DMD France Group receives the ECOVADIS gold medal for its CSR performance!

25.08.2020

We are among the top 2% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in our sector of activity ("Manufacture of Wearing Apparel”).

About EcoVadis

Since its inception in 2007, EcoVadis has become a trusted procurement partner serving over 450 leading multinational companies, enabling them to reduce risk and drive innovation in their supply chains through the implementation of sustainable procurement.

EcoVadis offers one of the leading CSR monitoring solutions for global supply chains.
By combining innovative technology and CSR expertise, they help firms embrace sustainable business practices.

Their assessment methodology is based on international CSR standards, including those of the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and ISO 26000.  It covers 190 purchasing categories in over 160 countries. The CSR Scorecard reports on the performance of the evaluated company on 21 criteria, grouped into 4 themes:

  • Environment
  • Labour Practices & Human Rights
  • Ethics
  • Sustainable Procurement

In accordance with the EcoVadis CSR assessment methodology, they evaluate companies’ policies and actions, as well as the reports they publish on the environment, social and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Their team of international experts analyses and cross-checks company data (supporting documents, “360° monitoring”, etc.) to create reliable and customised assessments according to the company’s sector of activity, size and location.

 

Our CSR performance
An "advanced" global performance.

DMD France is among the top 2% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the Manufacture of Wearing Apparel sector.

Following the evaluation on 21 criteria, our CSR performance was judged as “advanced” by EcoVadis with a score of 67/100.

We were ranked at the 95th percentile, which means that our score is equal to or higher than 95% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis across all sectors.

The scores obtained in the 4 themes highlight the good practices and strengths of the DMD France Group in terms of CSR.

According to the scores obtained and the EcoVadis rating scale, our CSR score was ‘Advanced’ in the themes of  “Environment” and “Social & Human Rights” and ‘Moderate’ in the themes of Ethics and Sustainable Procurement.

Environment

With a score of 70/100 for the environment, DMD France is among the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the “Manufacture of Wearing Apparel” sector.

Here are the CSR criteria evaluated for this theme:

1/ Energy & GHGs

2/ Water

3/ Biodiversity

4/ Local and and Accidental pollution

5/ Materials & Waste

6/ Product Use

7/ Product End Of Life

8/ Customer Health & Safety

9/ Advocacy

Labour Practices & Human Rights

With a social and human rights score of 70/100, DMD France is among the top 4% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the “Manufacture of wearing apparel” sector.

Here are the CSR criteria evaluated for this theme:

10/ Employee Health & Safety

11/ Working Conditions

12/ Social Dialogue

13/ Career Management & Training

14/ Child, Forced Labour & Human Trafficking

15/ Diversity, Discrimination & Harassment

16/ External human rights issues

Ethics

DMD France obtained a score of 60/100 and is in the top 12% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the “Manufacture of wearing apparel” sector.

Here are the CSR criteria evaluated for this theme:

17/ Corruption
18/ Anti-competitive Practices
19/ Data Security

Sustainable Procurement

DMD France obtained a score of 60/100 and is in the top 10% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the “Manufacture of wearing apparel” sector.

Here are the CSR criteria evaluated for this theme:

20/ Supplier Environmental Performance
21/ Supplier Social Performance