More than $2.5 trillion in global spend is now connected to sustainability insights across the EcoVadis network, the standards body said in its 2025 Purpose Report.
Last year, EcoVadis saw more than 25,000 new companies now use its Sustainability Ratings, while it expanded carbon transparency across more than 55,000 companies reporting at least one GHG metric.
In addition, EcoVadis scaled worker engagement to more than a quarter of a million active users through its worker voice solutions, while registrations for its Vitals sustainability assessment tool increased by a factor of five.
‘Protect revenue’
“The companies performing best right now are using sustainability to protect revenue, manage supplier risk and make faster decisions,” commented Pierre-François Thaler, co-founder and co-CEO of EcoVadis.
“You cannot build a resilient supply chain if you don’t know where your carbon exposure is, where labor risks exist, or which suppliers could disrupt your business tomorrow. More than $2.5 trillion in global spend now runs through this lens. That tells us sustainability has moved from the sidelines to the centre of how companies operate.”
According to EcoVadis, businesses completing repeat sustainability assessments improved their scores by an average of 15 points, which ‘reinforces the business case’ for continuous supplier engagement, and demonstrates how sustainability performance can translate into operational resilience.
Long-term ambitions
In its report, EcoVadis outlined progress made across four core purpose objectives – Product & Customers, Methodology, People and Ecosystem – while also formalising three long-term impact ambitions for 2030.
These include advancing sustainable procurement standards through 300,000 rated companies, accelerating Scope 3 decarbonisation through 100,000 companies reporting primary GHG metrics, and improving labour and human rights through direct engagement with three million workers.
‘As economic volatility, regulatory pressure and supply chain disruption reshape global business, companies are increasingly treating sustainability as a core driver of resilience,’ the group noted.
It added that its targets and annual reporting process are overseen by the independent EcoVadis Purpose Committee, which is comprised of of representatives from procurement, sustainability, academia and non-governmental organisations, alongside its chief impact officer, chief financial officer and an employee representative. This committee meets four times a year. Read more here.
