Sims Lifecycle Services earns gold status in annual EcoVadis sustainability assessment

Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS), a global provider of circular solutions for information technology (IT) hardware, has announced gold-level status in its 2022 EcoVadis assessment. The 69/100 score places SLS in the top 5 percent of the more than 90,000 companies EcoVadis assessed.  

"We are thrilled that SLS' EcoVadis score reflects our commitment to sustainability,” says Angela Catt, chief financial and sustainability officer at SLS, which is based in East Chicago, Illinois. “Our gold status reflects the work of the entire SLS family who ensures that our operations, services, processes and procedures meet the highest environmental and social standards. Our clients are dedicated to creating sustainable supply chains, and SLS is proud to contribute to their efforts."   

EcoVadis, launched in 2007, is a provider of business sustainability ratings. Its corporate social responsibility assessment covers the environment, labor and human rights, business ethics and sustainable procurement. The EcoVadis assessment facilitates insights into SLS' performance and proactively contributes to increasing visibility in the electronics supply chain, according to IT recycler.  

EcoVadis says SLS scored high in its policies and quantitative objectives set on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, certifications and reporting issues, including Scopes 1 and 2. Within labor and human rights, the SLS goals and progress on achieving diversity, equity and inclusion, monitoring and eliminating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking and employee health and safety were highlighted. The company says its supplier code of conduct and internal whistleblower policies and programs were rated high.  

"At SLS, we are committed to maximizing the social value we deliver in all aspects of our business,” says Ingrid Sinclair, global president of SLS. “Participating in the EcoVadis program provides us with a valuable external assessment of our progress. We're delighted to have achieved gold level status, recognizing the efforts we have made so far."  

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