VPS Earned Gold Status in Greenly Climate Ranking
The company reached a new sustainability milestone after advancing from its previous bronze-level designation.
Updated on Oct. 12, 2026 in Environmental
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VPS has achieved Gold status in the Greenly Climate Score program for its performance throughout the 2025 calendar year. This advancement follows the company’s previous classification at the bronze level.
Why it matters
The recognition reflects the company's efforts to measure and manage its environmental footprint using recognized international accounting standards. By securing this status, VPS demonstrates its commitment to transparent carbon reporting within the corporate sector.
VPS recorded a total emissions baseline of 1.5K tCO2e for 2025, which translates to 5.3 tCO2e per employee. The assessment utilized 100% activity data based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol methodology to evaluate Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
The players
VPS
VPS is a company that has undergone a comprehensive environmental performance review.
Greenly
Greenly is a firm that provides climate score assessments and maintains a database for corporate sustainability benchmarking.
The details
The evaluation assessed all direct and energy-related emissions associated with the firm's operations. This Gold status positions the company within the top 5% of organizations featured in the Greenly benchmark database.
Timeline
The emissions assessment covered the full 2025 calendar year.
The Big Picture
The company's latest emissions score follows the standardized reporting framework established by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol methodology. This achievement marks a shift toward rigorous, data-driven transparency that increasingly defines modern environmental performance benchmarks.
This certification provides stakeholders with a verifiable metric of the company's environmental impact compared to industry peers. For consumers and partners, it signals a quantifiable commitment to carbon accounting that may influence future supply chain or purchasing decisions.
The takeaway
Achieving Gold status highlights the importance of using precise activity data to establish credible emissions baselines. Companies looking to improve their sustainability profile should prioritize adherence to standardized protocols to ensure their environmental reports are both accurate and comparable.
Further reading
Learn more about corporate sustainability standards in the Environmental section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Hellenic Shipping News.
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