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ESG & Sustainability · Certify & score

The scores that decide who gets to bid.

Five services covering the ratings buyers check and the regulations customs enforces — the difference between a market you can sell into and one you cannot.

In short

This group covers the external assessments and border regulations that gate commercial access: the EcoVadis rating and CDP score buyers check before awarding work, the CBAM and EUDR obligations that apply at the EU border, and ISCC certification for sustainable materials and fuels.

These differ from reporting in one important way: somebody else decides whether you pass. A rating is a rank recalculated against an improving field, a CBAM declaration is a cost driven by the quality of your data, and an EUDR filing either has plot-level geolocation behind it or it does not. All of them reward evidence prepared early over evidence assembled at the deadline.

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Ratings

How EcoVadis scoring really works — and how to move from Bronze to Gold

EcoVadis scores suppliers on four themes, with medals on a percentile curve. What the score really rewards — and how to move from Bronze to Gold.

8 min read
Disclosure

CDP after the overhaul: one questionnaire, IFRS-aligned, and how to score well

CDP consolidated its separate questionnaires into a single, IFRS-aligned disclosure on a new platform. How the system now works, how scoring is decided, and what actually moves your grade.

8 min read
Regulation

CBAM strategy for iron & steel: what exporters must decide in 2026

CBAM is now a carbon price at the EU border for steel — the widest scope, the highest emissions. Verified data vs default values, and how to turn it into an edge.

10 min read
Regulation

CBAM in 2026: the definitive period, the Omnibus simplification, and what exporters must do now

From 1 January 2026 the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism stops being a reporting exercise and becomes a cost. What changed, who is now exempt, and the moves that protect your margin.

9 min read
Regulation

EUDR explained: deforestation-free supply chains, plot-level geolocation, and the deadline

Seven commodities banned from the EU market unless proven deforestation-free and traceable to the plot. What EUDR demands — and how to prepare.

9 min read
Certification

ISCC EU vs ISCC PLUS vs CORSIA: which certification your business needs

ISCC EU, PLUS, CORSIA and Carbon Footprint serve different markets. How to choose the right certification — or the right combination.

8 min read

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