Free EcoVadis Checklist: How to Improve Your Score
Based on insights from 500+ EcoVadis assessments, our expert guide shows you exactly where you're losing points and how to get them back.
Understand your Scorecard and spot where improvement is possible
Decode the rating principles and analyze what's costing you points
Prioritize actions strategically — not just work through them blindly
Practical tips from working with leading companies
Enterprises that already turn proof into progress with Sunhat
Ecovadis Improvement — but Where Do You Even Start?
Weeks of work on the EcoVadis questionnaire. A disappointing score anyway.
The result: stagnating scores, frustrated teams, and missed opportunities with customers.
Score stagnation
Actions without strategic coverage across all topic areas don't move the needle.
Document rejected
Formal errors – missing validity dates, wrong scope – cost you points you already earned.
No clear plan
Without a roadmap, every reassessment round is a shot in the dark.
What's inside the EcoVadis Checklist
4 pages. Compact, practical, and ready to act on.
Understand your Scorecard
Learn how to systematically read your current Scorecard and identify the most critical topic areas for your industry.
Analyze the rating principles and point losses
Understand exactly how EcoVadis scores your submissions — and what's missing between, say, 50 and 75 points.
Prioritize actions strategically
Find out why coverage beats volume: one action per topic area delivers more than five in the same category.
Build your action plan and keep improving
Start 6 months before submission, set milestones, and establish a monitoring process that holds up long-term.
4 Pages That Change Your Next Ecovadis Score.
"If I had been alone in answering the EcoVadis questionnaire, I might have scored one or two points more. With Sunhat, we scored 12 additional points."
Years of EcoVadis Expertise
Sunhat is an official EcoVadis Consulting Partner and the Collaborative Proof Platform for sustainability teams.
We combine AI-powered document validation with hands-on expert guidance — so you don't just fill out your questionnaire faster, you improve your Score in a way that lasts.
Disclaimer: Based on an internal analysis of our customer data (period: 2024–2025). Past performance is no guarantee of future results. EcoVadis is an independent rating provider; the final score is determined solely by EcoVadis.
Frequently Asked Questions About the EcoVadis Checklist
The final decision always sits with EcoVadis — but our track record speaks for itself. Sunhat customers improve their Score by an average of +12 points in their first year with us. We give you the infrastructure and the Gap Analysis to maximize your chances of reaching the next medal tier.
We recommend starting 6 months before your planned submission date. That timeframe gives you enough runway to assemble a project team, define milestones, and build a solid action plan based on your Scorecard analysis.
Sunhat combines hands-on expert guidance with AI-powered analysis. Our experts run quality checks to identify gaps in your current Scorecard. On top of that, Proof AI delivers concrete suggestions for improving your score — in seconds.
Yes. Sunhat is built as a central Collaborative Proof Platform. You can capture ESG data and documents once and use them across multiple reporting frameworks simultaneously — covering standards like GRI or ESRS without duplicating the work.
Ready to Improve Your Ecovadis Score?
Download the free checklist now and start with a clear plan.
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