EcoVadis has announced the winners of its 10th annual Sustainability Achievement Awards, which recognise firms and individuals that are ‘going above and beyond’ to drive sustainability efforts.
The winners, which were announced at the Sustain 2026 conference in Paris, include Schneider Electric, which took the award for Best Mature Program in Sustainable Procurement, while the Best New Program in Sustainable Procurement award was presented to Siegwerk.
Elsewhere, Vitanya Keary, global procurement sustainability manager at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners was presented with the Outstanding Program Management award, and Filip Orlinski, ESG director at Caldic BV, took the prize for Outstanding Sustainability Leadership.
This latter award was introduced in 2025 to recognise an individual who has demonstrated ‘exceptional leadership in strengthening sustainability management system improvements within their organisation’, with Orlinski taking the honour for his efforts to accelerate ESG leadership at the life sciences firm.
“This recognition is a testament to the dedication and collaboration of our teams across all regions and to the strong partnerships we’ve built with suppliers and customers,” he commented. “I’m especially proud of our regional ESG leads, who continue to elevate our performance while driving measurable impact at every level of our operations.”
In addition to the four main enterprise categories, EcoVadis also recognised small and medium-sized suppliers based on their 2025 assessment results, through its Regional Sustainability Leadership Awards.
Performance over policy
“This year’s winners demonstrate that sustainable procurement is no longer about policy – it’s about performance,” commented Pierre-François Thaler, co-founder and co-CEO of EcoVadis.
“From bold transparency and human rights integration to scaling impact across global supply networks, these leaders are proving that sustainability, when embedded into core business strategy, becomes a powerful driver of resilience and long-term value. We are proud to celebrate their leadership and the measurable impact they are creating.”
Community platform
Elsewhere, EcoVadis has launched a new peer-to-peer Community platform for companies that have received an EcoVadis rating, enabling suppliers to share insight on practical challenges and collaborate on sustainability initiatives.
According to EcoVadis, the Community platform addresses an ‘execution gap’ for smaller supply chain teams, which have heretofore lacked a trusted space to exchange the practical strategies needed to ‘bridge the divide between a rating and real-world impact’.
EcoVadis provides sustainability ratings and intelligence tools used by companies to assess ESG performance across supply chains. More than 150,000 businesses around the world use its ratings and related tools to address regulatory requirements, manage emissions, and evaluate sustainability performance. Read more here and here.
