5 Key Factors when Choosing Supplier Sustainability Monitoring Solution
In the face of ongoing and unprecedented disruption, supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to a wide range of sustainability risks that, if not managed effectively, can expose your company to...
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ESG Procurement Conference 2022
We are delighted to be a sponsor of the inaugural ESG Procurement Conference, held in-person in Sydney this September. Don’t miss Josh’s presentation on the 8th, and stop by to meet our team at...
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SIG Global Executive Summit
SIG Global Executive Summits are 3-day events that are packed with the latest best practices, cost-cutting strategies, innovative processes and risk-mitigation approaches. Through CPO roundtables,...
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Private Equity European ESG Summit
The Private Equity European ESG Summit is a one-day retreat focusing on emerging opportunities and best practice in ESG for operations, finance, legal and back-office leaders across private...
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Measuring the Sustainability Performance of European Companies
Published in partnership with le Médiateur des entreprises – the French government’s Business Relations Mediator – Measuring the Sustainability Performance of European Companies 2021 explores the...
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EcoVadis - a purpose-driven company
Dear EcoVadis customers, stakeholders and friends,We co-founded EcoVadis with a vision of a global marketplace where sustainability intelligence influences every business decision, improving lives...
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EcoVadis Secures $500M Investment to Usher in New Era of Sustainability-Led Business Decisions
NEW YORK and PARIS – June 14, 2022 – EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, has raised $500M with plans to accelerate its vision of influencing every business decision...
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From Risk Management to Value Creation: Now Is the Time for Private Equity to Embrace ESG | EcoVadis
A staggering amount of capital will be needed to finance the sustainable transition and build systems that rapidly scale positive impact beyond growth. This massive capital deployment is already...
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Creating Enterprise Value Through ESG Data and Performance
ESG creating financial value is helpful to get engagement from top management, reduce interests costs and create financial value.Private Equity firms (Astorg, Kohlberg & Co, CVC) and portfolio...
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ESG regulation is advancing – but regulators are out-of-step
• New Private Equity Wire research shows 80% of survey respondents expect ESG to receive the most regulatory focus in coming years• Over a year after the first phase of Europe’s SFDR was brought...
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Over half of private capital fund investors now expect daily ESG fund updates
New research from Intertrust reveals that CFOs may in fact be underestimating investor expectations in reporting requirements, along with in-house and outsourcing investment.Intertrust Group’s...
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ESG rules go global
Europe has led the way on sustainable finance regulation with the SFDR. As the US and UK step up their own guidance, some regional divergence means fund managers are customising their approach…It...
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German investors prioritise ESG, sustainability criteria
A majority of German institutional investors (83%) take ESG and sustainability criteria into account in their investment decisions, according to a recent research study conducted by Union...
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What ESG means to private equity
ESG has arguably been the most talked-about topic in private equity – publicly, at least – says Andrew Green, a corporate partner at Addleshaw Goddard. But what is being said and what does it mean...
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Transforming high-emitting assets is hard, but private equity could help
Institutional investors are facing immense pressure to commit to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — and many are doing so. According to a recent survey, almost half of all...
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Why private equity can lead on sustainability
The private-equity business model puts general partners in a good position to help portfolio companies improve their ESG integration and reporting practices in a number of ways. These include...
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Private equity can further ESG progress
In a positive step for the private equity industry and for investors, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released proposed rules that would require public companies to provide...
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KPMG - Digital procurement
EcoVadis's insight:In this new era where emerging procurement technologies are now plentiful, leading procurement functions are looking beyond traditional S2P platforms. Our point of view, is that...
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Mandarin Oriental Sets Energy, Emissions, Waste, and Water Reduction Targets
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has 34 luxury hotels in 24 countries. In 2012, it set out to make a lasting impact — sustainability-wise. The company has been striving to reduce its...
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How can the EU Contribute to Global Deforestation Reduction?
EU action on tackling deforestation is urgently needed, as rising demand for commodities is exacerbating pressure on land worldwide. To have an impact on deforestation rates, the EU cannot act...
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