EcoVadis - What's new

"The real value in EcoVadis solution to procurement is in the massive cost savings it enables (...). With the centralized Sustainability marketplace Ecovadis provides, suppliers only have to answer a question once, they only have to suffer a time-consuming and costly audit once, and they get a scorecard which not only rates their performance, but benchmarks them against their peers and identifies areas for improvement. Buyers get up-to-date reliable data and actionable scorecards which they can use to leverage suppliers and make better decisions. Everyone wins"

3 Major Telecom Operators select the EcoVadis Sustainable Supply Management solution

Today EcoVadis announced it has been selected by 3 major Telecom operators as part of a project led by the French Telecom Federation (Fédération Française des Télécoms). The EcoVadis solution will now be used by Bouygues Telecom, France Telecom-Orange and SFR to assess CSR performance (Corporate Social Responsibility) among their suppliers worldwide.

INSEAD - Sustainable practices: engaging consumers and suppliers

"With companies increasingly being held accountable for the environmental and social practices of their supply chain, how then do they go about engaging consumers and suppliers in their supply chain?"

INSEAD Knowledge interviewed CCE Europe's Communications Director, Shanna Wendt and EcoVadis Managing Director, Pierre-Francois Thaler to deepen on this issue.

EcoVadis sponsors Sustainable Supply Chain Summit (London)

EcoVadis will sponsor and exhibit during the 8th LCA Sustainable Supply Chain Summit held in London on May 25-26th 2010.
Learn how Retailers & Consumer Product Companies Are Prioritizing LCA & Supply Chain Sustainability Initiatives.
Alcatel-Lucent among others will present their Sustainable Procurement program, and the sustainable supply management program developed with EcoVadis.

"IBM announcement will fuel the growth of content providers like EcoVadis"

Last week, IBM announced a new CSR policy that mirrors some of the multi-tier supplier diversity strategies that have been around for over a decade. The main concept appears to be aimed at forcing suppliers to get serious about CSR policies. According to the announcement, "IBM's 'first-tier' suppliers -- those firms with which IBM holds a direct commercial relationship -- will now be required to establish and follow a management system to address their corporate and environmental responsibilities."

EcoVadis participates in Business & Society forum

The 4th CSR Forum of Business & Society is dedicated entirely to "mainstreaming". Mainstreaming CSR is about turning the CSR principles into a mainstream movement at all levels of a company or organization.

H.R.H. Prince Filip, EU president Herman Van Rompuy, Didier Bellens, CEO, Belgacom, and Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone are part of the Keynote speakers.

EcoVadis selected in the Big 5 competition organized by GRI and ING

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and 2010 Conference sponsor ING today have organized “The Big Five Competition” in which they invited small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from around the world to compete for one of up to five booths worth €13,000 at this year’s Conference Market Place.

With this competition GRI and ING aimed to enhance the profile of small and medium sized sustainable organizations and provide them opportunities to present themselves at the GRI Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, the world’s largest gathering of sustainability reporting and transparency experts. The previous two conferences – held bi-ennially – were attended by over 1,000 participants.

All organizations with a turnover of less than €50 million in 2008-2009, with 50 or fewer employees, and with a sustainability-related product or service are welcome to apply via the Conference website. A panel consisting of GRI and ING representatives have reviewed the applications and selected up to five organizations to receive a free Market Place booth and Conference registrations.

“Small, cutting edge organizations all over the world are already playing a key role in the transformation to a more sustainable economy. Given that this year’s conference theme is ‘Rethink. Rebuild. Report.’ it is only fitting that they should be represented at the Market Place, and we look forward to receiving their applications,” said Simon Hale, GRI Conference Director.

EcoVadis awarded the "ITech-Economy Leader" award

EcoVadis selected in TechCrunch Europe 100 Index

EcoVadis became today the 1st CSR/Sustainability solution provider to join the TechCrunch Europe index :

TechCrunch Europe Top 100 is a regularly updated Index of the most innovative and highest-potential European tech companies. The Index is focused on mobile and web companies, although Cleantech and gadget companies will have a presence on the list, which covers the EMEA region.

The index has been created in association with startup tracker YouNoodle Scores. The scores and rankings are based on a sophisticated algorithm using information pulled in from thousands of online sources about early-to-mid stage companies: traffic, mainstream media, funding information sources, the blogosphere, and other key factors. See here for more information.

EcoVadis interview in Canada Public Sector Purchasing Magazine

EcoVadis supports the Copenhaguen Communiqué

EcoVadis has signed the the Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change which is aiming to become the definitive statement from the business community ahead of the Conference of the Parties 15 (COP15) in Copenhagen in December.

It is a short, punchy statement, synthesising some of the key thinking that has come from business over the last 2 years. With it, we hope to create the political space for progress on an agreement where it currently may be lacking in the international negotiations . More info here.

Supply Management.com - Sustainable procurement investment 'critical'

Sustainable procurement is considered "important" or "critical" by 90 per cent of buyers, according to a survey published yesterday.

Over 80 per cent of procurement directors invested in sustainable purchasing initiatives in 2008, with 35 per cent reporting they intend to spend more on such programmes, despite the global recession.

The Sustainable Procurement Benchmark Report, released by education body HEC Paris and sustainable procurement experts EcoVadis, questioned procurement executives at 95 of Europe's largest companies about their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability practices.

Sustainable Procurement: Still a Priority for European Firms

VentureBeat - Ecovadis helps businesses green their supply chains

Startup Ecovadis provides companies with a software platform that lets them weigh the environmental and humanitarian impacts of their supply chains — even those that circle the globe. Essentially, it scores suppliers based on sustainability and social responsibility criteria, helping their clients make more informed decisions, the company says. VentureBeat article.

Meet us at the Green Supply Chain Summit

For the second year, EcoVadis will participate in the Green Supply Chain Summit in London. EcoVadis customers will be presenting their Sustainable Supply Management programme and EcoVadis will have a booth in the conference.
This should be a great event to nework and meet leading Sustainable Procurement practicionners from companies such as Alcan, Airbus, Danone, GSK, Ikea.

EcoVadis on TV Globo News Brazil

EIPM Responsible Purchasing Conference

Sustainable Procurement Roundtable (J3D)

Le Monde: Time to Tackle Subprime Supply Chains

EcoVadis interview in Efficient Purchasing Magazine

Be good and save money!

In the September 2008 edition of Efficient Purchasing, Giovanni Bettini takes a deep look at the challenges of implementing Sustainable Purchasing and interviews Pierre-Francois Thaler, co-founder of EcoVadis.

Access the entire article here.

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Renault to track key suppliers on CSR with IT tool

RENAULT chooses EcoVadis to manage the Sustainable Development performance of suppliers.

EcoVadis has been selected by Accor to measure the CSR performance of its suppliers.

Meet EcoVadis at Procurement Leaders Forum (London)

EcoVadis participates in Sustainable Supply Chain Summit (London)

"The Guardian" : Making sustainable supply chains

SpendMatters: Quantifying the Cost of Supply Chain Disruptions Due to Sustainability Issues/Violations

EcoVadis named recipient of the 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards released by leading US magazine "Supply & Demand Chain Executive"

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