering a practical way for our customers to lower emissions on-site while maintaining respectable welfare standards.
2. Top-Notch Labor & Human Rights Standards
   At Advanté, we believe in fostering a positive and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive. Our score in Labor & Human Rights reflects our dedication to our team’s wellbeing, equality, and safety.
3. Ethical Leadership and Integrity
   Ethics is the foundation of our company’s values, and our score in this area highlights the integrity that drives our decisions and actions.
4. Commitment to Sustainable Procurement
   We’ve made significant strides in our sustainable procurement practices. We regularly assess our suppliers’ environmental and social practices and have implemented a supplier sustainability code of conduct.

What This Means for Advanté and Our Future

Achieving a Gold Medal from EcoVadis marks a significant milestone in Advanté’s sustainability journey. This rating validates our dedication to responsible practices across our entire operation, including our Oasis units, which exemplify our commitment to low-carbon welfare solutions. By delivering solar and hybrid powered welfare units across the UK, we’re helping clients meet their own sustainability goals on-site while driving positive change across industries.

EcoVadis has provided us with the insights needed to not only understand where we are today but also where we can lead the industry tomorrow. With each improvement, we further align ourselves with our vision, as a pioneer of sustainable welfare solutions.

We look forward to sharing more progress in the future, as we continue to advance our ESG goals and build a better, more sustainable future for our employees, customers, and communities.