EcoVadis
The Global Standard for Resilient, Sustainable Supply Chains.
Executive Summary
EcoVadis is a leading sustainability ratings platform that assesses and rates companies' environmental, social, and ethical performance across their global supply chains. It provides a standardized, data-driven framework for businesses to monitor supplier sustainability, manage ESG risk and compliance, and drive positive change within their operations and value chain. It targets multinational corporations and their suppliers, including SMEs, across diverse industries, helping them make confident procurement decisions with trusted sustainability data.
Use Cases
- Supplier Sustainability Assessment and Monitoring
- ESG Risk and Compliance Management
- Scope 3 Carbon Emission Measurement and Reduction
- Sustainable Procurement Strategy Development
- Regulatory Compliance (e.g., CS3D, CSRD, LkSG)
- Benchmarking and Performance Improvement
Features
Visibility
- Supplier Scorecards: Provides detailed sustainability performance ratings and insights for individual suppliers across environmental, social, and ethical criteria.
- Industry Benchmarking: Allows companies to compare their sustainability performance and that of their suppliers against industry peers and best practices.
- Supply Chain Risk Mapping: Offers tools to gain full visibility into potential ESG risks across the entire supply base, enabling proactive management.
- 360° Watch Findings: Monitors public domain news and stakeholder inputs using AI to identify potential positive or negative impacts on a company's sustainability score.
Intelligence
- Corrective Action Plans: Enables users to set up, monitor, and manage improvement initiatives based on assessment results and identified gaps.
- Actionable Insights and Feedback: Delivers clear, actionable feedback and recommendations to optimize ESG strategies and drive continuous improvement.
- Scope 3 Carbon Management: Tools to measure, monitor, and reduce Scope 3 carbon emissions with accurate supplier-specific data, assessing carbon risk and driving decarbonization.
Support
- Comprehensive Help Center: An online resource providing answers to common questions regarding registration, assessment, and platform usage.
- EcoVadis Learning Academy: An e-learning platform offering courses and resources to enhance sustainability knowledge and practices.
- Global Partner Network: Access to certified partners who provide assistance with assessment completion, reviews, implementations, and gap analyses.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-native SaaS
- Deployment
- Cloud/SaaS
- Authentication
- SSO, SAML 2.0, MFA
- API Available
- Yes
- MCP Server
- No
Infrastructure
- Azure
AI/ML Stack
- NLP
- Machine Learning
- LLM
Integrations
- SAP
- Ariba
- Oracle
- Coupa
- TealBook
Security & Compliance
Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2/1.3 in transit
Data Residency: Global
Pricing
- Model
- Tiered subscription, annual fee
- Starting Price
- Ranges from €350 to €6,500 annually, depending on company size. Contact sales for enterprise solutions.
- Target Customer
- Mid-market to Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Annual
- Free Trial
- No (credit card required)
About EcoVadis
EcoVadis is the world's largest provider of corporate sustainability ratings, offering comprehensive evaluations of companies' ESG performance with a network of more than 150,000 rated companies across 185+ countries.