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Sustainable Procurement is the Cornerstone for Business Resilience and Growth

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, recently released its 2024 Sustainable Procurement Barometer report. Co-developed with Accenture, the Barometer reveals procurement’s untapped potential to drive business value through sustainable supply chain programs, and transform into a key agent of an organization’s resilience and growth in a rapidly changing world. In the aftermath of the pandemic, combined with business and industry risks (e.g., accelerating climate crisis, cost volatility and more), and increasing regulations, sustainability has emerged as a key force for procurement’s transformation into a central driver of an…

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EcoVadis and Leading Mobility & Vehicle Organizations Join Forces to Drive Decarbonization and Positive Impact Through Accelerate Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, along with leading sector organizations, announced their efforts to rapidly advance the mobility and vehicle industry toward a more sustainable future through the Accelerate Initiative. As founding members of the initiative, General Motors, John Deere, Stellantis, and Tenneco seek to accelerate the adoption of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics that are most important to the sector. Members aim to create synergies with their shared value chain partners to drive GHG emissions reductions and address labor & human rights and ethical risks. Powered by the EcoVadis platform, Accelerate members…

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EcoVadis joins the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum.

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis has joined the TNFD Forum, a multi-disciplinary coalition of institutional supporters who share the vision and mission of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures. Members of the Forum will actively contribute to market adoption of an integrated nature risk management and disclosure framework that promotes better decision making for corporates and financial institutions, and builds upon the existing structure of TCFD. EcoVadis’ sustainability ratings and scorecards allow organizations to manage material nature-related risks through comprehensive insight and intelligence on corporations’ actions to mitigate the key drivers of nature and…

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Atos is awarded a “Platinum” EcoVadis Medal for its commitment to sustainability for 4th year running

Stuart Mitchell

Atos recently announced that it has again been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum Award, for the fourth year running, for its performance in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with the score of 84 points out of 100. Atos therefore confirms its position in the top 1% of companies assessed by EcoVadis in its Industry (Computer programming, consultancy and related activities). EcoVadis evaluates across four categories: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement. Atos has achieved excellent results in all four categories, particularly in Environment. After 8 years of having been…

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EcoVadis and Leading Industry Organizations Launch The Hospitality Alliance for Responsible Procurement

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis and several leading global hospitality organizations – Accor, Hilton, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International and Radisson Hotel Group, and two global hospitality group purchasing organizations, Avendra and Entegra –  recently announced the launch of the Hospitality Alliance for Responsible Procurement (HARP). Driven by members’ commitment to improve sustainability performance, the Alliance will work to accelerate sustainable practices by fostering close collaboration with trading partners to build transparency and scale positive impact across their value chains.  “As companies seek to engage their value chain partners in their sustainability efforts,…

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