MAHLE has received the Gold Medal from EcoVadis, a leading global authority on corporate sustainability assessments, recognizing the company’s outstanding performance in sustainability. Scoring 82 out of 100 points, MAHLE ranks among the top five percent of companies evaluated worldwide. The company showed notable improvement over last year in key areas including environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
“This Gold recognition reaffirms that we are moving in the right direction. As a foundation-owned company, we view sustainability not only as a moral responsibility but also as a strategic driver of long-term success,” said Georg Dietz, Member of the Management Board, MAHLE Group.
MAHLE achieved EcoVadis’ highest rating of ‘Outstanding’ in the categories of environment as well as labor and human rights. This was made possible through concrete successes: In 2024, the group reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 47 percent in comparison with the reference year 2019, while Scope 3 emissions fell by 17 percent. Through systematic safety measures, the accident rate improved from 2.8 to 2.1 lost-time accidents per 1 million working hours.
In addition, last year MAHLE signed the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles on gender equality in the workplace and in society. The external recognition of the MAHLE climate targets by the Science Based Targets Initiative and the “ESG Transparency Award 2024” for the comprehensive sustainability reporting of MAHLE were also honored by EcoVadis.
“This outstanding result fills us with pride and encourages us at the same time. We have improved by 16 points in just one year. That shows that our sustainability strategy is not only ambitious, but also effective. We will continue to consistently pursue this path and further consolidate our leading position in international comparison,” said Kathrin Apel, Global Head of Sustainability, Health, Occupational Safety and Environmental Management at MAHLE.
EcoVadis independently assesses the environmental, social and ethical performance of more than 150,000 companies of all sizes in 250 industry categories and 185 countries. The ratings created serve as a basis for the companies to monitor and improve the sustainability performance of their business practices and their trading partners.
