transcosmos has announced that it has been awarded the EcoVadis Committed Badge following its latest Sustainability Rating assessment by EcoVadis, a France-based organization that evaluates corporate sustainability performance worldwide.

The Committed Badge recognizes organizations that demonstrate ongoing efforts to strengthen sustainability management. EcoVadis evaluates companies based on four key areas: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. The recognition highlights transcosmos' continued progress in embedding sustainability into its business practices and its commitment to further improving its performance.

About EcoVadis
EcoVadis is an internationally recognized sustainability assessment organization that measures corporate performance across environmental, social, ethical, and sustainable procurement criteria. Its assessments cover more than 250,000 companies across 185 countries, and EcoVadis ratings are widely used by multinational businesses when assessing suppliers and making vendor-selection decisions.

transcosmos' Sustainability Assessment Approach
transcosmos is placing greater emphasis on the EcoVadis Sustainability Rating as part of its efforts to strengthen its overall sustainability management. With customers, investors, and other stakeholders increasingly focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, companies are facing growing expectations to demonstrate measurable progress and provide greater transparency.

In response, transcosmos has continued to strengthen initiatives aimed at minimizing its environmental footprint, upholding human rights, and enhancing compliance and ethical business practices. These ongoing efforts contributed to the company's recognition with the EcoVadis Committed Badge.

The company plans to continue expanding its sustainability initiatives while working toward achieving stronger EcoVadis assessment results in the future.

EcoVadis Score Progress

The steady improvement in its EcoVadis scores reflects transcosmos' continued focus on strengthening sustainability-related practices.

Commitment to Sustainable Business
transcosmos believes businesses have an important role to play in addressing social and environmental challenges. Guided by this philosophy, the company is pursuing sustainability management that seeks to create both economic and social value.

ESG considerations are positioned as an important element of the company's management strategy. Across its global operations, transcosmos is working on initiatives that address climate change, promote respect for human rights, encourage diversity and inclusion, and reinforce sound corporate governance.

Through these efforts, transcosmos aims to contribute to the development of a more sustainable society while supporting long-term corporate value creation.

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Since its launch in 1999, the 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking has evaluated major publicly traded U.S. companies based on their transparency and achievements in sustainability. The criteria are updated annually to align with evolving stakeholder expectations and industry standards, covering areas such as climate action, workforce relations, human rights, and governance. The 2025 findings highlight consistent improvement, with average scores rising by 2.5% compared to last year.

The latest analysis also underscores the market relevance of these efforts. Between January 2022 and July 2025, companies included in the ranking generated annualized returns 2.2% higher than the S&P 500.

The advantage is even more striking among recurring honorees:

Why does this matter? Transparent sustainability reporting not only satisfies investor demand for data that helps mitigate risk but may also signal long-term financial resilience. However, whether these disclosures hold equal influence over consumer behavior is still uncertain.