Sustainability is no longer a choice; it is the foundation of business resilience and global competitiveness. Leading this transformation is EcoVadis, one of the pioneers in sustainability intelligence that assists organizations in embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles in the core of their operations. With a mission to help make sustainability measurable, actionable, and scalable, EcoVadis supports companies in measuring and improving their risk management and performance and creating meaningful impact and performance throughout global value chains.

Through its extensive Solution Sustainability Intelligence Suite, EcoVadis offers a powerful framework that brings together expertise, technology and program management. The platform provides a range of AI-powered analytics capabilities, verified data and continuous improvement capabilities that support enterprises through the complexities of ESG compliance, engagement with suppliers and carbon funding.

Turning ESG Risk into Strategic Advantage

EcoVadis' IQ Plus solution allows businesses to have real-time ESG risk intelligence and to gain complete visibility of potential vulnerabilities within supplier networks. By screening well over 30 million ESG documents each month, the system changes compliance from a defensive to strategic foresight, getting organizations ahead of the regulations and building core and long-term trust and transparency. It is a useful tool for helping businesses to assess suppliers effectively, to identify risks early and to take targeted corrective actions to enhance supply chain resilience and sustainability performance.

EcoVadis' proactive ESG risk management solution empowers organizations to avoid reputational damage, reduce financial exposure and establish stronger, more transparent stakeholder relationships. In a global marketplace where trust is everything and where accountability is the deal-breaker, such insights transform compliance into a competitive business inhibitor.

Building Trust through Data-Backed Ratings

At the heart of EcoVadis' platform is its worldwide acclaimed Sustainability Rating. Each supplier assessment goes through stringent validation based on over 500 international standards, with assessments performed across four themes: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. With more than 150,000 rated companies with 205 industries and 180 countries, EcoVadis is the source of the credible, actionable insights that businesses need to achieve meaningful supplier collaboration and measurable progress.

These verified insights empower procurement leaders to incorporate sustainability into every step of managing suppliers from onboarding and tendering all the way to contracting and evaluating them. Companies use these assessments to drive continuous improvement of processes, enhance a culture of compliance and meet global reporting standards, including CSRD and GRI.

Accelerating Decarbonization through Data

EcoVadis knows that sustainability success depends on addressing Scope 3 emissions, often 20 times the direct footprint of a company. The Carbon Action Manager provides accurate carbon information for the individual suppliers, allowing enterprises to effectively measure, monitor and reduce their emissions. By bringing together all of these activities in one place, businesses will be able to use dashboards and standardized metrics to collectively identify hotspots and engage suppliers to help them monitor and report on efforts to reach science-based targets.

By structuring work-related emissions data to actionable insight, etc., EcoVadis helps organizations to align carbon emission reduction efforts with both regulatory and strategic goals. This integrated approach provides measurability of these climate impacts and operational efficiency (and confidence among stakeholders) at the same time.

Simplifying Compliance and Empowering Ethical Practices

With regulations such as CSRD, LkSG, and the Modern Slavery Acts redefining the expectations of global businesses, EcoVadis makes it easier to comply with the rules using the Vitals and Ulula (Worker Voice) solutions. Vitals use artificial intelligence (AI) to boost supplier due diligence through transparency, and Ulula uses AI and mobile technology to boost worker engagement with its multilingual surveys. Together, they build a supply chain ecosystem based on accountability, ethical integrity and real-time feedback.

EcoVadis solutions not only ensure organizations will be able to demonstrate compliance with confidence, not as a one-off project but as part of a day-to-day commitment to respecting labor rights and fair labor standards, but also enable them to monitor human rights implementation. The result is a responsible and inclusive supply network delivering stakeholder expectations while delivering global equity.

A Future Powered by Purpose and Progress

EcoVadis is no mere planner of measurements on sustainability; they are redefining it. By combining the power of the latest analytics tools with traditional sustainability knowledge and insight, the company empowers its clients to be leaders in the fight for transparency, emission reduction cooperation, and a sustainable future in which business success and environmental stewardship will continue to go hand in hand.

From compliance to transformation EcoVadis helps create a world where responsible innovation shapes prosperity, ethical leadership forms growth, and sustainable supply chains become the basis of a thriving global economy. Sustainability Trends and Best Practices Vision. It integrates beyond metrics and has to be about organizations taking actions, changing, and making sustainability the centerpiece of strategy development to succeed long-term in decades into the future.

About the Leaders

Pierre-François Thaler and Frédéric Trinel, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of EcoVadis

Pierre-François Thaler has more than 20 years of innovative procurement, sustainability and entrepreneurial experience. He leads our Customers, Marketing, Solutions and Impact departments and, alongside Frédéric, guides our strategic development and approach to sustainable value creation. Before founding EcoVadis in 2007, Pierre-François spent several years as Director of Managed Services at Ariba and CEO of B2Build, the first B2B marketplace for the European construction industry. Pierre-François holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from CentraleSupélec and an MBA from INSEAD.


Frédéric Trinel is a global entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in finance and technology. He leads our People, Finance, Evaluations and Technology departments and, alongside Pierre-François, guides our strategic development and approach to sustainable value creation. Before launching EcoVadis in 2007, Frédéric led MrTed’s (now Cornerstone) Technology & Operations as COO. He has founded four other companies across the global trade, software and human resources industries, all of which remain active today. Frédéric holds a degree in International Business from ICAD Business School in Paris.

“We help you to manage ESG risk and compliance, meet corporate sustainability goals, and drive impact at scale by guiding the sustainability performance improvement of your company and your value chain.”