Kraton Corporation, a leading global producer of sustainable specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, has announced that it has maintained a Platinum award for its sustainability management system from EcoVadis. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Kraton has achieved the highest rating available, solidifying its commitment to responsible and ethical business practices.
“We are incredibly proud to have attained the EcoVadis Platinum rating. This recognition is a testament to our maturity, steadfast commitment to sustainability and ethical practices throughout our operations,” said Rogier Roelen, Kraton’s Chief Sustainability Officer & General Counsel. “The Platinum rating confirms our leadership in sustainability, reflecting an unwavering passion for making a positive difference through sound business principles.”
This platinum rating places Kraton within the top 1% of over 90,000 companies assessed by EcoVadis, a leading industry platform for evaluating sustainability principles within corporate business and management systems. “We are excited to have earned this rating for the fourth year in a row. It reflects our collective commitment to sustainability and our relentless pursuit of excellence in all aspects of our operations,” said Marcello Boldrini, Kraton’s CEO. “It’s not just an honor; it’s a reminder of our responsibility to lead with integrity and innovation.”
EcoVadis provides a global platform for business sustainability ratings, intelligence, and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains. Their platform and sustainability scorecards offer insight into environmental, social, and ethical risks across over 200 purchasing categories and 160 countries. Their methodology provides a single framework to evaluate, collaborate and improve sustainability performance to protect brands, foster transparency, and innovation, and accelerate growth.
Kraton Corporation is a leading global producer of specialty polymers and high-value performance products derived from renewable resources. Kraton’s polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants, and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive, paving, and roofing products. As the largest global provider in the pine chemicals industry, the company’s pine-based specialty products are sold into adhesive, road and construction and tire markets, and it produces and sells a broad range of performance chemicals into markets that include fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, coatings, metalworking fluids and lubricants, inks, and mining. Kraton offers its products to a diverse customer base in over 70 countries worldwide.
