Sustainable Procurement: A Core Requirement for Industry Leadership

A transparent view and management of supplier CSR performance are now essential for a high-performing procurement organization.

Why Sustainable Procurement?

Integrating CSR performance in the Buyer-Supplier relationship is becoming essential for long-term industrie leadership.

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Protect your brand, manage risk

CSR-related risks span a wide range of issues (environment, labor, ethics) and can be difficult to identify.  A consistent, scalable CSR program can minimize exposure to brand damage, supply disruption, fines, recall & litigation costs, and can Improve TCO.

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Improve
performance

Expectations are rising. Regulators, customers, investors, employees, NGOs -- all Stakeholders want to see not only transparency on CSR/ESG issues, but improvement and progress.

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Reduce costs, Drive Innovation & Growth

Industry leaders are not just saving cost, they are integrating suppliers into the innovation process for new solutions, categories & revenue opportunities. A solid sustainability program can reveal best practices and help identify the best- performing suppliers to invest in working with.

80%

indicate better stock price performance

80% of studies show that stock price performance of companies is positively influenced by good sustainability practices(reference: Oxford/arabesque)

58%

Have clear supplier CSR standards

58 percent of companiesset clear social and environmentalstandards for suppliers,up from 43 percent in 2012.source: Ceres Gaining ground

93%

prioritize Sustainable Procurement

93% of Procurement executives include Sustainable Procurement among their top 4 priorities2013 HEC study

90%

have lower cost of capital

90% of the studies on the cost of capital show that sound sustainability standards lower the cost of capital of companiesreference: Oxford/arabesque

Effectively implement

How can you effectively implement and measure a SP program

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Myriad of
metrics

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Limits of
on-site audits

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Limits of
Self-assessments

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EcoVadis: The Enterprise Supply Chain CSR Manager Solution

The EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement solution offers turnkey supplier CSR/sustainability assessment, rating, risk and performance management in an efficient, scalable platform.

Whether you need to monitor the CSR performance of 100 or 10,000 of your suppliers, EcoVadis SP ensures that reliable information can be easily deployed to your procurement teams, and smoothly integrated in your procurement processes.

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Offered as a "Software as a Service" model, the EcoVadis collaborative platform allows you to access simple and reliable sustainability scorecards, supported by optional products and support services. EcoVadis ratings help businesses reduce risks, as well as drive performance and eco-innovation in their supply chain (Click here to see the benefits of the EcoVadis Solution).

up to

30%

of suppliers already in the network...

....and growing exponentially. As more clients enter the system, suppliers can share ever more easily, multiplying value for everyone

over

58%

program cost savings vs in-house

Our procurement clients saved 50% in costs compared to internal supplier CSR programs.

over

93%

Supplier response/ Engagement

On average our suppliers get X.Y requests per year from clients to fulfill CSR requests. With EcoVadis, that’s just Z.Y clicks.

over

90%

supplier cost savings

On average our suppliers get X.Y requests per year from clients to fulfill CSR requests. With EcoVadis, that’s just Z.Y clicks.

EcoVadis ScoreCard And Monitoring Tools

The result of the EcoVadis SP Solution is an easy to use and dynamic Scorecard that provides an immediate and comprehensive understanding of each supplier and enables you to quickly make the best decision for your company.

CSR Scorecard

The scorecard shows you the CSR performance of each supplier on 21 CSR indicators grouped in 4 themes (Environment, Social, Ethics, and Suppliers) rated from 1 to 100.

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Benchmark

The Benchmark tool allows you to compare one supplier to others within the same purchasing category or within the same country.

Strengths and Weaknesses

This section provides more details and insights intothe 4 theme scores.For each theme the company evaluated is assigned Strengths (positive elements of the CSR management system) and Weaknesses (elements that need to be improved).

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Corrective Action Plan

This collaborative tool helps with developing Action Plans, a starting point for an effective dialogue between buyers and suppliers on actions taken by the supplier to improve their CSR performance.Click here to know more.

Category Profile

A Category Profile offers practical insight into the key sustainability issues which are applicable to the supplier industry of operation. It gives you an overview of major regulations, sector initiatives, and eco-labels. Click here to know more.

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Testimonials

Since 2008, several thousands of companies have been using the EcoVadis platform. Around 120 multinational companies in North America and in Europe have selected EcoVadis to assess their global supplier base in 99 countries.

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