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EcoVadis

By EcoVadis

4.1 out of 5 stars

How would you rate your experience with EcoVadis?

EcoVadis Pricing Overview

EcoVadis Pricing Reviews

(2)
RT
Sales Coordinator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very Good Experience"
What do you like best about EcoVadis?

Ease of Use,Ease of Implementation,

Customer Support,

Frequency of Use,

Number of Features,Ease of Integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about EcoVadis?

Downsides of EcoVadis include its focus on existing policies rather than real impact, potential ineligibility for certain industries, the cost and effort of a comprehensive assessment, an ever-increasing baseline for medals, and the possibility of misaligned reporting if assessments aren't done at the most relevant organizational level. It assesses what companies do, not necessarily how much of an impact they have, and can be costly to maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A kind of ESG pyramid scheme business model"
What do you like best about EcoVadis?

Not much I can say I like. I am not an ESG specialist, but as a small business owner I can't say that Ecovadis provides any value to us and instead is a burden.

It is easy to use - I suppose this is a positive point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about EcoVadis?

We were forced to use Ecovadis and pay for it by one of our key enterprise customers. Ecovadis relies on this model of forcing businesses to comply with bureaucracy and pay for it to be able to maintain customers. So, their business performance is not really based on the value they provide but on how many key accounts they can get to grow the network effect.

I suppose they migh provide value to large enterprises who need to measure and comply with ESG policies, specifically in the EU space, but for small businesses it just doesn't offer any value. It is also no flexible to allow small businesses to score well. We are a small business, with a remote working arrangement, so our carbin footprint is tiny. However if you can't subit reports about your office electrical consumption and other enterprise metrics your score is reduced.

The system is also basically a documentation check. There are no physical audits or verification processes as far as we are concerned, so it is safe to assume the data they collect and measure is unreliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Clara Carriere of EcoVadis

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback for us. Please allow us the opportunity to address your concerns.

Irrespective of company size, all businesses have inherent sustainability risks and the EcoVadis Rating provides your company with a trusted assessment of your company sustainability performance which can be communicated with your trading partners while providing your company with an opportunity to show leadership within your industry, alignment with global best practices and the implementation of sustainability management systems that go beyond compliance.

The benefits of subscribing to the EcoVadis platform include:

Access to your EcoVadis platform that includes your scorecard and tools for collaboration and improvement, such as the Corrective Action Plan feature.

Additional useful resources including educational videos, e-learning, glossary and more.

Ability to share your company's performance for all your customer requests.

The EcoVadis assessment questionnaires are adapted to each company depending on their industry, location, and size, including extra-small companies with up to 25 employees. On average, different small companies are asked ten questions, based on the industry they are involved in.

We understand that smaller companies may not have a sustainability management system that is as developed as larger companies and may have fewer formalized documents. For this reason, we allow more flexibility and welcome non-formalized supporting documents for extra-small companies. You can review our documentation guide for smaller companies in our help center: support.ecovadis.com/hc/en-us/articles/210460377-What-kind-of-supporting-documents-can-I-provide-if-I-run-an-extra-small-XS-company

The objective of the EcoVadis rating methodology is to measure the quality of a company’s sustainability management system through its policies, actions and results. The EcoVadis sustainability rating methodology is based on seven founding principles discussed in detail in our EcoVadis Ratings Methodology Overview and Principles. Our highly trained, expert analysts evaluates the responses using the EcoVadis scoring methodology, which is based on international standards such as UNGC, ILO, ISO 26000, etc. In addition, EcoVadis employs strict and well-developed scoring guidelines applied to each assessment by expert analysts. Regular training and internal quality controls are performed to ensure the coherence of scoring among analysts.

For an in-depth breakdown of the EcoVadis methodology, please check our EcoVadis Ratings Methodology Overview and Principles and EcoVadis CSR Scoring Principles, also available inside the questionnaire and the platform under the Useful Resources section.

resources.ecovadis.com/ecovadis-solution-materials/ecovadis-csr-methodology-principles-overview

resources.ecovadis.com/ecovadis-solution-materials/csr-rating-methodology-scoring-principles

We value your continued commitment to sustainability. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our dedicated contact center (getsupport.ecovadis.com) with any further questions/concerns.

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