Vertice partners with EcoVadis to bring ESG into every buying decision

Most procurement teams have sustainability targets. Far fewer have a reliable way to act on them straight from the moment of purchase - when it actually counts.

ESG ratings typically live on a separate platform, owned by a separate team, and get checked (if at all) after the commercial decision has already been made.. Sustainability becomes a box to tick, not a factor that shapes the outcome.

That's not a people problem. It's a context problem.

Today, we're fixing it. Vertice has partnered with EcoVadis, the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, becoming EcoVadis' first AI procurement orchestration partner. EcoVadis ESG ratings and scores will now sit directly inside Vertice workflows, right alongside pricing, benchmarks and negotiation intelligence.

Why this matters more than it sounds

Sustainability commitments aren't won or lost in annual reports. They're won or lost in everyday purchasing decisions, such as the renewal approved on a Thursday afternoon or the new vendor onboarded to hit a deadline.

If the ESG data isn't there at that moment, it doesn't get used. It's as simple as that.

As Roy Tuvey, CEO and Founder of Vertice, puts it:

"Our agentic AI orchestration platform can now deliver robust and extensive ESG data alongside our own data on price, commercial terms and wider risk factors to hit both ESG objectives and cost savings goals. Customers will receive a more comprehensive view of their vendors, meaning smarter, more rounded purchasing decisions every time."

Annette Gevaert, SVP Alliances & Partnerships at EcoVadis, agrees:

"A resilient supply chain relies on sustainable procurement. By embedding trusted, verified sustainability data directly into the purchasing workflow, our partnership with Vertice ensures ESG impact is evaluated right alongside price and commercial terms – every time a decision is made."

Trust matters. ESG ratings are only as useful as the confidence behind them. In the latest ERM Sustainability Institute Rate the Raters survey, EcoVadis ranked in the top 3 of 14 providers for both quality and usefulness, among corporates and investors alike.

The analysts see it the same way. Vertice was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Spend Orchestration 2026, and Patrick Reymann, Research Director for Procurement Applications and Agents at IDC, sees this partnership as a natural next step:

"Bringing EcoVadis' verified ratings on more than 175,000 companies into that same workflow extends these outcomes to ESG, giving procurement teams a far more complete view of every supplier they buy from."

That's on top of a strong year of recognition: a Notable Vendor in Forrester's 2026 Landscape report on Supplier Value Management, the Leader in Lionfish's Intake-to-Procure evaluation, and first place in Procurement Orchestration on G2's Summer and Fall 2026 Grid Reports, based on customer reviews.

What this means on the Vertice platform

When you review a vendor in Vertice, you'll see their EcoVadis rating next to everything else that shapes the decision: pricing benchmarks, contract terms and supplier risk. In practical terms:

• No more switching platforms. ESG data isn't sitting in another tool waiting to be checked. It's in the workflow, at the point of decision.
• A complete view of every vendor. Price, peer benchmarks, commercial terms, risk and sustainability performance, all in one place.
• ESG and savings, not ESG or savings. Teams can hit sustainability objectives and cost savings goals in the same decision, rather than trading one off against the other.
• Sustainability weighed every time. Not bolted on afterwards, and not dependent on someone remembering to check.

Two of the largest datasets in the market, in one place

Context is only as good as the data behind it. This partnership brings together two of the most comprehensive datasets available to procurement teams.

Vertice's procurement intelligence is the largest of its kind: 250,000+ negotiated contracts, $75bn+ in global indirect spend, and 2 million+ price points across 32,000+ vendors.

EcoVadis' ratings network is the largest in the market: over 175,000 businesses assessed across 220 industries and 185 countries, covering environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.

Put them together and you get what's been missing all along: one view of what a vendor costs, what you should be paying, and how they perform on the commitments your business has made.

Already up and running with Capita

This isn't a roadmap item. The partnership is already taking shape with shared customers, including Capita, the LSE-listed international business process outsourcing and professional services company.

"Vertice powers AI procurement orchestration at Capita, and EcoVadis provides trusted sustainability ratings for our suppliers. Together, the integration of EcoVadis ratings within Vertice's AI procurement platform embeds supplier ESG performance into every procurement decision, ensuring sustainability considerations are evaluated alongside cost, risk and commercial factors."

– Suraj Naik, Group Procurement Director and Chief Procurement Officer, Capita

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See it for yourself

Procurement has always been about balancing cost, risk and value. Now sustainability is part of that balance by default, not an afterthought.

If you're already a Vertice customer, speak to your Account Manager about bringing EcoVadis ratings into your workflows. You can also read more about the partnership here.

And if you're not using Vertice yet, this is a good moment to see how an AI-native procurement platform can help you hit your savings and sustainability goals at the same time.

Book a demo here

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