EcoVadis' Pierre-François Thaler on scaling Scope 3 cuts. September 22, 2026 Pierre-François Thaler, Co-CEO at EcoVadis, tells Sustainability LIVE how global enterprises are transitioning to actionable value-chain decarbonisation With increased scrutiny from international climate disclosures, Scope 3 reporting mandates and stricter supply chain regulations, sustainable procurement has evolved from a corporate social responsibility initiative to a core operational discipline. At Sustainability LIVE during Climate Week NYC, Pierre-François Thaler, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of EcoVadis, explained how global enterprises are moving from transactional compliance to actionable value-chain decarbonisation. In his sessions, Pierre-François emphasised strategies to scale Scope 3 decarbonisation and advance supplier networks beyond basic questionnaires. Pierre-François added that meaningful change in deep-tier supply networks requires a clear roadmap for suppliers. For global sustainability, ratings should drive continuous improvement and build institutional capacity. Building the architecture of sustainable procurement. Pierre-François has over 25 years of experience in procurement, technology, and business development. An electrical engineer with a Master of Science from CentraleSupélec and an MBA from INSEAD, he began his career at the intersection of enterprise software and operational procurement. * Early B2B Platforms: Served as CEO of B2Build SA, establishing Europe's first business-to-business marketplace dedicated to the construction sector. * Ariba (EMEA): Managed Ariba's Procurement BPO business across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, gaining direct insight into enterprise supply chain vulnerabilities and purchasing architectures. * EcoVadis (2007-Present): Co-founded EcoVadis with Frédéric Trinel. Under their leadership, the company grew from a startup to a tech unicorn valued at over US$1bn, earning four consecutive recognitions on the French Tech Next40 index. Pierre-François is recognised as a pioneer in sustainable procurement. He has co-authored research with academic institutions such as INSEAD and HEC Paris, and serves on the strategic advisory board of the Sustainable Procurement Leadership Council in Washington, DC. "Having Pierre-François Thaler on-site at Sustainability LIVE @ Climate Week NYC for the second successive year shows his energy, ambition and desire to support the team in its endeavours to become the ultimate global sustainability ratings platform," says Glen White, CEO of BizClik and Sustainability Magazine; Founder & Organiser of Sustainability LIVE. EcoVadis delivers trusted business sustainability ratings, intelligence, and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains. The platform uses evidence-based assessments to rate organisations across 21 sustainability criteria, organised under four key themes: * Environment * Labour and human rights * Ethics * Sustainable procurement. EcoVadis aligns its methodologies with global standards such as the UN Global Compact, ISO 26000 and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). This approach gives enterprises standardised scorecards, enabling international comparisons of supplier risks, carbon performance and ESG practices. EcoVadis at a Glance * Founded: 2007 * Global valuation: US$1bn+ * Reach: Over 150,000 rated companies across 185+ countries * Active rated subscribers: 100,000+ Strategic alliances: driving ecosystem scale. EcoVadis leverages a global network of strategic consulting and technology partners to turn supply chain intelligence into operational change. By combining EcoVadis' ESG risk data and supplier scorecards with Kearney's procurement and supply chain expertise, the partnership enables Fortune Global 500 clients to: * Embed ESG into Strategic Sourcing: Move green procurement parameters directly into RFP execution, category strategy, and supplier performance management. * Accelerate Scope 3 Decarbonisation: Identify emissions hotspots deep within multi-tier value chains and implement targeted supplier enablement playbooks. * Ensure Regulatory Preparedness: Prepare complex supply networks for evolving mandatory due diligence legislation, such as the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Supply Chain Act requirements. Through partnerships with global leaders such as Kearney, EcoVadis connects corporate ESG commitments with the daily purchasing decisions of procurement teams worldwide. Company Portals

EcoVadis named a Leader in 2026 Verdantix Green Quadrant for Supply Chain Sustainability Software for the second consecutive time. Sep 10, 2026, 06:00 ET EcoVadis is recognised for its product innovation, partnerships and integrations, enhancing data connectivity and facilitating more effective supply chain sustainability assessments. PARIS and NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - EcoVadis, the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, today announced its recognition as a leader in the 2026 Verdantix Green Quadrant for Supply Chain Sustainability Software for the second consecutive time. The conclusions indicate that EcoVadis is amongst the eight firms that demonstrate the most advanced supply chain sustainability software capabilities, notably through EcoVadis Vitals and the enhancement of assessment and scoring tools with a regulatory monitoring lens, simplifying supplier reporting and improving auditability. The report also states that EcoVadis capabilities serve small-to-medium and large enterprises by integrating sustainability assessments with procurement and finance priorities, strengthened with partner-led, on-site audits and worker voice tools that support human rights due diligence efforts. In addition, EcoVadis is recognized for the value of its Carbon Data Network, supporting supplier carbon emissions management through its Carbon Action Manager, which integrates with specialized solutions such as carbmee, CO2 AI, Normative, Sweep and Watershed, enabling primary GHG data to flow directly into Scope 3 calculations and procurement workflows. "Being named a Leader again confirms the direction we have taken. Our platform moves at the pace of an AI-first market, and our sustainability analysts review the assessments it produces before they reach a customer. In supply chain risk, speed without verification creates exposure, not insight. AI at scale combined with expert validation is what buyers are asking for, and it is what we will keep building" said Pierre-François Thaler, co-founder and co-CEO of EcoVadis. The report's own conclusion, that the vendors who win combine sustainability expertise with AI, integrations and partnerships, is the case for EcoVadis: we're not trading speed for rigor, we're building both into the same platform. What this means for global procurement leaders: * Audit-ready reliability: Regulatory compliance requires verifiable evidence. Expert analyst oversight catches AI errors before they reach a scorecard, so the result is built to withstand scrutiny from regulators, investors and enterprise buyers. * Continuous model fine-tuning: The specialized sustainability analysts do more than review data. They train and ground EcoVadis' domain-specific AI models, extending automated capabilities to complex global value chains. * Verified network trust: Supply chain transformation relies on multi-tier collaboration. A verified assessment ecosystem builds trust across buyer and supplier networks in a way fully automated solutions have yet to demonstrate. "The increasing prominence of data-related challenges in supply chain sustainability signals an evolution in organizational priorities, as firms move beyond reporting obligations to focus on operationalizing sustainability at scale. This transition requires organizations to embed sustainability into daily decision-making processes, increase supplier engagement, and invest in digital tools that support robust, decision-grade sustainability insights across the supply chain," said Elisa Molero, Senior Analyst at Verdantix. ABOUT ECOVADIS EcoVadis is a purpose-led business embedding sustainability intelligence into decisions across global supply chains. Its ratings, risk, carbon, e-learning, and worker voice solutions equip organizations to understand supplier performance, manage regulatory and operational risk, drive greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and build more resilient value chains. In 2024, EcoVadis acquired Ulula, a specialized worker voice platform, expanding its capabilities for human rights due diligence and direct worker insight. More than 175,000 businesses across 250 industries and 185 countries use EcoVadis, including Johnson & Johnson, L'Oréal, Unilever, Bridgestone, BASF, and JPMorgan. ABOUT VERDANTIX Verdantix is a trusted intelligence provider for software and services markets. Through its AI-enabled Voyager platform, Verdantix delivers insights and analysis that constitute the most granular intelligence available across the marketplaces it serves. This allows the firm to make highly accurate far-reaching forecasts and big-picture predictions. With more than 3,000 subscribing organizations relying on Verdantix intelligence to make technology and market decisions, Verdantix's work has a major influence on decision-making across Climate and Energy, EHS and Quality, Facilities and Real Estate, Industrial Transformation, Sustainability and Risk functions worldwide. verdantix.com SOURCE EcoVadis