Tag: EcoVadis

EcoVadis Index: More Companies Are Mastering Sustainability Fundamentals to Reduce Risk, Build Resilience and Prepare for Due Diligence

Stuart Mitchell

Companies of all sizes across the EcoVadis Network, particularly those with multiple ratings, are making measurable progress on a broad spectrum of sustainability challenges. These insights and more are found in the eighth edition of the Business Sustainability Index, published recently by business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis.   This edition of the Index explores the trends behind the 125,000+ supplier sustainability ratings (~38,000 in 2023 alone) EcoVadis has delivered to 1,200 leading procurement teams from 2019 through 2023. It looks at how these suppliers, spanning all global regions and major…

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Vattenfall receives Platinum for its sustainability performance again

Stuart Mitchell

For the fourth time, Vattenfall’s sustainability performance receives Platinum, the highest rating from EcoVadis, one of the largest and most trusted providers of sustainability assessments. With a score of 85 out of 100, Vattenfall remains in the top 1 percent of all companies assessed by EcoVadis in the electricity, gas & steam category. The top rating from EcoVadis strengthens Vattenfall´s position as one of the most sustainability-oriented companies in the energy sector being ranked the top 1 percent among 100,000 companies. “To be recognized by EcoVadis as a Platinum industry…

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EcoVadis, WindEurope and leading wind industry organisations launch ‘Wind Energy Initiative’

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, WindEurope and five leading wind energy industry organisations – ENGIE, Hitachi Energy, Siemens Gamesa, Statkraft and Vestas – announce the launch of the ‘Wind Energy Initiative’. The Initiative aims to accelerate the uptake of sustainable practices by fostering strong collaboration between trading partners and amplifying positive impacts across their value chains. European politicians, citizens and businesses want reliable, affordable and clean energy. Wind energy is a local, competitive, and scalable resource that can provide that energy. With the launch of the ‘Wind Energy Initiative’ key players in the wind…

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EcoVadis Grows Sector Initiatives by 100% in 12 Months, Accelerating Sustainable Supply Chain Transparency & Performance at Scale

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, today announces the sustainable procurement impact achieved over a decade of continuous momentum by its Sector Initiative members. A Sector Initiative is a purpose-based group of companies in the same industry, facing similar ESG challenges and values, ready to commit to an ambitious agenda of sustainability value chain transformation. EcoVadis’ Sector Initiative (SI) solution provides additional capabilities to empower industry peers and their suppliers to share scorecards more easily, as well as dashboards, industry benchmarking and analytics to accelerate their programs. This…

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EcoVadis Announces 2024 Sustainability Achievement Awards

Stuart Mitchell

EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, today announced the winners of its eighth annual Sustainability Achievement Awards (formerly Sustainable Procurement Awards). Winners were announced at the EcoVadis Sustain 2024 conference.  The EcoVadis Sustainability Achievement Awards recognize companies who are leading the charge in engaging and integrating sustainability into their relationships with trading partners around the globe and creating an impact through their sustainability business practices. “This year’s winners exemplify excellence and that sustainable business practices are an essential part of their business success,” said Nicole Sherwin, SVP, Executive…

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