Hinojosa Packaging Group has increased its EcoVadis sustainable procurement score by 25 points to 90 out of 100, according to a company announcement published on 29 October.

The Spanish packaging supplier also raised its overall rating from 80 to 84, retaining Gold status. Hinojosa said the result placed it among the highest-scoring 3% of companies assessed by the platform globally.

The procurement improvement is the most relevant change for grocery businesses assessing their packaging supply chains. Hinojosa attributed it to its responsible purchasing policy and regular checks of suppliers against the group’s environmental and social requirements.

Its Environment score increased from 89 to 92. Labour and Human Rights scored 79, while Business Ethics scored 70. The separate results give buyers more detail than the headline medal alone.

Hinojosa supplies corrugated and cartonboard packaging and features among Spain’s packaging manufacturers. Its role in agricultural supply chains makes the update relevant to exporters as well as supermarket procurement teams.

For those buyers, the assessment can support supplier screening. It gives a basis for discussing how the company selects upstream partners and monitors purchasing practices. It does not establish that every supplied material or production site performs identically.

EcoVadis describes its ratings as assessments of corporate sustainability management. Its medals are not product certifications and do not certify or verify individual packaging. A higher company score therefore cannot, by itself, substantiate a claim that a particular tray is recyclable or that a carton has lower emissions.

The distinction matters when packaging protects products from Spanish fresh-produce suppliers. Buyers still need specifications suited to the product, packing line and distribution conditions. Material composition, food-contact documentation and evidence behind environmental claims remain separate purchasing checks.

The announcement does not quantify a reduction in the footprint of an individual pack or set out changes to prices, lead times or available capacity. Buyers should keep those commercial questions separate from the improvement in the management assessment.

The next step for procurement teams is to request the current scorecard, confirm which entities it covers and examine any outstanding improvement areas alongside pack-specific evidence before making sourcing decisions.

Editor’s Note: Based on Hinojosa’s company announcement dated 29 October 2026 and EcoVadis guidance. Buyer implications are GTN analysis.