The Critical Need for ESG Management in Finance and Investing
$18 Trillion of assets under management are subject to ESG considerations
20% Annual growth in aggregate capital raised by ESG-committed General Partners
3400+ signatories to
Principles for Responsible Investment
Leaders in finance are integrating ESG metrics into their investment strategies as well as their financing. By allocating capital to more sustainable businesses, finance leaders are sending a clear signal that ESG transparency and promoting sustainable practices are good for business.
How EcoVadis Creates Value and Drives Impact in Sustainable Finance
ESG Ratings for Private Equity
Fund managers are leveraging EcoVadis Ratings to monitor and track the ESG performance of their investment portfolio, meet reporting requirements and demonstrate value-add at exit.
ESG-Linked Financing
Banks and other financial institutions are driving ESG performance while creating innovative ESG-linked products by integrating EcoVadis Ratings into their eligibility criteria and linking ESG performance to financing products.
ESG Ratings for Private Debt
By offering an improved borrowing rate for clients who have a strong EcoVadis Rating, private debt managers are tracking and improving ESG performance across their portfolio of borrowers.
Sustainable Supply Chain Finance
Corporate buyers and financial institutions offering early invoice payment programs are now taking into account suppliers’ sustainability performance to provide more attractive financing terms in order to incentivise suppliers to improve on ESG.
The Intention is Prevalent But So Are
The Challenges
EcoVadis ESG Ratings
for Sustainable Finance
Our Solution Details
EcoVadis Dashboard
Develop a common understanding with your business partners of their assessed performance. Our team of 200+ analysts validates inputs. Our robust methodology scores performance.
Benchmarks
Assess your business partners’ performance and guide their improvement targets by leveraging relevant peer benchmarks. Compare overall or theme performance by industry or country.
Insights for Improvements
Gain insights into the strengths and improvement areas of your business partners and monitor year on year ESG performance improvements. Your business partners can benefit from an in-depth analyst debrief.
360° Watch & Live News
Monitor risk of your business network with 360° Watch. External inputs from over 100,000+ public sources are scanned to augment company-provided documentation and verified by EcoVadis analysts.
Metrics and Reporting
Report on your portfolio’s performance, program coverage and improvement over time with quantitative metrics and reports aligned to international frameworks (e.g., UN Global Compact, ESG Data Convergence Project) and regulations (e.g., SFDR).
Our Global Network
We Are Proud to Partner With World-Class, Industry Leaders Including:
Astorg Partners was founded in 1998 and is a global private equity firm with over €12 billion of assets under management, headquartered in Luxembourg. Other offices are located in London, Paris, New York, Milan and Frankfurt.
Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change-makers define the future. Since their founding in 1973, they have grown to over 58 offices in 37 countries.
Established in 1981, CVC is a world leader in private equity and credit with $117.8 billion of assets under management, $161.9 billion of funds committed and a global network of 24 local offices.
The ING Group is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, wholesale banking, private banking, asset management, and insurance services.
