Greenvale has achieved a Silver rating from EcoVadis following its first-ever submission to the sustainability assessment programme, placing the UK potato supplier among the top-performing companies assessed globally.

The recognition positions Greenvale in the 89th percentile of all organisations evaluated by EcoVadis and places the company within the top 11% worldwide for sustainability performance. The assessment provides independent, third-party verification of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices across a broad range of industries and geographies.

Greenvale, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fresh potatoes to retail, wholesale and foodservice markets, recorded particularly strong results in Sustainable Procurement, Environment, and Labour & Human Rights.

EcoVadis evaluates companies across four categories: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement. The framework benchmarks organisations against more than 150,000 businesses across over 250 industries globally.

According to Greenvale, the result reflects work undertaken across the business to formalise and demonstrate sustainability performance through documented policies, implementation measures and measurable outcomes.

“This Silver rating matters because it reflects what our people do across the business when no one is watching – the day-to-day standards and the willingness to evidence our sustainability work. I am really proud of the teams who have turned policies into proof, and look forward to turning our focus for an even stronger performance in the next cycle,” said Sam Stevens.

Greenvale said the certification supports its wider sustainability agenda and is intended to provide customers, partners and stakeholders with greater confidence in the company’s ESG credentials while aligning with evolving reporting expectations, including the UK Government Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS).

The EcoVadis process requires participating companies to submit evidence covering governance structures, policies, operational actions and performance outcomes, with final scores designed to assess both ambition and implementation.

Greenvale credited the achievement to contributions from teams across the business and said it intends to build on the result in future assessment cycles as it continues work across its operations and supply chain.