What happens after I accept a Carbon invite?

The EcoVadis Carbon Rating allows companies to measure and improve their carbon management performance. If you have been invited by a trading partner to complete a free Carbon Rating, follow this step-by-step guide to get started.

Eligibility for Free Carbon Rating

To qualify for the free Carbon Rating, your company must meet the following criteria:

• New to EcoVadis: You must not have a current or expired EcoVadis Sustainability Rating.
• Company Size: Your organization must have 26 or more employees (extra-small "XS" companies are not eligible).
• By Invitation Only: You must be specifically invited by a trading partner to the Carbon Rating.

If You Are Not Eligible

If you do not meet these criteria you can complete an assessment via the Sustainability Rating. This is a paid subscription that provides a full assessment across four broader sustainability themes, and includes your carbon scorecard and performance metrics.

Receive your invitation

When a trading partner invites you to the Carbon Rating, you will receive an email invitation.
Open the email and click on “Register now”.

Registering your company at EcoVadis is a two-step process:  

1. Creating your account: Create your individual login credentials.
2. Completing the Company Profile: Finalize the official registration of the legal entity being rated.

Step 1: Create your account

To create your account:

1. Follow the link in the email invitation to register.
2. Provide the following information in the registration form:
   • Your first name and last name
   • Your business email address
   • Your business phone number – if you don’t have the business phone number, enter your company’s main phone number.
   • The legal name of your company

3. Click Register.

   

4. Check your email inbox. You should have received a registration confirmation email.
5. Click the link in the email you received to create your password. The password should contain the following:
   • At least 10 characters
   • At least one special character (like @#$%^)
   • At least one upper-case letter
   • At least one lowercase letter
   • At least one number

6. Click Confirm. 
   And done! You are now on the free version of the EcoVadis platform.

Step 2: Complete your Company Profile

To ensure the rating is relevant to your business, we need additional information about your company to customize your questionnaire.

To start completing your company profile, click Let’s get started.

What information do you need?

• Legal entity name of the assessed company or site - learn how we determine the company name used on the EcoVadis platform.
• Scope of the assessment – check which assessment scope applies to your company.
• Country where the company headquarters is located or the site address – depending on the selected assessment scope.
• Company size – the number of employees your company or site has. To understand how EcoVadis assess your company size.
• Industry in which your company operates – if you have any questions while selecting your industry, refer to International Standard Industry Classification guidelines.

Step 3: Wait for Questionnaire 

After completing the registration, EcoVadis needs up to 6 business days to verify your company information and to customize your questionnaire and subscription offer. Once it is ready, we will let you know about it by email. 

Step 4: Choose your subscription plan

Once the questionnaire is ready, you will get an email to select your plan. Confirm your subscription before the link expires. 

Carbon Rating: This plan contains carbon questions only and results in a carbon scorecard. Carbon Rating is offered free of charge, courtesy of EcoVadis. Companies can complete the process and receive a carbon scorecard at no cost.

Sustainability Rating: This is a comprehensive paid plan covering Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. This plan requires a subscription. For more information about EcoVadis subscription plans, visit the pricing page: Plans and Pricing.  

Important: If you choose the free Carbon Rating, you cannot currently upgrade to the Sustainability Rating. You also cannot downgrade from the Sustainability Rating to a free Carbon Rating.
 

Step 5: Confirm billing information

Even for the free Carbon Rating, you must confirm your company’s billing information and contact details.
Enter your legal entity name, address, and VAT number (if applicable).
You will not be billed for the Carbon Rating as the cost is €0.

Step 6: Review and start the questionnaire

Review the summary of your scope, company size, and industry. This ensures you receive the correct questions.
Your questionnaire is divided into three sections: Commitment, Actions, and Reporting.
If you spot any mistakes with the company information assigned for your company, please contact us.  

Step 7: Wait for expert analysis

After submitting the questionnaire, EcoVadis analysts assess your responses and supporting documentation to calculate your carbon score and publish the scorecard. This typically takes 2 to 3 weeks. Read more about the EcoVadis Carbon Methodology.

Step 8: Share results

Once your carbon scorecard is published, you’ll receive an email notification. The scorecard will be available on your EcoVadis platform and remain valid for 12 months from the publication date. If you were invited to be rated by a trading partner, your carbon scorecard would be automatically shared with them.