{"id":59830,"date":"2024-02-26T15:47:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/?p=59830"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:51:43","slug":"hexpol-tpe-awarded-platinum-sustainability-rating-from-ecovadis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/hexpol-tpe-awarded-platinum-sustainability-rating-from-ecovadis\/","title":{"rendered":"HEXPOL TPE Awarded Platinum Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59830\" class=\"elementor elementor-59830\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1228ed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1228ed1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9694296\" data-id=\"9694296\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72e40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d72e40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HEXPOL TPE Awarded Platinum Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef5603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef5603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In recognition of their sustainable development work HEXPOL TPE, the international polymer compounding group has achieved platinum rating from EcoVadis for their site in Manchester, UK. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fe3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fe3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The platinum rating puts HEXPOL TPE\u2019s UK site in the top 99<sup>th<\/sup> percentile, or top 1 percent, of companies assessed by EcoVadis. The assessment methodology covers performance across 21 performance indicators in four themes: environmental, labour, and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1492ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1492ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EcoVadis is an independent assessment organisation that evaluates companies\u2019 sustainability performance. Their universal scorecard rates performance by assessing a company\u2019s policies, actions, and results, as well as inputs from third-party professionals and external stakeholders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2671f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2671f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe6dd7\" data-id=\"2fe6dd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845938f elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"845938f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThis recognition highlights HEXPOL TPE\u2019s commitment to sustainability, ethics, and responsible business practices\u201d. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Klas Dann\u00e4s, Sustainability Director, HEXPOL TPE <\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89af4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f89af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/profile-300x300-Klas-Dannas-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4229\" alt=\"Klas Dannas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/profile-300x300-Klas-Dannas.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/profile-300x300-Klas-Dannas-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c630ca5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c630ca5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86a6594\" data-id=\"86a6594\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c634a elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"13c634a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe\u2019ve been working with EcoVadis since 2021. I\u2019m proud that we\u2019ve been awarded a platinum rating for 2024. But our work never stops, we strive to continuously improve our sustainability management performance and enable positive impact in the polymer industry\u201d. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Mark Clayton, Managing Director, HEXPOL TPE Ltd <\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82705a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82705a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/profile-300x300-Mark-Clayton-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4206 lazyload\" alt=\"Mark Clayton\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/profile-300x300-Mark-Clayton.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/profile-300x300-Mark-Clayton-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8b984d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8b984d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42ff1b7\" data-id=\"42ff1b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109735f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"109735f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6722aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6722aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfd70a8\" data-id=\"bfd70a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b8de9 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"97b8de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">About HEXPOL TPE<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">HEXPOL TPE is an international polymer compounding group specialising in Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) for key industries such as consumer, medical, packaging, automotive and construction. We were among the 1st companies to produce TPEs in Europe, and more than 50 years later, the possibilities continue to inspire us \u2013 <i>yes, we're self-confessed TPE freaks!<\/i> Our international teams work with customers around the world, developing new polymer combinations and creating customised materials that are safer, more durable, more sustainable. As part of the HEXPOL Group of companies, we share an extensive global footprint. Covering Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America, enabling us to support our customers worldwide. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEXPOL TPE Awarded Platinum Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis In recognition of their sustainable development work HEXPOL TPE, the international polymer compounding group has achieved platinum rating from EcoVadis for their site in Manchester, UK. The platinum rating puts HEXPOL TPE\u2019s UK site in the top 99th percentile, or top 1 percent, of companies assessed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":59839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_markets":0,"wds_primary_product-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,74,57],"tags":[52,477],"markets":[],"product-brands":[],"product-areas":[43],"industries":[],"class_list":["post-59830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases","category-sustainability","tag-featured","tag-sustainability","product-areas-tpe-compounding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59830"},{"taxonomy":"markets","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/markets?post=59830"},{"taxonomy":"product-brands","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product-brands?post=59830"},{"taxonomy":"product-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product-areas?post=59830"},{"taxonomy":"industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industries?post=59830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}