Sustainable Finance

The Critical Need for ESG-Linked Finance
Are you ready to play your part?

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations are becoming a critical part of financial decisions driven by investors, regulators, society and the responsibility felt by the Finance sector.
There is a clear shift towards ESG-linked financing.

$18 Trillion of assets under management are subject to ESG considerations

20% Annual growth in aggregate capital raised by ESG-committed General Partners

3000+ signatories to
Principles for Responsible Investment

Leaders in Finance are integrating ESG metrics into their investment strategies as well as their financings. By allocating capital to more sustainable businesses, finance leaders are sending a clear signal that ESG transparency and promoting sustainable practices are good for business.

How Finance Market Participants Are Driving Sustainable Growth

ESG Ratings for Private Equity

Private equity firms are leveraging EcoVadis Ratings through the investment life-cycle. ESG is a consideration during fundraising, due diligence, value creation and exit.

ESG-Linked Financing

Banks and other financial institutions are driving ESG performance while creating innovative ESG-linked offers by integrating EcoVadis Ratings into their eligibility criteria.

ESG Ratings for Private Debt

By offering an improved borrowing rate for clients who have a strong EcoVadis Rating, private debt investors are ensuring ESG transparency is embedded into their lending portfolio.

Sustainable Supply Chain Finance

Corporate buyers and financial institutions offering early invoice payment programs are now taking into account suppliers’ sustainability performance providing more attractive financing conditions to suppliers with strong ESG performance.

The Intention is Prevalent But So Are
The Challenges

All financial market participants are grappling with:

A Lack of verifiable data for privately held SMEs
Limited relevant industry and geographical benchmarks
Aligning methodologies to changing global regulations
The need for actionable insights to drive improvement

Ecovadis ESG Ratings
for Sustainable Finance

Our proven methodology is aligned to global standards, covers 500+ regulations
and delivers validated ratings across 4 key themes.

Enviroment

Ethics

Labor & Human Rights

Sustainable Procurement

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Our Solution Details

EcoVadis Dashboard

Develop a common understanding with your business partners of their assessed performance. Our team of 200+ analysts validates inputs. Our robust methodology scores performance.

Benchmarks

Assess your business partners’ performance and guide their improvement targets by leveraging relevant peer benchmarks. Compare overall or theme performance by industry or country.

Insights for Improvements

Gain insights into the strengths and improvement areas of your business partners and monitor year on year ESG performance improvements. Your business partners can benefit from an in-depth analyst debrief.

360° Watch & Live News

Monitor risk of your business network with 360° Watch. External inputs from over 100,000 public sources are scanned to augment company-provided documentation and verified by EcoVadis analysts.

Metrics and Reporting

Gain insights and report on your network’s performance, program coverage and improvement over time with our powerful reporting and quantitative metrics modules, complete with data exports.

Our Global Network

Largest Network of Private Company Sustainability Ratings

75000 +

Companies

160 +

Countries

200 +

Industries

We Are Proud to Partner With World-Class, Industry Leaders Including:

贝恩公司是一家全球咨询公司，致力于帮助有远大理想的人和企业重塑未来。自1973年成立以来，贝恩公司已在37个国家和地区设立超过58个办事处。

我们已经进行了八次评估，最初是应客户的要求。EcoVadis评估是指导我们进行可持续发展之旅的有效工具，而且他们的问卷一目了然。

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Clare Tovey 可持续发展与企业责任实践经理

Established in 1981, CVC is a world leader in private equity and credit with $117.8 billion of assets under management, $161.9 billion of funds committed and a global network of 24 local offices.

At CVC we drive ESG integration as part of our value creation plans. It is not a trade-off to profitability; as a responsible investor, we see it as a key enabler of long-term sustainable value creation for our companies and for our investors.

Jean-Rémy Roussel Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners

ING集团是一家总部位于荷兰阿姆斯特丹的跨国银行和金融服务公司。主要业务包括零售银行、商业银行、投资银行、批发银行、私人银行、资产管理和保险服务。

我们的目标是奖励可持续性改进。我们鼓励各行各业的客户提高他们的可持续发展绩效，并为他们提供激励措施。公司可以从可持续性评级中受益，例如可通过提高评级降低融资成本。

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Dr. Roland Mees 可持续财务总监

Business + Finance: Working Together For a More Sustainable Future

The Critical Need for ESG-Linked Finance
Are you ready to play your part?