{"id":67973,"date":"2025-01-23T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=67973"},"modified":"2025-01-23T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:03:20","slug":"zte-recognized-with-ecovadis-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2025\/01\/23\/zte-recognized-with-ecovadis-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"ZTE recognized with EcoVadis Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ZTE Corporation, a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in the EcoVadis 2024 Sustainability Performance Overview report.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recognition places ZTE among the top 4% of companies assessed by EcoVadis over the past 12 months(96+ percentile) globally. Furthermore, ZTE ranks in the top 2% of companies within the Manufacture of Communication Equipment industry, reflecting its outstanding performance in sustainability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EcoVadis awards medals based on a company&#8217;s percentile rank, with the Gold Medal recognizing those in the top 5% (95+ percentile). ZTE&#8217;s exceptional performance places it among this elite group, underscoring its strong commitment to sustainable practices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environment: ZTE ranks in the top 7% of companies in the Manufacture of Communication Equipment industry, demonstrating its ongoing efforts to minimize environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Labor &amp; Human Rights: ZTE&#8217;s performance in this area places it in the top 3% of companies, reflecting the company&#8217;s dedication to ensuring fair labor practices and human rights standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sustainable Procurement: ZTE&#8217;s commitment to sourcing responsibly places it in the top 3% of assessed companies in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ethics: ZTE ranks in the top 3% in ethics, emphasizing its strong governance practices and dedication to transparency and integrity in business operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An EcoVadis medal or badge is an acknowledgement of achievement relative to other assessed companies across the EcoVadis database. It serves as a positive indicator of a company&#8217;s commitment to sustainability management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate the completion of this assessment, EcoVadis will be planting a tree on behalf of ZTE through its partnership with One Tree Planted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), ZTE has proactively released its sustainability report for 16 consecutive years since 2009. ZTE&#8217;s achievements in sustainable development have been widely recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZTE is the first large-scale ICT company in China to receive dual targets approvals from Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) while also making CDP A List. Additionally, the company has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the ninth consecutive year and selected as a constituent of the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series for the 13th year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZTE has further distinguished itself by winning two accolades at the 6th BDO ESG Awards 2024, namely the &#8220;Theme Award&#8221; and the &#8220;Outstanding ESG Performance of H-Share Companies&#8221; award. These recognitions demonstrate ZTE&#8217;s ongoing commitment to advancing sustainable development through innovative practices and corporate responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EcoVadis Gold Medal this time further strengthens ZTE&#8217;s position as an industry leader, committed to fostering innovation while maintaining a strong focus on sustainability standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recognition places ZTE among the top 4% of companies assessed by EcoVadis over the past 12 months(96+ percentile) globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":67979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[368,96,2727,1656,387],"class_list":["post-67973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-award","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment","tag-zte"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67980,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67973\/revisions\/67980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}