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Sustainability and CSR at EcoVadis

Our Commitment to Sustainability and CSR

Sustainable business and corporate responsibility are what drive us. That’s why becoming a leader as a socially responsible company is one of our top priorities. We want to make sure that sustainability practices are fully integrated into our operations by promoting transparency, employee engagement, and our ethical code of conduct.

Our Participation with Leading Organizations

  • United Nations Global Compact - Signatory

    The UN Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally-accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.

  • Charte de la Diversité - Signatory

    The Diversity Charter is a written commitment that can be signed by any company, regardless of its size, that wishes to ban discrimination in the workplace and intends to work towards creating diversity. It expresses a company’s willingness to truly reflect the diversity of French society through their workforce.

  • GRI Gold Community - Member

    Companies are under ever more pressure to contribute to a sustainable future. With the 2030 Development Agenda and ambitious international agreements to mitigate climate change, there is increasing momentum for change. Businesses are taking action towards a more sustainable world, and, with the new GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, companies are in a position to unlock the transformational power of sustainability data.

  • Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) - Member

    The SPLC is a leadership community made up of and funded by member organizations to support and recognize purchasing leadership that accelerates the transition to a sustainable future. It convenes buyers, suppliers and public interest advocates to develop programs that simplify and standardize sustainable purchasing efforts by large organizations. EcoVadis has been a member of SPLC since 2013.

  • Observatoire des Achats Responsables (ObsAR) - Member

    ObsAR (Observatory of Sustainable Purchases) is an association created to encourage the exchange of information and knowledge and to develop strong practices related to sustainable purchasing. EcoVadis joined the ObsAR in 2018 and is one of the founding members of the “Programme Action Achats et Économie Circulaire” (Purchasing and Circular Economy Action Program), which is a joint initiative to make the circular economy a key parameter of choice in companies’ purchasing policies.

  • The Foundation for the Global Compact - Partner

    The Foundation is a non-profit entity authorized to fundraise in support of the Global Compact initiative. EcoVadis has partnered with the Foundation to provide pro-bono services for a number of UN entities as well as to join together to promote CSR and business that aligns with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in May 2018.

  • Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) - Partner

    CDP runs the global disclosure system that enables companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their environmental impacts. EcoVadis and CDP have been in a partnership since 2012, offering an enhanced service to both EcoVadis and CDP Supply Chain customers, as well as to reduce the requests for companies in the supply chains of large purchasing corporations to report on how they are managing carbon.

  • Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) - Member

    Automotive trade association: The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) exists to support and promote the interests of the UK automotive industry at home and abroad.

  • L’Observatoire de la RSE - Partner

    L’ORSE is a multi-stakeholder organization which supports the transformation of CSR in companies. L’ORSE works together with the main actors of CSR and SRI in Europe and in the world. EcoVadis is a partner of L’ORSE.

  • Ressources Humaines Sans Frontières - Member

    RHSF (Human Resources Without Borders) is an independent NGO working in the prevention of child and forced labor since 2006. Given the complexity of the issue, RHSF set up a fund in December 2017 with the aim of gathering a force for preventing child and forced labor. EcoVadis joined this force together with other companies, such as Crédit Agricole, Maisons du Monde, Petzl, and Total.

  • Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) - Member

    The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between the UNGC, CDP, WRI and WWF and one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments. EcoVadis has joined the global movement of 100 leading companies aligning their businesses with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial level. More importantly, this commitment will push us to better understand what Science Based Targets means while developing necessary expertise, allowing us to start developing tools on our platform that will help our 60,000 customers to improve on GHG emissions in 2020.

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Our Community Initiatives

As a global advocate for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR), EcoVadis is directly in touch with the environmental and social challenges that our communities face. We believe in giving back to our communities through volunteering and engaging our employees in substantial projects that will make a positive difference.

Our Policies

 

 

Environmental Policy

Although EcoVadis does not operate in a business sector that produces significant pollution, we are aware that our actions have an impact on the environment. EcoVadis has committed to minimizing the environmental effect of its operations through the promotion of environmental awareness, use of online communications and teleconferencing tools as well as energy-efficient technology, offsetting of carbon emissions related to business travel, and practising sustainable waste management. We also identify and assess our environmental impacts on an ongoing basis.

 

Labor Practices & Human Rights

We are aware of the changing needs of society and our employees. This policy is intended to guide EcoVadis towards satisfying certain key working conditions. To start, all of our employees are trained on anti-harassment, diversity issues, and non-discrimination.  We also abide by all health and safety regulations in all office locations, focusing especially on our five pillars of health and safety, including stress management, ergonomics, general health and hygiene, as well as physical activity and nutrition. We offer the option to work-from-home to help ensure that employees are able to find the right equilibrium between their work and their personal life. Ultimately, our aim is to ensure that we always have a healthy, happy, and motivated team to deliver outstanding productivity while making a difference in the world.

Community Involvement

As a global advocate for sustainability and corporate social responsibility, EcoVadis is directly in touch with the environmental and social challenges that our communities face. We encourage our employees to donate and fundraise, but we also believe that giving back to our communities is not solely limited to financial donations. Instead, we go beyond funding through volunteering and engaging our employees in substantial projects that will make a positive difference. Each of our employees takes on one community service day per year, dedicating their time to a social or environmental cause.

 

Code of Ethics

EcoVadis maintains a code of ethics that guides employee behavior, integrity of operations, information management and anti-bribery/anti-corruption policies. Each employee undergoes Ethics Training, and we enforce a whistleblower procedure, offering a dedicated hotline for EcoVadis employees to report any concerns confidentially. We hold ourselves to the highest standards across the same criteria we evaluate in our ratings process.

Environmental Policy

Although EcoVadis does not operate in a business sector that produces significant pollution, we are aware that our actions have an impact on the environment. EcoVadis has committed to minimizing the environmental effect of its operations through the promotion of environmental awareness, use of online communications and teleconferencing tools as well as energy-efficient technology, offsetting of carbon emissions related to business travel, and practising sustainable waste management. We also identify and assess our environmental impacts on an ongoing basis.

 

Labor Practices & Human Rights

We are aware of the changing needs of society and our employees. This policy is intended to guide EcoVadis towards satisfying certain key working conditions. To start, all of our employees are trained on anti-harassment, diversity issues, and non-discrimination.  We also abide by all health and safety regulations in all office locations, focusing especially on our five pillars of health and safety, including stress management, ergonomics, general health and hygiene, as well as physical activity and nutrition. We offer the option to work-from-home to help ensure that employees are able to find the right equilibrium between their work and their personal life. Ultimately, our aim is to ensure that we always have a healthy, happy, and motivated team to deliver outstanding productivity while making a difference in the world.

Community Involvement

As a global advocate for sustainability and corporate social responsibility, EcoVadis is directly in touch with the environmental and social challenges that our communities face. We encourage our employees to donate and fundraise, but we also believe that giving back to our communities is not solely limited to financial donations. Instead, we go beyond funding through volunteering and engaging our employees in substantial projects that will make a positive difference. Each of our employees takes on one community service day per year, dedicating their time to a social or environmental cause.

 

Code of Ethics

EcoVadis maintains a code of ethics that guides employee behavior, integrity of operations, information management and anti-bribery/anti-corruption policies. Each employee undergoes Ethics Training, and we enforce a whistleblower procedure, offering a dedicated hotline for EcoVadis employees to report any concerns confidentially. We hold ourselves to the highest standards across the same criteria we evaluate in our ratings process.