After one year, we were successfully audited again and our EcoZert was updated. The certificate is valid until March 2026. Overall, we were able to significantly improve the result of the audit - a sign that the numerous individual measures implemented in the company are having a noticeable effect. "The renewed certification and the clear improvement show that we as a company are on a very good path towards even more sustainability," explains Märtens Managing Director Bernhard Funke.
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Sustainability at Märtens
A sign of sustainability: Marvin Weigel, Head of Supply Chain at Märtens; Dierk Steiner, Head of Customer Service at Creditreform; Bernhard Funke, Managing Director of Märtens (from left to right).
What is special about EcoZert is that the certification does not only consider sustainability from an ecological point of view, but also looks at the entire ESG strategy. In this context, ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance.
Quality award for sustainability: EcoZert
With EcoZert, Creditreform recognises those companies that meet particularly high standards in terms of sustainability and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and fulfil the demanding criteria. To receive the certificate, the following aspects must be demonstrated:
- Use of resources more efficiently than the benchmark or a significant reduction in the use of resources compared to the past
- Social behaviour better than the benchmark or significant improvement compared to the past
- Good business behaviour of the company management in the past
- Creditworthiness index better than 299 and balance sheet rating better than CR11
In addition to a catalogue of questions on environmental, social and management issues, which had to be answered, our annual financial statements were also audited.