How are EcoVadis medals awarded?

15 entries.

• ArticleBeyond a key account's request, why embark on EcoVadis at all?

  Beyond a customer's request, EcoVadis builds a sustainability management system through the Policies-Actions-Results model, weighted 25/40/35.

• ArticleDoes your sector shape your EcoVadis scorecard? Activated criteria explained

  Your ISIC code, size and locations decide which of the 21 EcoVadis criteria are activated for you, and how heavily each one weighs.

• ArticleEcoVadis medal threshold trends: prospective analysis with a focus on Belgian packaging and pharma-equipment markets

  Since 2024 EcoVadis medals are percentiles: a prospective analysis of thresholds, focused on Belgian packaging and pharma-equipment markets.

• ArticleHow do you move from an EcoVadis Bronze medal to Silver?

  Moving from EcoVadis Bronze to Silver takes about 9 more points: consistent KPI reporting, systems beyond headquarters, threshold ≈ 73/100.

• ArticleHow do you move from the EcoVadis Committed badge to a Bronze medal?

  Moving from the Committed badge to EcoVadis Bronze is a formalisation job: the indicative Bronze score is 64/100 (top 35%) as of May 2026.

• ArticleHow do you read, share and maximise your EcoVadis rating?

  Overall score, percentile, medal and a P-A-R breakdown per theme: how to read your EcoVadis scorecard, share it and turn it into a plan.

• QuestionHow does EcoVadis ensure a fair scoring system across diverse companies and sectors?

  Questionnaires are tailored to size, sector and geography, activating only relevant indicators; medals reflect percentile rank across all companies.

• ArticleHow hard is it to get a Bronze or Silver medal? EcoVadis' rising standards in 2026

  Between July 2025 and August 2026 Silver moved from 68 to 73/100 and Gold from 77 to 81: the same evidence is worth less every year.

• QuestionHow important is peer benchmarking when developing an ESG strategy?

  Benchmarking against peers and understanding customer expectations is what aligns an ESG strategy with its market rather than with nothing.

• QuestionSince companies are rated on a bell curve, will our score decrease if other companies improve?

  Your absolute score does not fall — it depends only on your evidence. It is your relative position, and so your medal, that can change.

• QuestionWhat distinguishes evidence for a basic score from evidence that drives Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum?

  What changes from one medal to the next is not the type of evidence but its depth, its coverage and its credibility.

• ArticleWhat does it take to be a top EcoVadis performer? From Silver to Gold

  EcoVadis Gold is reserved for the top 5%: about 81/100 as of May 2026, with complete evidence, SMART targets and a compliant public report.

• QuestionWhat is the model used for score calculation, including indicator weights and Coverage?

  The overall score is a weighted average of the four themes. Confirmed weights: Policies 20%, Endorsements 5%, Measures 24%, Certifications 16%.

• QuestionWhat score is needed for each medal, and can medals be predicted before submission?

  Since January 2024 medals are percentile-based. ESGIM benchmarking of August 2026 puts indicative thresholds around 64, 73, 81 and 86.

• ArticleWhy is it harder to earn and keep a Bronze medal? EcoVadis' evolution 2024-2026

  Badges and percentile medals in 2024, the XL category in 2025, materiality in 2026: three years of changes that make Bronze harder to hold.