Rutland Street manufacturer wins EcoVadis award for sustainability

A Bradford-based concrete admixture manufacturer has been recognised for its sustainability.

Oscrete, which is located on Rutland Street, was given an award by EcoVadis, as part of the latter's sustainability rating programme.

The programme measures the quality of a company's sustainability management system.

Oscrete product development and sustainability manager, Matthew Gabriel, said: "We believe that sustainability means having an ethical commitment to taking responsible actions that benefit our planet and society, and we are delighted that after being formally evaluated, we’ve achieved the highest possible award in the EcoVadis global assessment programme.

"Sustainability is critical to our business strategy, from how we operate to the admixtures we make; and, over a ten-week period, this assessment evaluated our commitment to all areas of sustainability including GHG emissions, ethics, policy, procedures, and certificates, right through to transparency through our value chain.

"All departments across our business have been involved in this process."

Oscrete scored highly on labour and human rights, ethics, sustainable procurement, and environmental strengths, including use of renewable energies, reduction of carbon emissions in transportation, employee energy conservation awareness training, and improvement of energy efficiency through technology or equipment upgrades.