Accelerating Sustainability Performance Worldwide With The EcoVadis Academy
Since its founding in 2007, EcoVadis has become the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, creating a global network of over 100,000 rated companies.
To further its mission of improving sustainability practices worldwide, EcoVadis partnered with Learning Pool to build an accessible, impactful learning experience that helps businesses understand and act on their sustainability scorecards.
Challenges
EcoVadis screens over 1.6 million companies, with 100,000+ rated across 175+ countries and 200+ industries.
As the leading sustainability rating system, EcoVadis needed a way to help organizations not only interpret their assessment results but also improve their sustainability performance in key areas: environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement.
To do this, the team identified 27 topic areas aligned to the EcoVadis scorecard, providing targeted guidance and actionable steps. For example, if a company’s scorecard highlights weaknesses in “ethics” due to limited whistleblowing policies, learners are directed to specific modules on building fairer and more transparent practices.
Solution
EcoVadis required a lightweight, scalable, and globally accessible learning solution. Developed using Articulate Rise and hosted via a Learning Management System (LMS), the EcoVadis Academy offers a seamless single sign-on experience directly from the EcoVadis platform, creating a one-click journey from scorecard to learning.
Courses are structured as microlearning chapters (5–10 minutes each), designed to fit the schedules of busy professionals while providing practical, actionable advice.
The Academy was co-developed with Learning Pool through an agile production model, creating around one hour of new content each week from spring 2021 through year-end. Collaboration between EcoVadis learning designers and Learning Pool’s creative teams ensured consistency, rapid delivery, and strong brand alignment.
We have a very collaborative relationship with Learning Pool. Their team provides excellent guidance, suggestions, and alternative solutions. They’re always professional, pragmatic, and realistic. — Mark Sugden, Vice President, Community of Practice, EcoVadis
Since launch, the Academy has been promoted to customers, partners, and the wider community through the EcoVadis website to maximize adoption.
Results
The EcoVadis Academy has become a cornerstone of EcoVadis’s sustainability mission, enabling companies to reduce risk, drive improvement, and accelerate positive impact.
Covering topics from biodiversity to child labour prevention, the Academy equips organizations with learning proven to enhance ethics and sustainability. A comprehensive suite of interactive, localized learning experiences in 9 languages, supporting over 18,000 learners in 100+ countries.
Impact
- 46,000+ course completions
- 70% average increase in sustainability ratings among engaged companies
- +22% improvement after one course, and +70% improvement after five courses
- +43 NPS, reflecting exceptional learner satisfaction
The direct link between EcoVadis assessments and upskilling opportunities on the Academy is a great lever to accelerate sustainability performance. — Astrid Bosten, Global Senior Sustainability Manager, Henkel
Learners consistently praise the content’s clarity, relevance, and practical application:
- “Clearly explained, good examples, very applicable at the workplace.”
- “Helped our organization develop a robust ethics policy.”
- “Loved how you put it into Supplier and Procurement dialogue boxes – very relevant.”
Conclusion
The EcoVadis Academy demonstrates how thoughtful design, agile collaboration, and data-driven learning can drive measurable, global impact.
By embedding learning directly within the EcoVadis platform, the Academy bridges the gap between assessment and action, empowering thousands of companies to make tangible sustainability improvements.
This innovation was recognized with the Best Advance in Social Impact Innovation award from Brandon Hall in 2023—a testament to its effectiveness, reach, and lasting contribution to sustainable business practices worldwide.
Discover how your organization can turn insights into action with a customized, scalable learning solution. Contact Learning Pool today to explore how we can help you design award-winning learning experiences that drive measurable results.
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