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Publish: 10 Nov 26Reading Time: 7 Min
An EcoVadis scorecard shows an overall score from 0 to 100, which places you in one of five rating levels from Insufficient to Outstanding. Behind it are scores for the four themes, the seven management indicators that produce them, a list of strengths and improvement areas, and your percentile rank. Medals (Platinum for the top 1%, down to Bronze for the top 35%) and badges are derived from that percentile and from eligibility rules, and the scorecard is valid for 12 months from publication.
The scorecard reads from the top down: one overall score, four theme scores, then the indicator results and written feedback that explain them.
| Part | What it shows | What to do with it |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 0–100, a weighted average of the four theme scores | Note your rating level and how it changed since the last assessment |
| Theme scores | Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, Sustainable Procurement, each 0–100 | Check that no theme is below 30, then find the highest-weighted theme with the most headroom |
| Management indicators | Results for Policies, Endorsements, Measures, Certifications, Coverage (1,000+ employees only), Reporting and 360° Watch | Find which layer (policies, actions or results) is losing points |
| Strengths and improvement areas | Written feedback on how you manage each material issue, with a suggested priority for each improvement area | Use as the worklist for your corrective action plan |
| Percentile | Your rank against all companies EcoVadis rated in the previous 12 months | Read with the medal rules below |
| Benchmarking | Comparison with other rated companies and year-on-year trend | Available to Premium, Select and Corporate subscribers and to requesting companies, not on Basic |
The four themes cover 21 criteria in total. Not every criterion applies to every company: EcoVadis activates them based on your industry, size and location.
EcoVadis expresses scores as absolute values and groups them into five performance levels:
| Score | Level | What EcoVadis says it indicates |
|---|---|---|
| 85–100 | Outstanding | A mature, comprehensive and proactive management system with exceptional practices and results |
| 65–84 | Advanced | A strong, well-structured system with defined policies, concrete actions and measurable results |
| 45–64 | Good | Structured policies and practical actions, with some areas to improve |
| 25–44 | Partial | Foundational efforts with significant gaps in policies, actions or reporting |
| 0–24 | Insufficient | High risk, or no structured ESG management system |
Theme weights explain why two companies with similar theme scores can have different overall scores. Each theme gets a weight from 1 to 4 depending on how material it is for your industry, size and risk profile. So the same theme score can count for more in one company's overall score than in another's.
Your score is absolute; your medal is relative. Medals depend on your percentile rank when the scorecard is published, compared with every company EcoVadis rated in the previous 12 months across all industries.
| Recognition | How it is awarded |
|---|---|
| Platinum medal | Top 1% (99th percentile and above) |
| Gold medal | Top 5% (95th percentile and above) |
| Silver medal | Top 15% (85th percentile and above) |
| Bronze medal | Top 35% (65th percentile and above) |
| Committed badge | Overall score of at least 45 |
| Fast Mover badge | Score of 34–44, with at least a 6-point improvement on the previous assessment within 18 months |
Medals and badges are mutually exclusive. A company is ineligible for a medal if any theme scores below 30, or if its 360° Watch score is 0 in one theme or 25 in two (with limited exceptions). Companies in certain industries, such as tobacco, weapons and coal, are excluded altogether.
EcoVadis does not publish the score that corresponds to each medal. Any figure you see quoted is a third-party estimate. Because the rated population keeps improving, the same score can earn a lower medal than it did a year earlier. EcoVadis also states that a medal is not a certification or an endorsement of your products. For the medal levels in more depth, read EcoVadis medals explained.
Strengths record practices EcoVadis credited. Improvement areas point to missing or unevidenced practice, each with a suggested priority. In its 2026 methodology updates, EcoVadis introduced more granular improvement areas, replacing general wording with specific diagnostic feedback that names the missing best practice.
Read each improvement area together with the indicator it affects. "No reporting on energy consumption" weighs on Reporting, a 14% indicator. A missing anti-corruption measure weighs on Actions, which carries 40%. To see how indicator weights add up to the overall score, read how the EcoVadis scoring system works.
The scorecard is valid for 12 months from its publication date, and your medal or badge expires with it. After publication, you have 48 hours to preview the results before your customers can see them. In that window you can raise a factual error, such as a wrong company size, industry classification or a wrongly rejected document.
Between assessments, the score normally stays fixed. The exception is severe or major controversies: EcoVadis screens the news between assessments and may revise a published scorecard, which can suspend a medal.
A re-assessment produces a new scorecard with a new publication date. You can update, replace or add documents, within a document upload limit of 55 new documents per assessment. Files from earlier assessments don't count towards that limit. Analysts check data validity again: policies and actions stay valid for 8 years, KPI reporting for 2 years, and certificates until they expire. The 360° Watch screening is run again, and your percentile is recalculated against the latest 12 months of rated companies. A re-assessment also applies the methodology in force at that point: version 10.0 since January 2026, plus later changes such as reporting location-based and market-based Scope 2 figures separately (since May 2026).
A common pattern in the scorecards we review: one theme scores well below the others because evidence of policies is strong but evidence of actions and results is thin. Fixing that one layer often matters more than adding new policies. That is why our EcoVadis advisory starts with a scored results analysis of the existing scorecard and ends with a corrective action plan and a next-cycle roadmap.
Our clients' results (past results, not a commitment): - 81.9: average score in second and subsequent assessments with Semtrio (global average for a second assessment: 56.9) - +25.6: average point increase in the first year of working with Semtrio, compared with the previous assessment
Semtrio is an EcoVadis Accredited Consulting Partner and holds a Platinum medal (2026).
EcoVadis groups scores into five levels: Insufficient (0–24), Partial (25–44), Good (45–64), Advanced (65–84) and Outstanding (85–100). These levels describe the maturity of your management system. Medals are awarded separately, by percentile.
EcoVadis doesn't publish a fixed score. Platinum goes to the top 1% of companies rated in the previous 12 months, measured when your scorecard is published, and every theme must score at least 30. The score that reaches the top 1% changes as the rated population improves.
Medals reward percentile rank: top 1%, 5%, 15% or 35%. Badges recognise a score of at least 45 (Committed) or fast improvement from 34–44 (Fast Mover). A company can hold either a medal or a badge, never both.
No. The medal percentile compares you with all companies EcoVadis rated in the previous 12 months, across all industries worldwide. Industry comparisons appear in the benchmarking section, which is available on Premium, Select and Corporate plans.
It can no longer be shared with new requesting companies, and your medal or badge expires with it. To keep a valid scorecard without a gap, start the re-assessment before the 12 months run out.
Send us your current scorecard and get a scored results analysis and a corrective action plan for your next EcoVadis re-assessment.
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