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High scores in four areas
Waste heat from the hardening shop heats the buildings
“Sustainability is part of our corporate culture”

Drive technology manufacturer Flender achieved Platinum status in EcoVadis’ 2026 sustainability rating with a score of 88 out of 100, as in previous years. According to the company’s statement from Bocholt on 2 November 2026, this result keeps Flender in the top 1 percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide.

High scores in four areas

According to Flender, the company scored 91 in environment, 89 in labour and human rights, and 86 each in the ethics and sustainable procurement categories in this year’s rating. The EcoVadis assessment considers management systems and policies as well as their actual implementation within the company.

The company stresses that independent sustainability assessment is becoming increasingly important for customers and business partners. According to Flender, the result also helps customers meet their own sustainability requirements and regulatory obligations.

Waste heat from the hardening shop heats the buildings

Among the practices reflected in the assessment, the use of waste heat at the Bocholt site stands out. According to the statement, a high-capacity heat pump reuses waste heat from the in-house facility where gear components are hardened, and a new heating distributor feeds this heat into the buildings’ heating system. Flender says this saves around 2.4 million kilowatt hours of natural gas a year and avoids around 400 tonnes of CO₂ emissions.

Activities in employee development, belonging and compliance were also taken into account in the rating. As examples, the company cites its Global Learning Week, the “Gemeinsam Genießen” event at which employees share personal stories, recipes and cultural traditions, and regular training and processes on integrity, compliance and sustainable procurement standards.

“Sustainability is part of our corporate culture”

Flender Group CEO Andreas Evertz commented on the result: “Being among the top 1 percent of all companies assessed by EcoVadis once again confirms our goal of consistently combining sustainability with economic success. This result is a joint achievement of our employees worldwide and shows that responsible conduct is firmly embedded in our corporate culture.”

Kimberley ten Broeke, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Flender, said: “EcoVadis does not assess individual projects but the systematic embedding of sustainability across all business areas. This rating is therefore above all proof of the daily commitment of our teams worldwide and the continuous improvement of our processes.”

With a history of more than 125 years, Flender offers gearboxes, couplings, generators and digitally supported lifecycle services for them. Under the “Flender” and “Winergy” brands, the company focuses on sectors such as wind energy, minerals and raw material processing, cement, power generation, plastics and rubber, defence, marine and metalworking. Headquartered in Bocholt, Germany, Flender has more than 8,000 employees worldwide.

Sources

Flender International GmbH, “Flender erneut unter den Top 1 Prozent der weltweit von EcoVadis bewerteten Unternehmen” (press release), Bocholt, 2 November 2026 — https://www.flender.com/company/press (PDF: press release)

Image: Flender — hardening of gear components at the in-house hardening facility in Bocholt.