Understanding EcoVadis Medals and Badges

The EcoVadis score (0–100) reflects the quality of a company’s sustainability management system at the time of the assessment. EcoVadis medals and badges recognize companies that have completed the EcoVadis Sustainability Rating assessment and demonstrated, relative to other assessed companies, a strong management system addressing sustainability criteria, as outlined in the EcoVadis methodology. The eligibility criteria for medals and badges are reviewed periodically.

Please note: For questionnaires submitted after September 30, 2025 the scorecard may be published in 2026. This timeline does not apply to companies with a Select subscription. The medal or badge will specify the month and year in which the scorecard is published.

Scope

Validity

Medals

Badges

Other eligibility criteria

• Industry and Activity-Based Restrictions
• 360° Watch
  • Medals
  • Badges
• Worker Voice Connect

Scope

A medal or badge is only applicable to the assessed entity and not to any affiliated entity such as a parent or sister company, site, or subsidiary. 

Validity

EcoVadis medals and badges are valid for 12 months, in line with the validity period of the scorecard on which they are awarded.

Note: The standard scorecard publication timeframe is 6–8 weeks after questionnaire submission. The publication date determines:

• which year’s eligibility rules apply, and
• the date associated with any medal or badge earned.

Medals

Platinum - Top 1% (99+ percentile)

Gold - Top 5% (95+ percentile)

Silver - Top 15% (85+ percentile)

Bronze - Top 35% (65+ percentile)

The percentile rank of a company is calculated at the time of scorecard publication and appears at the top of the scorecard. It compares a company’s performance with all assessed companies in our database over the previous 12 months. The percentile rank is calculated across all companies in all industries, not per industry.

A company is not eligible for a medal if its theme score is below 30 in any of the four themes: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. 

Note on medal thresholds
Since 2024, EcoVadis medals are based on percentile rank rather than fixed score thresholds that require annual updates. This approach ensures that recognition reflects a company’s performance relative to all assessed companies at the time of scorecard publication, particularly as sustainability performance evolves.

As a result, score thresholds for medals are not published, as they may shift. You can learn more about this approach here.

Badges

Committed: A minimum score of 45

Fast Mover: A score between 34-44 with a minimum 6-point improvement compared to the previous assessment in an 18-month period.

Note: Companies that earn an EcoVadis medal are not eligible for an EcoVadis badge. A company in the top 35% based on its percentile rank may earn a Committed badge instead of a medal if it doesn’t meet all other medal eligibility criteria required.

Other eligibility criteria

Industry and Activity-Based Restrictions

Companies that are involved in certain activities or sectors may not be eligible for EcoVadis medals or badges. These include: 

Weapons:

• Companies involved in the production, manufacture, maintenance and/or sale of controversial weapons or their tailor-made components 
  Controversial Weapons are defined as:

1. Chemical weapons
2. Biological weapons
3. Anti-personnel mines
4. Cluster munitions
5. Nuclear weapons or components manufactured by a company for the purpose of producing nuclear weapons for countries not signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

• Companies whose main business activity is the manufacture of weapons and ammunition

Tobacco: 

• Companies involved in the manufacture of tobacco products and products of tobacco substitutes such as cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff 
• Companies involved in the manufacture of “homogenized” or “reconstituted” tobacco
• Companies involved in stemming and redrying of tobacco

Fossil Fuels: 

• Companies involved in the mining of coal or lignite 
• Companies with more than 20% of revenue from coal sources 
• Companies with more than 20% coal-based power generation 
• Companies with more than 20% unconventional oil & gas exploration and production. This includes:

1. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking)
2. Tar sands
3. Arctic 
4. Ultra deep water
5. Coal bed methane
6. Extra heavy oil

These guidelines are subject to periodic review.

360° Watch for Medals

A company is ineligible for a medal if the 360° Watch indicator score is 0 for at least one theme or 25 for at least two themes.*

*A company may still be eligible if it has no negative cases (minor, major, or severe) within 3 years for Environment, Labor & Human Rights, and Sustainable Procurement themes or 5 years for the Ethics theme.**

**A Large company may still be eligible if it has no more than 50 minor findings and no more than 1 major finding valid on the scorecard.

360° Watch indicator scores (0–100) reflect findings with negative or positive consequences for each theme and are based upon a set of standard and detailed scoring guidelines for assigning case impact.

The below tables demonstrate the various 360° Watch results and the associated indicator scores:

For XS, S, M, and L (under 50,000 employees) companies:

• 5 minor cases = 1 major case
• 5 major cases = 1 severe case
• Any combination of minor and/or major cases totaling 25 minor or 5 major cases results in a 360° Watch indicator score of 0

For L (50,000+ employees) companies:

• 10 minor cases = 1 major case
• 10 major cases = 1 severe case
• Any combination of minor and/or major cases totaling 100 minor or 10 major cases results in a 360° Watch indicator score of 0

Validity period for cases:

• Cases are considered valid if they occurred within the past 5 years for Environment, Labor & Human Rights, and Sustainable Procurement themes
• For the Ethics theme, case validity may be 5, 7, or 10 years depending on the topic

360° Watch for Badges

A company is ineligible for a badge if it has at least one severe* finding within the past 5 years (Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Sustainable Procurement) or 7 years (Ethics). 

*Only if the case is categorized as severe; cumulative case rules do not apply to badges. 

To learn more about 360° Watch findings and their impact on your assessment, check this detailed article or download the “EcoVadis 360° Watch: A Key Component of the Assessment Methodology”, available on your EcoVadis platform (on the Useful Resources page, on the EcoVadis Assessment tab). 

Worker Voice Connect

Severe grievances submitted through Worker Voice Connect on Labor and Human Rights topics such as child labor, forced labor & human trafficking, etc. that remain unremediated for over 3 months may result in a temporary medal or badge restriction. Upon remediation, the medal or badge will be reinstated.

What medals and badges do NOT represent

To avoid misinterpretation, please note that EcoVadis medals and badges:

• Are not certifications or product labels
• Do not indicate that a company’s products or services are sustainable or more sustainable than another company’s
• Should not be used for any product-level environmental or sustainability claims
• Do not constitute an endorsement by EcoVadis

Usage and promotion

Only EcoVadis customers with an active Premium, Select, or Corporate subscription may share their medal or badge externally, in accordance with our usage guidelines.  

Starting January 1, 2026, all external sharing must be accompanied by a link to the EcoVadis Recognition Page, whether used online or offline.

EcoVadis cannot be held responsible for unauthorized or non-compliant use of medals and badges.
 

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