RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal
Corporation (NYSE:UVV) has been recognized as a 2021 Supplier
Engagement Leader by CDP, a nonprofit charity that runs a global
disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and
regions to manage their environmental impacts. The CDP's Supplier
Engagement Rating (SER) system independently evaluates how
effectively companies are engaging their suppliers on climate
change, using the CDP's annual climate change questionnaire that
covers governance, targets, scope 3 emissions, and value chain
engagement. The top 8% of assessed companies were selected as
2021 Supplier Engagement Leaders.
"We are honored to be recognized by the CDP as a 2021 Supplier
Engagement Leader," said George C. Freeman
III, Universal's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive
Officer. "At Universal, we are committed to setting high standards
of social and environmental performance and working in partnership
with our suppliers to reinforce the sustainability of our supply
chains and meet our climate change goals."
Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a global
business-to-business agri-products supplier to consumer product
manufacturers, operating in over 30 countries on five
continents. We strive to be the supplier of choice for our
customers by leveraging our farmer base, our commitment to a
sustainable supply chain, and our ability to provide high-quality,
customized, traceable, value-added agri-products essential for our
customers' requirements. We find innovative solutions to
serve our customers and have been meeting their agri-product needs
for more than 100 years. Our principal focus since our
founding in 1918 has been tobacco, and we are the leading global
leaf tobacco supplier. Through our plant-based ingredients
platform, we provide a variety of value-added manufacturing
processes to produce high-quality, specialty vegetable- and
fruit-based ingredients as well as flavorings and extracts for the
food and beverage end markets. For more information, visit
www.universalcorp.com.
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