Explain where the assessment stands
On a free introductory call, you share the deadline, current progress, main evidence concerns and the support your team needs.
EcoVadis Submission Support: Get Help Preparing Your Submission
If your EcoVadis assessment is already underway, Submission Support gives you practical help with the questionnaire, evidence, document choices and priority gaps before you submit. Your questionnaire may be open, documents may be piling up, and you may not be sure what is strong enough, what is missing, or what to work on before the deadline.
Discuss Your SubmissionIs Your EcoVadis Submission Getting Harder to Finish?
Many teams start by gathering as many documents as possible. Then the harder questions appear: Which evidence actually supports the answer? Is it current and in scope? Are policies backed by real actions and results? What should make the final document list?
You may recognise some of these problems:
- The questionnaire is partly completed, but some answers still feel uncertain.
- Documents are spread across departments and nobody has a complete overview.
- You have many files but do not know which evidence is most useful.
- Policies exist, while actions, coverage or recent KPI results are harder to prove.
- The deadline is getting closer and colleagues are still being chased for input.
You do not need to wait until everything is complete. The most useful time to ask for support is often while there is still time to make decisions and close important gaps.
Is EcoVadis Submission Support Right for Your Company?
This route is for teams that have already started the assessment and need practical help progressing toward submission. You may have a partly completed questionnaire, a growing evidence library, or specific themes that still need work.
Another route may fit better when:
- You have only just received the customer request and still need to set up the project: see First Assessment Support.
- Your scorecard has already been published: start with the EcoVadis Scorecard Review.
- You only need editable policy templates: see the EcoVadis Starter Kit.
How EcoVadis Submission Support Works
Review the current position
We look at the questionnaire status, evidence inventory, priority gaps and the internal work still outstanding.
Agree the priorities and scope
I send a proposal describing the questions, documents or themes included, along with the timing, deliverables and fee.
Work through the submission
Support may include working sessions, evidence feedback, document requests, gap-closing actions and a final checkpoint, depending on the agreed scope.
What I Can Help With Before You Submit
EcoVadis questionnaire answers
Work through difficult questions without unsupported claims, unnecessary comments or answers that do not match the evidence.
Evidence inventory and mapping
Create a usable overview of the documents, owners, dates, scope and questionnaire answers each file may support.
Evidence quality and acceptance risks
Check relevance, company scope, recency, credibility, findability and whether the document genuinely supports the selected answer.
Policies, actions and results gaps
Identify where a policy is unsupported by implementation, where coverage is unclear or where recent KPI evidence is missing.
Internal document requests
Turn vague chasing into clearer requests for HR, procurement, operations, finance, health and safety and other owners.
55-document choices and submission planning
Prioritise the most useful evidence, reduce duplication and decide what should be completed before the final submission.
What Should Be Clearer Before You Submit?
- Which questionnaire answers are supported and which still need work.
- Which documents are relevant, current, credible and linked to the assessed scope.
- Where the main policy, action, coverage or KPI gaps remain.
- Which evidence should be prioritised within the document limit.
- Which actions need to happen before submission and who owns them.
Your EcoVadis Submission Support Plan
The scope can be focused on one difficult theme or evidence set, or cover a broader part of the assessment. The proposal is based on the time available, the amount of material and how much work your team wants help with.
Your proposal can include
- working sessions with the assessment coordinator and topic owners;
- review of an agreed number of questions, documents or themes;
- evidence and questionnaire feedback;
- prioritised gap-closing actions;
- a final submission checkpoint within the agreed engagement.
You will know before work starts
- which questions, documents and themes are included;
- the number and length of working sessions;
- whether drafting or implementation work is included;
- the expected deliverables and timing;
- the agreed fee.
What the service does not promise
The support can improve the organisation, clarity and evidence fit of your submission. EcoVadis still makes the assessment and scoring decisions, so no score, medal or specific result can be guaranteed.
About Rutger
Practical EcoVadis and sustainability experience
I previously led my former company through the EcoVadis process and learned first-hand how much evidence work, internal coordination and management-system improvement sits behind a credible submission. That work contributed to the company achieving an EcoVadis Platinum rating.
Today, I combine approximately 15 years of corporate sustainability experience, an MSc in Strategic Sustainable Development and my work as a certified EcoVadis Solutions Practitioner to help companies make clearer preparation and improvement decisions.
βRutger is an excellent sustainability professional with extensive expertise in sustainability management and EcoVadis.β
Frequently Asked Questions About EcoVadis Submission Support
30-Minute Fit Call
Is Your Submission Ready for an Independent Review?
Tell me how far the assessment has progressed, when you intend to submit and what you would like checked. I will review the information before we speak. After submitting the form, you can choose a time for a 30-minute fit call.