Samil PwC said on the 3rd that it became the first in the accounting industry to receive a Gold rating in an ESG assessment conducted by EcoVadis, a global sustainability rating agency.
Founded in France in 2007, EcoVadis conducts annual ESG assessments of more than 150,000 corporations in 185 countries worldwide. It assigns ratings of Platinum (top 1%), Gold (top 5%), Silver (top 15%), and Bronze (top 35%) by comprehensively evaluating four key areas: ▲ environment ▲ labor and human rights ▲ ethics ▲ sustainable procurement.
In the assessment completed early this year, Samil PwC received high marks for its overall ESG management system and execution performance, earning a Gold rating with a score in the top 2%.
Along with this, the continued advancement of its ESG-based management system required of a professional services company—such as strengthening ethics and compliance frameworks and embedding principles that respect human rights—was also reflected positively in this assessment.