Hellenic Healthcare Group: For the second year in a row, winner of the Silver Award for Corporate Social Responsibility by EcoVadis
Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG) had the great honor to receive, for the second consecutive year, the Silver Award by EcoVadis, the world's leading corporate Sustainability assessment organization, for the socially responsible practices it implements related to responsible entrepreneurship, sustainability and sustainable development.
HHG Group, which acts as an example for Greek entrepreneurship, constantly stands by the people providing leading pioneering medical services, cutting edge methods of diagnosis and treatment, while, at the same time, it plans and implements initiatives that contribute in a determining way to the sustainable development of the country. In fact, this award proves that the corporate social responsibility actions of HHG Group go beyond the Greek borders, leading it to feature among the top 10% of companies worldwide in healthcare services.
The EcoVadis evaluation system (CSR Rating) concerns the evaluation of the quality of the management systems of Corporate Social Responsibility issues of each company through the policies it has, the practices it applies and the results thereof. The assessment uses 21 criteria, which are grouped into four thematic sections: environment, labor practices and human rights, good business practices and sustainable procurement. The criteria are based on international standards such as the Global Compact Principles, the treaties of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI Standards) and the ISO 26000 standard among others. Specifically, these criteria are grouped into four thematic sections: environment, labor practices and human rights, good business practices and sustainable procurement.
For Hellenic Healthcare Group, sustainable development is not another goal, but a fundamental part of the Group's philosophy and DNA, believing that the real development of a company or an organization can only be achieved when it aims at the development and evolution of society in which it operates. In this direction, HHG Group stands by those who trust it and continues to build an inclusive future, while caring for society and the environment.