About EcoVadis
EcoVadis audit certification originated from France, is a system platform specially applied to various international supply chain management organizations, combining all the organizational governance projects except quality, according to the different sizes of enterprises and industry affiliation, to submit information online for comprehensive evaluation, the evaluation system mainly focuses on the overall situation of the company’s organization, the environment, labor and human rights, business integrity, sustainable procurement, and so on. The evaluation system focuses on five areas: general corporate organization, environment, labor and human rights, business integrity, and sustainable procurement. So far, more than 300 brands such as Nestle, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oreal and Schneider have participated in the EcoVadis program. At least 1,000 companies submit their information and are audited online every month on the China platform. Through the EcoVadis CSR assessment, companies are able to continuously improve their operations, helping EcoVadis companies worldwide to achieve their sustainability goals across a wide range of industries and to meet the high demand for CSR in the international marketplace.
EcoVadis is an online CSR validation platform that provides guidance for improvement by assessing the CSR performance of suppliers with the aim of leveraging the impact of the global supply chain to improve the performance of a company’s environmental and social practices. It combines all organizational governance items of a company’s operations, except quality, with a comprehensive evaluation based on online submissions for companies of different sizes and industry affiliations.
Purchasing managers can easily utilize the simple and dynamic scorecard to help them monitor and manage their suppliers’ CSR performance and its continuous improvement. The evaluation system focuses on four areas: corporate environment, labor and human rights, business ethics, and sustainable sourcing.
What is CSR?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR for short), refers to the enterprise in creating profits, shareholders and employees to assume legal responsibility at the same time, but also to assume responsibility for consumers, the community and the environment, the enterprise’s social responsibility requires that enterprises must go beyond the traditional concept of profit as the only goal, emphasizing the production process to the human value in the production process, and emphasize its contribution to the environment, consumers and society.
The purpose of the EcoVadis CSR Assessment Methodology is to assess the quality of a company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) management system – through its policy, implementation and feedback on performance.The EcoVadis CSR Assessment Methodology is based on seven fundamental principles.
EcoVadis Assessment Process
EcoVadis CSR assessment is divided into four stages:
1.Registration
2.Questionnaire
After your registration has been received and processed, you will receive an automated notification with a link to your username and the creation of a password (for accessing the EcoVadis platform). From this platform, you can choose a subscription plan and start completing your company’s CSR questionnaire.
3.Expert analysis
After submitting the questionnaire and supporting documents, they are evaluated by our CSR analysts. The expert analysis phase may take six to eight (6-8) weeks, depending on the complexity of the company’s submission and the number of documents submitted.
The EcoVadis assessment methodology for evaluating a company’s CSR management system is based on international standards such as the Global Reporting Index (GRI), ISO 26000 and the Global Compact guidelines.
4.Results
When the scorecard is published, you will receive a notification email and the scorecard will be displayed on your EcoVadis platform. If a trading partner invites you to rate, your scorecard will be shared with them immediately. Subsequent sharing requests can be realized through the platform as long as the scorecard is valid. Scorecards are valid for twelve (12) months from the date of publication and can be shared by users of Premium subscriptions or Corporate subscriptions with customers outside the platform.
What is the purpose of the EcoVadis factory audit?
1.“EcoVadis” audit is the first step of CSR monitoring.
2.The purpose of the EcoVadis audit is to gain a clear understanding of your company’s CSR implementation performance (i.e., environment, labor and human rights, business ethics, sustainable procurement).
The results of the EcoVadis audit will help you understand where ecoVadis companies stand, and you can use the results of the audit to communicate your CSR commitment to your organization’s stakeholders. As more and more customers become concerned about the environmental and CSR performance of their suppliers, the EcoVadis CSR Audit can help you to meet their requirements.
At Top Jewelry Ltd, we take pride in our commitment to ethical business practices. We hold a EcoVadis audit report, and we update it annually to ensure continuous compliance with EcoVadis CSR standards. If you need our latest audit report or more information, feel free to contact us via email at sales@top-jewelry.cn or sales@top-jewelry.net.
