Lyreco has been awarded the platinum medal by Ecovadis, the world’s largest and most trusted independent provider of business sustainability ratings.  The assessment covers the concrete actions and results achieved in the fields of environment, labor and human rights, sustainable procurement, and ethics. The Platinum medal is the highest level of recognition, and with this Platinum Medal, Lyreco ranks again in the top 1% of the 65,000 companies rated each year worldwide by Ecovadis.

We are extremely proud of this Ecovadis Platinum medal. It is great recognition for the work we have engaged in to deliver sustainably what any workplace needs. Corporate responsibility is at the core of our values, and our Circular Economy pledge for 2025.

Grégory Liénard, CEO, Lyreco

SUPPORTING OUR CUSTOMERS IN MAKING
THEIR WORKPLACE EVEN MORE SUSTAINABLE

This year more than ever, Ecovadis recognized the concrete actions implemented to provide our customers with products and solutions that help them to reduce their workplace’s environmental impact.

42.6% of all sales include a green-tree labelled product (group product selection)

The Lyreco Green Tree assessment and label helps identifying quickly eco-preferable alternatives in all products categories.

19.3% CO2 emissions reduction recorded from 2010-2019

We achieved this by implementing electric, natural gas and other low-emission delivery solutions & encouraging our clients to consolidate their deliveries.

19% of our Group-wide products are accredited with eco labels

EU Ecolabel, FSC, Nordic Swan… we utilise internationally recognized labels that are easy to identify.  We also select country-specific eco-labels when these are trust-worthy, such as the Blue Angel in Germany.

10 Categories covered by our recycling collection services*

Our solutions to collect used products are available in 25 countries. By 2025, we aim to provide true circular, renewable alternatives to help our customers to reduce their waste and environmental impact.

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A commitment shared with our suppliers

This year, Ecovadis particularly recognized the way we engaged our suppliers on our journey to lower our impact on the environment.

• 100% of Lyreco product manufacturers in risk countries are audited each year by recognized audit firms, directly on site. In 2020, our level of requirements has been extended to the protection of employees’ health in factories in response to the COVID-19 situation.
• Sustainability is a major evaluation criteria of the Lyreco supplier performance improvement programme. This accounts for ¼ of the rates, at an equal level with Competitiveness, Category Management, and Logistics.

Read more about our audit process.

Learn More About Our Circular Economy Pledge

As a business sustainability is not just something we do, it’s in our DNA.

We work tirelessly to ensure that the way we work is sustainable and contributes to a positive future for our planet. It is clearer than ever that the impact of climate change is one of the world’s largest threats. This is why at Lyreco we are determined to put in place positive initiatives to help tackle this global climate emergency. We are convinced that the circular economy model  is the best approach to this whilst achieving sustainable growth. This is why we officially pledge to develop fully “circular” workplace products & solutions by 2025 for our customers and our employees