Markem-Imaje announced that its Keene, New Hampshire manufacturing site earned a 2025 EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating, marking the facility among the top 5% of rated organizations worldwide. The recognition covered the site’s environmental practices and sustainable procurement, featuring an overall assessment score of 80 in the latest EcoVadis evaluation.
The Keene plant, part of Dover Corporation’s Markem-Imaje business, manufactures industrial printers and wax-based Touch Dry inks and has recorded steady year-over-year score gains from 68 in 2021 to 80 in 2024 and 2025. The report highlighted stronger performance in Environment and Sustainable Procurement, aligning manufacturing processes and supplier standards.
For customers and local stakeholders, the Gold rating signals improved operational efficiency and supply-chain responsibility, providing independent validation of long-term sustainability efforts. The achievement reinforces a broader trend of supplier transparency and third-party ratings shaping procurement and manufacturing decisions.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Supplier Transparency
- Growing demand for verifiable supplier performance creates pathways for platforms that aggregate, standardize and broadcast sustainability metrics across supply chains.
- Sustainable Procurement Integration
- Procurement criteria increasingly embedding environmental scores shifts buyer-supplier dynamics toward long-term contracts tied to sustainability outcomes.
- Eco Efficiency in Industrial Printing
- Improvements in ink formulations and process energy use are enabling printers to reduce waste and lifecycle emissions while maintaining print quality.
Sectors Adopting This
- Industrial Printing and Inks
- A transition to low-waste, wax-based and bio-derived inks is altering product portfolios and opens room for novel materials and recycling systems.
- Supply Chain and Procurement
- Third-party ratings becoming procurement gatekeepers is reshaping supplier selection and creating demand for tools that verify and improve supplier ESG performance.
- Manufacturing Sustainability Consulting
- Independent assessment-driven improvements are increasing market need for consultants who can translate rating criteria into operational upgrades and supplier programs.
