Royal Smit & Zoon maintains EcoVadis Platinum Rating – confirming its position as sustainability leader

We are proud to share that Royal Smit & Zoon has once again been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum rating, the world’s most recognized and trusted business sustainability rating. For the second consecutive year, this prestigious recognition places Royal Smit & Zoon among the top 1% of over 150.000 organizations assessed globally. In the 2025 assessment, our absolute score slightly shifted from 82 to 81 points. However, considering the increasingly rigorous evaluation process and updated benchmarks, maintaining the Platinum rating demonstrates our continuous improvement journey from the Company’s Gold rating in 2022 and 2021. It also reflects our 204-year commitment to sustainability and our ongoing efforts true to our mission to “Create a sustainable value chain, together”.

Marc Smit, CEO Royal Smit & Zoon

“We are extremely proud to maintain our EcoVadis Platinum score. This hard-won achievement reflects how deeply sustainability has been integrated in our business and identity for over 200 years. It is also a great reward for the hard work and dedication of our people. It confirms our position as a sustainability leader in our field. Moreover, we realize the journey does not stop here. Continuous improvement remains essential. As Royal Smit & Zoon, we are committed to creating a sustainable leather value chain, with sustainability driving everything we do.” 

About EcoVadis

EcoVadis is a globally recognized methodology that assesses the sustainability performance of over 150.000 organisations across 185+ countries and more than 250 industries. The assessments are based on a wide range of criteria grouped into four impact themes: “Environment”, “Labor & Human Rights”, “Ethics” and “Sustainable Procurement”. These evidence-based assessments are refined into easy to read scorecards, providing zero to one hundred (0-100) scores, and medals (bronze, silver, gold, platinum).

EcoVadis continuously develops and improves its assessment, positively impacting sustainability performance across value chains, fostering transparency and driving innovation. Maintaining the Platinum medal confirms Royal Smit & Zoon’s strong performance in all of these areas.

EcoVadis evaluated Royal Smit & Zoon’s policies, actions and results across all its businesses and production facilities worldwide. The company scored particularly high in the areas of Environment, Labor practices and Ethics. Sustainable procurement remains a key focus area for Royal Smit & Zoon, as it requires to raise the bar across the whole supply chain and collaborating across the value chain to make sure ESG expectations are being met.

Aukje Berden, ESG Director Royal Smit & Zoon

“For over six years, we have done EcoVadis’ rigorous assessment, this clearly reflects how committed we are to continuous improvement. The Platinum medal is not just a milestone, but also a driver to keep advancing our ESG ambitions, while working hand in hand with our stakeholders across the leather value chain. In line with our mission, we are committed to raising the bar for sustainability and working together to build a future-proof leather industry.”  

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