Elior UK awarded silver in Corporate Responsibility Index

The accreditation was awarded for Elior's sustained commitment to the environment. Achieving silver means that Elior conducts effective stakeholder engagement, has the right processes in place in order to identify and manage risks and opportunities. Carl Morris, director of marketing and corporate communications, Elior UK said: "We are delighted to have achieved Silver in the CRI. The award is testament to the efforts of each and every employee at Elior. "We are continually finding ways of reducing waste, food miles and of increasing the use of locally sourced produce. 100% of Elior's eggs and milk are sourced from British farms and Fairtrade products are available at all our sites." Stephen Howard, chief executive, Business in the Community, added: "I congratulate Elior UK on achieving Silver in the 2012 BITC Corporate Responsibility Index. The CR Index has helped to highlight clearly those best practice examples that bring to life in a powerful way what integrated responsible practice really looks like. "As we celebrate 10 years of our CR Index it has given me great pleasure to witness each company's responsible business journey and the transformations they are making both within their businesses and the impact they have in our communities".