The ESG performance at Applus+ has received further external recognition by the rating agency Gaïa Rating, that is a subsidiary of Qivalio Group, scoring 71 out of 100, on their evaluation of transparency, the initiatives Applus+ has implemented to improve its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) indicators and its actual performance in these. This represents a 10-point improvement over the rating obtained in 2019.
Applus+ has now entered the top 20% of companies assessed by Gaïa Rating, passing the 70 out of 100 for companies through many good initiatives to boost ESG factors. The company exceeded Gaïa's benchmark in all categories, which are: Environment, Social, Governance and External Stakeholders. Noteworthy are the results in the Environment category, in which the company scored above expectations in all the indicators.
The result positions Applus+ as the company: