Guide / ESG Reporting
EcoVadis: The Scoring, Medals & Proof Guide
A practical guide to scoring, medals and evidence management for teams preparing an EcoVadis assessment. Explore the four thematic proof kits to connect your existing documents with the improvements that need attention.
Who is this guide for?
Sustainability and procurement teams, assessment coordinators and company leadership.
What you’ll take away
- Understand how scores are built and the role of theme weights.
- Consider policy, action and results evidence together.
- Organize document preparation with four thematic proof kits.
- Identify improvement priorities for your next assessment.
Topics covered in the guide
- 01–02The assessment and its four themes
- 03–05Scoring, medals and eligibility
- 06–08The assessment process and document selection
- 09–11Improvement planning and practical examples
- AppendicesThematic proof kits, certificates and glossary
What makes an EcoVadis evidence set useful?
A useful evidence set connects each answer to a specific document and page, with a short explanation of its relevance. The guide's proof kits organize that preparation across policy, action and results evidence for the four assessment themes.
Mert Turan · 2026-09
A look inside
The appendices organize evidence preparation by theme. They provide a starting point for reviewing policy, action and results documents together.
The sample introduces three recurring ideas: policy objectives and ownership, documented measures, and the document–page–comment answer format.
The question codes in the appendices are illustrative. The guide asks readers to focus on the underlying evidence rather than treat those codes as permanent identifiers.