Sustainability intelligence platform EcoVadis has announced the launch of the Carbon Data Network (CDN), which it says represents a ‘giant leap-forward’ in Scope 3 decarbonisation for businesses.
The CDN, which was launched at the Economist Impact Sustainability Week 2025 conference, provides businesses with insights on the reliability of primary carbon data from their suppliers, and is built on a network of more than 150,000 organisations.
According to EcoVadis, the ‘streamlined collection and transparency of primary emissions data empowers companies to drive and measure their Scope 3 decarbonisation progress’.
‘Bold action’
“The journey to Net Zero demands bold action, collaboration and trust in data,” commented Pierre-François Thaler, co-founder and Co-CEO of EcoVadis. “This is why we are innovating to increase data availability and reliability through automation and AI. With the network that we’ve built, we are now able to generate insights on carbon reliability at a datapoint level.”
Currently, just 16% of the world’s largest companies are on-track to meet their 2050 net-zero targets, EcoVadis said, which necessitates the need for more accurate and robust emissions reduction strategies. In addition, regulations such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) place additional pressure on larger firms to report accurate primary carbon data.
Carbon Action Manager
The Carbon Data Network is powered by the EcoVadis Carbon Action Manager (CAM) tool, which helps businesses engage with suppliers at various stages of their decarbonisation journey.
Participating companies also have access to tools and resources, such as Corrective Action Plans, a Carbon Estimator and the EcoVadis Academy, to build carbon capabilities and accelerate their decarbonisation journey.
Elsewhere, EcoVadis has developed partnerships with carbon accounting providers Sweep and Normative to enhance interoperability, collaboration and accelerate data sharing across supply chains.
“Our goal is to empower companies with insights and make it easier for them to access primary supplier data exactly where they conduct their Scope 3 calculations,” commented Julia Salant, general manager, Carbon Solution at EcoVadis. “By expanding our ecosystem with partners like Sweep and Normative, we’re helping businesses to move from industry averages to primary emissions data and seamlessly bring it into their reporting and decarbonisation efforts” Read more here.
