{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-30/jas-worldwide-ecovadis-platinum-medal","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-30/jas-worldwide-ecovadis-platinum-medal.md","title":"JAS Worldwide Earns EcoVadis Platinum With 89 Score","headline":"JAS Worldwide Reaches EcoVadis Top 1% With Platinum Medal and 89 Score","description":"JAS Worldwide earned EcoVadis Platinum for 2026, placing the freight forwarder in the top 1% of rated companies as its score climbed to 89 from 60 in 2024.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-10-30T07:18:04+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-30T07:18:04+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["JAS Worldwide received a Platinum Medal in the 2026 EcoVadis sustainability assessment, placing it among the top 1% of rated companies.","JAS improved its EcoVadis score in all four categories, with Environment at 95/100 and Sustainable Procurement at 86/100.","JAS's overall EcoVadis score rose from 60 in 2024 to 79 in 2025 and 89 in 2026."],"companies":[{"name":"JAS Worldwide","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006nbr/jas-worldwide","website":"http://www.jas.com"},{"name":"EcoVadis","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000023p/ecovadis","website":"http://www.ecovadis.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"PR Newswire","title":"JAS Ranks Among Top 1% of Companies in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jas-ranks-among-top-1-of-companies-in-ecovadis-sustainability-assessment-302924391.html"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"The Tribune","url":"https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/db-group-awarded-ecovadis-platinum-rating-places-it-among-the-top-1-of-companies-assessed-globally"},{"publisher":"Aktien","url":"https://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/21592797-essity-awarded-ecovadis-platinum-medal"},{"publisher":"The Business Times","url":"https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/esg/mpact-singapore-land-enter-top-tier-global-esg-benchmark-real-estate-hongkong-land-slips"},{"publisher":"SeafoodSource","url":"https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/new-msc-finance-model-suggests-certification-sustainability-key-to-fishery-value"}],"tags":["Business","JAS Worldwide","EcoVadis"],"body_markdown":"JAS Worldwide earned a Platinum Medal in the 2026 [EcoVadis](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000023p/ecovadis) sustainability assessment, placing the Atlanta-based freight forwarder among the top 1% of companies rated by EcoVadis. The company's overall score rose to 89, up from 60 in 2024. [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jas-ranks-among-top-1-of-companies-in-ecovadis-sustainability-assessment-302924391.html) published the announcement on October 30, 2026.\n\n## JAS Improves Every EcoVadis Category\n\n[JAS Worldwide](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006nbr/jas-worldwide) is a privately held global freight forwarder founded in 1984 that offers air, ocean, road and rail logistics plus customs brokerage and contract logistics in more than 40 countries. EcoVadis, a provider of business sustainability ratings, evaluates companies across four areas, and JAS raised its score in each one this year. Environment reached 95/100, up from 91; Labor & Human Rights reached 88/100, up from 74; Ethics reached 87/100, up from 83; and Sustainable Procurement reached 86/100, up from 72.\n\nEcoVadis recognized JAS's validated science-based targets, renewable electricity sourcing, energy-efficiency measures and expansion of lower-emission logistics solutions, according to the announcement. The largest gains came in Labor & Human Rights and Sustainable Procurement. \"Reaching Platinum and improving in every category shows that our approach is becoming part of how we work day to day,\" said Andrea Goeman, SVP Sustainability at JAS. \"This result belongs to our teams around the world and to the partners we work with.\"\n\n## JAS's Score History and Global Footprint\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), JAS Worldwide operates a global logistics network spanning multiple continents with operations in more than 40 countries, including the US, UK, China, Australia, Colombia, Mexico and across Europe. The same records show the company has marked 40 years of freight forwarding and completed multiple major acquisitions in 2024 and 2025, including UK-based Pentagon Freight Services and International Airfreight Associates.\n\n## Other Companies Reaching EcoVadis Platinum\n\nDB Group, a Bhilwara-based mineral processing company, received an EcoVadis Platinum rating with a score of 92/100, placing it in the 99th percentile globally, [The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/db-group-awarded-ecovadis-platinum-rating-places-it-among-the-top-1-of-companies-assessed-globally) reported on October 28, 2026. Essity received the EcoVadis Platinum medal with a score of 90 out of 100, up from 88 in 2025, [Aktien](https://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/21592797-essity-awarded-ecovadis-platinum-medal) reported the same day.\n\n## EcoVadis Data Partnership Set for Fiscal 2027\n\nEcoVadis and Resilire signed a basic agreement to integrate EcoVadis's sustainability data into Resilire's supply chain risk management platform, with services launching in fiscal 2027, Prtimes reported on October 29, 2026.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}