Sustainability has been a priority for European supply chains for years. Companies have set targets, made commitments and embedded ESG into their strategies.
Moreover, regulation is becoming more demanding, particularly in Europe, with greater focus on waste reduction, traceability and lifecycle performance. At the same time, companies across the value chain are demanding greater transparency, stronger operational continuity and clearer business outcomes.
Businesses are expected to reduce environmental impact while improving efficiency, controlling costs and strengthening operations.
Moving from targets to proof
“Across Europe, we are seeing sustainability move from ambition to operational reality. Customers increasingly want clear evidence of performance, whether that is efficiency, compliance, waste reduction or supply chain resilience,” says Laurent Le Mercier, EMEA President, Tosca.
Many still rely on single-use packaging — and that model is under increasing pressure. It depends on a constant flow of new materials while generating waste at every cycle. As a result, businesses are moving beyond incremental improvements toward reusable operating models that combine sustainability with efficiency, resilience and long-term value.
Measuring what matters
In this environment, independent evaluations such as EcoVadis are widely used by procurement teams and supply chain partners to assess sustainability performance, supplier credibility and long-term resilience.
Achieving a high rating is no longer simply recognition. It demonstrates the ability to deliver sustainability in a consistent, measurable and verifiable way, and is playing a growing role in supplier selection and long-term partnership decisions.
EcoVadis Gold: Validating performance in practice
Tosca’s Gold rating from EcoVadis for 2026 reflects this broader evolution. Ranked among the top 5% of companies assessed globally, and with improved scores across all categories compared with 2025, the rating highlights how Tosca’s global reusable packaging and pooling solutions are translating sustainability commitments into measurable operational performance.
As a recognised benchmark, EcoVadis evaluates companies across environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
“Achieving Gold with EcoVadis is an important recognition of the progress our teams continue to make across the business,” says Laurent Le Mercier. “At Tosca, we believe sustainability only creates value when it works in practice. Our reusable plastic packaging and pooling solutions help customers reduce waste, improve operational efficiency and build more resilient, circular supply chains for the future.”
As supply chains continue to evolve, demonstrating credible, measurable performance is becoming a defining factor in long-term competitiveness.