Supplier Analysis Tool Providers
The tables in this document describe the sustainability-related capabilities of several spend
analysis tool providers, as reported by the tool providers. The tables are provided as a jumping
off point for purchasers looking for tools or services to assist them with conducting a spend
analysis. Additional tool providers interested in being included in these tables should send their
information to [email protected].
About Sustainability-related Supplier Analysis Focus “From whom are we buying?”
Purpose Identify whether the overall make-up of the organization’s supply base reflects its values, and whether individual suppliers present significant environmental, social, and economic
performance risks.
Analytical
Questions •• Do we have the right mix of small, medium, and diverse suppliers? Are our biggest dollar suppliers sustainability leaders or laggards in their categories? • Do any of our suppliers present an out-sized sustainability risk for us?
Benefit Enables Strategy Planning to focus on aspects of the organization’s supplier selection processes that present the greatest opportunity to improve the supply base’s overall performance.
General Method Pair purchase history data with information about supplier characteristics and supplier performance history from an environmental, social, and economic perspective.
When to Use When the aspect of environmental, social, and economic performance being evaluated is associated with characteristics of a supplier or the supply base, as a whole.
Data Source Examples
Data reported publicly or directly by suppliers; audit or third-party verified data; standards and certifications; regulatory compliance data
SPLC Information Series
Title Supplier Spend Analysis Tool Providers No. 2015-002
Rev. Feb 04 2015
CDP
Website: www.cdp.net
Number of Suppliers Reporting: 5,001 – 20,000
Language(s) Supported: English
Tiers of Supply Chain Addressed: All Side-by-side Supplier Comparison: Yes
Verification of Supplier Information: Yes
Supplier Scorecards: Yes
Monitoring (one-time or real time): One-time Monitoring
Environmental Performance Data: • Climate adaptation • Resource optimization • Freshwater pollution
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Marine pollution
• Resource depletion • Water consumption
• Natural Capital disclosure: CDP Climate Change, CDP Water, CDP Forests
Worker Protections-related Data: • Employee engagement • Training and education
• Employee compensation for addressing
climate change targets
Business Ethics-related Data: • Research and investment in
innovation
• Open competition
• Transparency of information
• Legal compliance
• Corporate governance with regards to
climate change management
Community Investment-related
CSRHub
Website: www.csrhub.com
Number of Suppliers
Reporting: 5,001 – 20,000
Language(s) Supported: English Tiers of Supply Chain
Addressed: All Side-by-side Supplier Comparison: Yes Verification of Supplier Information: Yes
Supplier Scorecards: Not available
Monitoring (one-time or real time):
Not available
Environmental Performance
Data: •• Climate adaptation Resource optimization • Soil health stewardship • Acidification • Desertification • Eutrophication • Freshwater pollution • Greenhouse gas emissions • Habitat depletion • Human health impacts • Land use change • Marine pollution • Ozone depletion • Radiation pollution • Resource depletion • Smog • Waste • Water consumption • Biodiversity preservation Worker Protections-related
Data: •• Anti-discrimination Diversity/equal opportunity • Employee engagement • Equal remuneration • Fair trade • Freedom of association
• Grievance and remedy
processes
• Human rights • Indigenous rights • Occupational health &
safety
• Right to collective
bargaining
• Sustainable
compensation
• Training and education • Worker rights • Child labor • Forced/compulsory labor • Human trafficking • Identify and whistleblower protection
Business Ethics-related Data: • Fair dealings • Research and investment in innovation • Open competition • Transparency of information • Conflicts of interest • Corruption (e.g. bribery, extortion) • Dividing territories • Dumping • Exclusive dealing • Misleading marketing claims • Monopoly (seller collusion) • Monopsony (buyer collusion) • Patent misuse • Price fixing • Product tying • Refusal to deal
• Sourcing from conflict
zones
EcoVadis
Website: www.ecovadis.com
Number of Suppliers
Reporting: 20,001 – 50,000
Language(s) Supported: Suppliers can communicate with EcoVadis in 10 languages: English, French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Russian. The scorecards are available in French and English.
Tiers of Supply Chain
Addressed: Tier 1 (mostly), Tier 2
Side-by-side Supplier Comparison:
Yes
Verification of Supplier
Information: Yes
Supplier Scorecards: Yes
Monitoring (one-time or real time):
Both
Environmental Performance
Data: • Resource optimization
• Soil health stewardship • Acidification • Desertification • Eutrophication • Freshwater pollution • Greenhouse gas emissions • Habitat depletion • Human health impacts
• Land use change • Marine pollution • Ozone depletion • Radiation pollution • Resource depletion • Smog • Waste • Water consumption • Biodiversity preservation • Local Pollution • Energy Consumption & GHGs • Product Use • Product End of life
• Customer/Consumer
health & safety
• Promotion of
sustainable consumption
Worker Protections-related
Data: •• Anti-discrimination Diversity/equal opportunity • Employee engagement • Equal remuneration • Fair trade • Freedom of association • Grievance & remedy processes • Human rights • Indigenous rights Occupational health and safety • Right to collective bargaining • Sustainable compensation
• Training and education • Worker rights • Child labor • Forced/compulsory labor • Human trafficking • Identify and whistleblower protection • Working conditions • Social dialogue • Career management
Business Ethics-related Data: • Fair dealings • Open competition • Transparency of information • Conflicts of interest • Corruption (e.g. bribery, extortion) • Dividing territories • Dumping • Exclusive dealing • Misleading marketing claims • Monopoly (seller collusion) • Patent misuse • Price fixing • Product tying • Refusal to deal • Sourcing from conflict
zones • Legal compliance • Anti-competitive practices • Responsible marketing Community Investment-related
RepRisk
Website: www.reprisk.com
Number of Suppliers
Reporting: 20,001 – 50,000
Language(s) Supported: English Tiers of Supply Chain
Addressed: All Side-by-side Supplier Comparison: Yes Verification of Supplier Information:
Not applicable. RepRisk systematically collects and analyzes negative incidents, criticism, and controversies about companies and projects worldwide.
Supplier Scorecards: Yes
Monitoring (one-time or real time):
Real time
Environmental Performance
Data: • Environmental damage
Worker Protections-related
Data: • Child labor, human rights violations, poor working conditions Business Ethics-related Data: • Fraud and money laundering, corruption
Sedex
Website: www.sedexglobal.com
Number of Suppliers Reporting: 20,001 – 50,000
Language(s) Supported: English, Afrikaans, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese. The supplier self-assessment questionnaire tool also supports Italian, Russian, and Turkish.
Tiers of Supply Chain
Addressed: All Side-by-side Supplier Comparison: Yes Verification of Supplier Information: Yes
Supplier Scorecards: Yes
Monitoring (one-time or real time):
One-time
Environmental Performance Data:
Covers energy use, waste, raw materials, water, pollution, GHG emissions and biodiversity, site managements’ proficiency at meeting environmental
requirements.
Worker Protections-related
Data: Freely-chosen employment, freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, children and young employees, wages & benefits, working hours, non-discrimination, regular employment, disciple & grievances.
Business Ethics-related Data: Legal compliance, policy, procedure, training and management responsibility.
Community Investment-related Data:
Spikes Cavell
Website: www.spikescavell.com
Number of Suppliers
Reporting: 50,001+
Language(s) Supported: English Tiers of Supply Chain
Addressed: 1 Side-by-side Supplier Comparison: Yes Verification of Supplier Information: Yes
Supplier Scorecards: Yes
Monitoring (one-time or real time):
One-time
Environmental Performance
Data: • Services provide the clean and consistent underlying spend data to which environmental performance data points can be added.
Worker Protections-related
Data: •• Diversity/equal opportunity Services provide the clean and consistent underlying spend data to which environmental performance data points can be added.
Business Ethics-related Data: • Transparency of information
• Services provide the clean and consistent underlying spend data to which
environmental performance data points can be added.
Community Investment-related
Data: •• Use of diverse suppliers HUB zone utilization
• Use of local suppliers • Community engagement
