EcoVadis Sustainability Rating: Gold Medal for the CHT Group

The CHT Group has been awarded the Gold Medal in the latest EcoVadis sustainability rating, recognizing the newly aligned, more focused groupwide ESG performance.

The CHT Group is a globally active foundation-owned specialty chemicals manufacturer headquartered in Tübingen, Germany. They offer sustainable chemical solutions for numerous industries and have an international presence with around 2,500 employees and 26 production sites. In the financial year 2024, the CHT Group generated a group turnover of 614 million Euro.

The portfolio includes Textile Solutions (dyes and auxiliaries for the entire textile value chain), Industrial Solutions (specialty silicones, paper and pulp technologies, washing solutions, care ingredients), and Functional Chemicals (chemical additives for paints, coatings, construction, adhesives, leather, chemical producers, agrochemicals, mining, and release agents).

EcoVadis is the Benchmark for sustainability ratings in the chemical industry and one of the world’s most trusted providers of business sustainability ratings, assessing more than 150,000 companies globally each year. Its methodology is aligned with leading international standards and evaluates performance across four key assessment themes:

• Environment
• Labor and Human Rights
• Ethics
• Sustainable Procurement 

Compared to previous ratings, CHT’s overall score has improved and now stands at 81 out of 100 points, thanks to strong progress across all four assessment themes. This achievement places the group among the top 5 % of all companies assessed in 2025 worldwide.