Zomato Becomes World’s Only Food Delivery Company To Achieve Low-Risk ESG Score; Here’s What It Means

As the threat and effect of climate change become increasingly apparent, more and more companies have started taking steps to ensure that they incorporate environmentally friendly practices into their daily operations. The CEO of Zomato, Deepinder Goyal, recently shared that the food delivery company has achieved a low-risk ESG score. But what exactly does that mean? Here are all of the important details that you would need to know about this set of sustainability considerations.

Zomato Achieves Low-Risk ESG Score By Sustainalytics

Deepinder Goyal, who is the CEO of Zomato, one of the leading food delivery companies in India, recently took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and shared a recent milestone. In a post made on the micro-blogging website, he shared that Zomato has achieved a low-risk ESG score.

With this feather in its cap, Zomato is now the only food delivery company in the world that has managed to achieve this milestone. The CEO also mentioned that this milestone shows the company’s commitment to establishing a sustainably developed business.

Along with the announcement, he also shared a screenshot of the ESG score of the company, which was 18.3. The company was evaluated by Sustainalytics.

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Here Is What ESG Means And Why Is It So Important For Companies

ESG stands for Environment, Social and Governance. This is a set of considerations that companies are expected to report. It demonstrates their long-term commitment to effectively managing environmental, social and governance risk.

A strong ESG score shows that the company manages such risks well. These also include employee health and well-being and other such factors.

The CEO also went on to say that this milestone is only just the beginning and that the company will probably undertake similar initiatives centred around sustainable development.

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Cover Image Credits: @deepigoyal/X (Formerly, Twitter) and Zomato/Website

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