FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 5, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Otis Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: OTIS) earned a
gold rating this year from EcoVadis, a global sustainability rating
platform. It's the second straight year Otis obtained the gold
rating – ranking among the top 5% across all assessed
companies.
"This rating represents the global efforts of our colleagues to
help people, societies and environments thrive today and into the
future," said Senior Director of Environmental, Social, and
Governance (ESG) Susan Lester. "The
universal scorecard used by EcoVadis acts as a barometer for us to
benchmark against and it's something we will continue to use as a
guidepost to help our customers see our progress."
The EcoVadis platform uses more than 20 criteria to measure
a company's commitment to sustainability based on continuous
improvements across the four areas of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and sustainability: Environment, Labor
Practices and Human Rights, Fair Business Practices, and
Sustainable Procurement. With more than 100,000 companies around
the world using the same platform, the EcoVadis rating provides a
view into a company's commitment to sustainable business
practices.
In 2021, Otis established 13 ESG goals within the focus areas of
Health & Safety, Environment & Impact, People &
Communities, and Governance & Accountability. To learn more
about the company's commitment to sustainability, please read the
latest ESG report.
About Otis
Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator
manufacturing, installation and service company. We move 2 billion
people a day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units
worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio. Headquartered
in Connecticut, USA, Otis is
69,000 people strong, including 41,000 field professionals, all
committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and
passengers in more than 200 countries and territories
worldwide. For more information, visit www.otis.com and follow
us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and
Twitter(X) @OtisElevatorCo.
Contact:
Justin Herndon
813-957-0255
Justin.Herndon@otis.com
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