
EcoVadis is the world's most trusted provider of business
sustainability ratings. Global supply chains, financial institutions and public
organizations rely on EcoVadis to monitor and improve the sustainability
performance of their business and trading partners. They envision a global
marketplace where sustainability intelligence influences every business
decision, improving economies, people's lives and the planet.
The EcoVadis team comprises over
950 talented professionals from 50+ nationalities, who combine expertise in
sustainability with advanced technology and a full service solution to drive
meaningful change in supply chains worldwide. EcoVadis’ easy-to-use and
actionable sustainability scorecards provide detailed insight into
environmental, social and ethical risks across 200 purchasing categories and
160 countries. Over 750 industry leaders such as Amazon, Johnson & Johnson,
L’Oréal, Unilever, LVMH, Salesforce, Bridgestone, BASF, and ING Group are among
the more than 85,000 businesses that collaborate on the EcoVadis network to
drive resilience, sustainable growth and positive impact worldwide.
EcoVadis is committed to managing
their own sustainability and CSR practices, which they do through 6 key
principals that they have created, including: endorsing the 10 Principles of
the United Nations Global Compact; striving to limit their energy consumption
and greenhouse gas emissions; valuing integrity, commitment to customers,
teamwork, trust and drive to success.
In 2022, Ecovadis exited Partech's porfolio. Read Omri Benayoun's article about this bittersweet moment here.
About the founders/CEO:
EcoVadis was founded
in 2007 by Pierre-François Thaler and Frédéric Trinel, they are now Co-CEOs.
Pierre-François brings 15 years of experience in procurement
and business development of innovative solutions for procurement organizations.
He was previously CEO of B2Build SA the 1st B2B marketplace for the European
construction industry. Prior to joining EcoVadis, he was director of Ariba
Procurement BPO business. He’s a frequent lecturer on Sustainable Procurement
and the author of multiple studies in this area. Pierre-François is an
electrical engineer by trade, he holds a Master of Science from Supelec and an
MBA from INSEAD.
Frédéric is an international entrepreneur, founder of 4 companies, all
in activity today, in Asia, Eastern Europe & UK operating in Global Trade,
Software & Human Resources areas. His last venture was Mr. Ted
Ltd, where he was COO in charge of Technology & Operations.