Compliance Hub

ESG · Environmental / Social / Governance

EHS · Health, Safety & Environment

Note: we are a trading company with no manufacturing plants of its own. Reaction/process safety, industrial wastewater-air-solid waste emissions and exposure-based medical checks belong to the contracted factories, not to our own reporting scope. We request their evidence instead (see Carrier & warehouse control above).

Social responsibility rating · EcoVadis

Many European buyers (chemicals, finished dosage forms, consumer goods) require a current EcoVadis scorecard before awarding business; below their threshold you may never reach the enquiry shortlist. We have not started an assessment yet — what follows is the rulebook and the evidence to prepare, not our own result. Never tell customers we hold a scorecard.

Scoring and medals: the official rules, verbatim

EcoVadis issues a 0–100 total score plus a score for each of the four themes. Since 2024 medals have been awarded on percentile rank, not fixed score bands — the bar moves as other assessed companies improve.

• Hard gate: any score below 30/100 in Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics or Sustainable Procurement blocks every medal, however high the total score is.
• A medal covers only the assessed legal entity — not the parent, sister companies, subsidiaries or affiliated plants.
• Scorecards and medals are valid for 12 months; expect the scorecard 6–8 weeks after questionnaire submission.
• It is not a certification and not a product eco-label — it does not mean our products are sustainable, only that the management system is rated mature.
• 360° Watch: publicly reported negative incidents are tracked and can disqualify the affected theme from a medal.
• 2026 methodology changes (compiled from EcoVadis-accredited consultancies, not the official text — re-confirm before relying on them): from 2026-04-15 the 80% / 95% coverage thresholds must be evidenced by headcount or site count, turnover-based coverage is no longer accepted; SMETA, amfori BSCI, TfS and qualified customer audits now count as evidence; certificates marked "in progress" score nothing; GRI "with reference" reporting may reach up to 75 points on the Reporting indicator.

How to earn a medal: five steps

1. 1

   1. Pick the entity, buy the subscription

   Decide which group company will be assessed (a medal covers only the assessed entity; affiliates cannot borrow each other's medal), then subscribe at the matching tier (priced by size and coverage; request a quote).

2. 2

   2. Gap analysis

   Walk the four themes and list what exists: policy (written, signed, dated) → actions (programmes with quantitative targets) → results (verifiable data and reporting). Policy without action caps your score low.

3. 3

   3. Answer the questionnaire with evidence

   The questionnaire is tailored by industry code, headcount and geography. Unanswered questions score zero — never leave blanks; describing your current state and next steps still scores.

4. 4

   4. Analyst review, 6–8 weeks

   EcoVadis analysts review your uploads and publish a 0–100 total score, four theme scores and improvement areas.

5. 5

   5. Improvement cycle

   Fix the weaknesses, then reassess — most companies gain 5–15 points from the second cycle on. Treat EcoVadis as an annual cycle, not a one-off exam.

Setting a realistic target

Consultancies broadly agree: a first-time assessment realistically lands in the Bronze range or earns the Committed badge (≥45); Silver (top 15%) needs thorough preparation and complete documentation; Gold and above usually take several consecutive cycles. The exact score thresholds are not published — the above follows EcoVadis' official percentile rules and is not a promise.

Policies (pending signature)

Social responsibility ratings score on three tiers: policy → action → result. These four bilingual samples form the policy layer; complete the [brackets], route them for signature, and your ledgers then have something to hang on.

Works on mobile too: open the file, tap "Sign & return", sign with your finger and submit.

These policies apply to all employees of Unibest and its affiliates under common control — one team, one rulebook. Select the company that employs you; the ledger is kept per entity.

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Ledgers & records (samples)

What gets recorded becomes the "actions" tier. Download and adapt these ledgers; once official versions are finalized, replace the files under the same names — links stay unchanged. Sample rows are for format reference only.

Evidence layer · compliance tools already built (sign in to use)

Quality and compliance are one job: quality records live in Quality Assurance (QA); this page covers company-level ESG / EHS.