- Who should I include in preparing for the assessment?
- What helpful resources should I read to prepare for the assessment?
- What should I do if I have questions about the questionnaire?
Taking time to prepare to complete the questionnaire will make the process much faster. Here are a couple of things you may want to do before you start:
Who should I include in preparing for the assessment?
The individual completing the questionnaire should have a solid understanding of your organization's social and environmental practices. If you're not well-versed in these areas, it's best to forward the questionnaire to the appropriate person. This could be someone in charge of Sustainability or Sustainable Development, or responsible for Quality, Health, Safety, or Compliance.
It's essential to involve colleagues from various departments, such as HR, Compliance, Environmental Health and Safety, and senior management. This collaborative approach ensures a thorough and cohesive response to each question in the questionnaire.
What helpful resources should I read to prepare for the assessment?
EcoVadis requires all companies to provide specific and detailed documents matching the relevant selected option. Correct and relevant documentation evidence is crucial to the evaluation and guarantees an accurate assessment of your company. Key documents include sustainability reports, procedures, KPI spreadsheets, risk assessments, and company policies to support your answers on the Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement themes.
Firstly, familiarizing yourself with your Key Sustainability Issues is essential to understanding the key sustainability issues that EcoVadis deems relevant to your operational classification (ISIC Code). The key sustainability issues list defines the multiple criteria that we expect to see from your company’s policies, procedures, and reporting KPIs. Please note that non-activated criteria should not be selected during the questionnaire phase.
Click on the link below to download our comprehensive Document Guide. This guide will walk you through the document eligibility guidelines and provide tips on gathering the necessary information in the correct and relevant format and document type applicable to each of the seven EcoVadis indicators (Spreadsheet, Procedure, Policy, etc.). The EcoVadis Scoring Principles provide a detailed breakdown of the expected documentation for each indicator.
What should I do if I have questions about the questionnaire?
If you need assistance with specific sections, you can easily involve your colleagues. Our questionnaire fully supports multiple users, providing a collaborative environment that allows you to work on it together with confidence.
If there are additional questions about the questionnaire, check out our various resources and support channels available.
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