Challenge-trg Recruitment – one of the UK’s leading recruiters for temporary and permanent staff – has been awarded a Gold EcoVardis rating for sustainable practices. The Gold rating places Challenge-trg Recruitment in the top 5 per cent of over 125,000 companies assessed by EcoVadis in the world, and with an overall score within the 97th percentile this places Challenge-trg Recruitment in the top 3 per cent worldwide.
EcoVadis is the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, and their assessment evaluates 21 sustainability criteria across four core themes: environment, labour & human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
“This gold rating truly reflects the effort and commitment we are putting in across the business to ensure we have policies and strategies in place that demonstrate responsible business practices,” said Tom Cropper, co-founder and Challenge-trg Group CEO. “Sustainability, in multiple capacities, is an important facet to not only our business but also our customers, and this accreditation reaffirms our mission to contribute to a healthier society through ethical business practices.”
Richard Cropper, co-founder and Challenge-trg Group COO, added: “We are delighted to have achieved a gold rating from EcoVadis. Our ESG strategy sets the precedent for all our business activities and this rating confirms our sustainability commitments and sets the direction for the future.”
EcoVadis’ business sustainability ratings are based on international sustainability standards such as the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and the ISO 26000 standard.
Challenge-trg Recruitment, part of Challenge-trg Group, is one of the UK’s leading recruitment agencies. Focusing on a comprehensive portfolio of services, including temporary and permanent recruitment, Managed Services Provider (MSP), and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) – all driven by solution-focused strategies, with our clients at the centre.
The company focuses on staffing solutions in the warehousing and logistics, hospitality, automotive, health & safety and recruitment sectors and works with some of the UK’s largest companies.
