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AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik achieves EcoVadis platinum status

Through great commitment, targeted promotion and optimization of internal and external processes, AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik was able to achieve platinum status in the EcoVadis sustainability rating and has been among the top 1% of more than 90,000 companies audited worldwide since 2022! AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik thanks employees for their participation to improve the company and promises to continue focus on the environment, ethics, labor & human rights and sustainable procurement. In addition, AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik was undergoing further certification, such as ISO standards Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001:2015 and Occupational Safety and Health ISO 45001:2018 for continuous growth and optimization.

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corporate sustainability ratings

Founded in 2007, EcoVadis has become the world’s most renowned provider of sustainability ratings. In the first four years, they have already had 4,000 companies assessed against the four criteria of environment, labor & human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Seven more years later, in 2018, they have already assessed 45,000 companies, launched several offices globally, and opened the first cybersecurity risk rating center – CyberVadis.

Today, EcoVadis is the most trusted provider in its field, as evidenced by the steady growth of now 85,000+ audited companies from 160+ countries. Its mission is to enable all companies to reduce risk, improve performance and enhance environmental and social outcomes.

understandable evaluation based on established basic principles

Based on the rank of the EcoVadis rating, the company is divided into sustainability recognition levels. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum represent the status of the rating in ascending order.

The EcoVadis methodology is based on seven basic principles:

1) Evaluation by international experts,

5) Traceability of documentation,

2) Consideration of industry sector, country and company size,

6) Evidence-based guidelines, and

3) Source diversification for reliable assessment,

7) Continuous improvement

4) Technologies to ensure secure and confidential processes and fast turnaround time,

AGT Coach & Event Logistics undergoes detailed audit by EcoVadis

In 2021/2022, AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik underwent the detailed audit by EcoVadis. In accordance with the guiding principle “AGT for sustainability“, AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik promotes, respects and is committed to its stakeholders and contributes to the realization of sustainable development. The company scored particularly well in the areas of the environment and labor and human rights. The purchase and generation of renewable energies and the reduction of energy consumption were rated positively. In the following 10 years, more than 44% of the energy will be saved through implemented retrofits at the Hamburg headquarters. Thanks to the participation in reforestation projects, which belong to the measures that have a special value at AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik, about 10 tons of CO² could be compensated.

In recent years, additional partnerships have been established with the United Nations Global Compact and the UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg. This promotes and strengthens the working environment of the company’s employees. In addition, AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik offers its employees an outstanding working environment and numerous benefits, such as the subsidization of a profit ticket for public transport, regular kick-off trips for all departments and teams, which strengthens employee satisfaction, as well as monthly meal vouchers from a global delivery service. AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik office building, which will be leased in 2019, also offers shower facilities and a spacious terrace. Furthermore, the management has integrated a children’s room as well as a relaxation room into the headquarters premises, which can also be used as a gaming room and is available to all employees, trainees and interns and is intended to better balance the work-life balance.

ethical behavior in the foreground: AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik focuses on internal ethics

A comprehensive implementation of the so-called whistle-blowing procedure was started in 2021. An external party, Whistleblower Netzwerk e. V., will be consulted to ensure successful implementation. The whistle-blowing procedure is designed to help employees report misconduct and illegal or unethical behavior in the workplace. It is intended to be an additional and, above all, protective measure for reporting violations. Nonetheless, violations of any kind can also be communicated to the direct supervisor or other independent parties within the company. In this step, extensive workshops were held to consolidate the elementary points of the procedure.

In addition to the whistle-blowing procedure, AGT Bus- & Eventlogistik has a zero tolerance policy regarding discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, abuse of authority, corruption, toxic work environment and retaliation in the workplace. As a result, a complaint procedure and clear escalation levels have been implemented additionally.