ESG & sustainability
Environmental and social goals, measured on the spend behind them.
ESG figures come from the same suppliers, categories and orders as everything else. Estimates are labelled as estimates.
The measures
Four measures from spend, open about method.
Scope 3 is estimated from spend, the standard first-pass method. It is labelled an estimate, not an audited figure.
- DiversityDiverse and local supplier share, by classification
- CertifiedESG-certified spend, from certifications on supplier records
- CarbonEstimated Scope 3 by category: spend times an emission factor
- ConfigurableEmission factors and classifications are settings, to match your reporting framework
Sustainability, ESG & diversityDiverse spend, certified spend and estimated Scope 3.
For the buyer
Make it a criterion, not a preference.
Weight it in the evaluation, visible to all before the box closes.
- SimplePublish ESG and local content as weighted criteria
- ThenEvaluators score them like any other criterion
- ThenThe result feeds the award, on the record
- ComplexCertifications are held with expiry dates, so claims can be checked
EvaluationWhere sustainability criteria are scored.
For the supplier
Suppliers provide the evidence and keep it current.
It lives in the supplier's own portal.
- SimpleRecord classifications: women-owned, Indigenous-owned, local, SME, social enterprise
- ThenUpload certifications with their expiry dates
- ThenGet chased before they lapse
- EffectReported figures rest on documents suppliers provided
Supplier portalWhere the evidence comes from.
For a CPO
A defensible answer to a sharper question.
Not whether there is a policy. What the number is, where it came from, and who checked it.
- SeesThe measures against total spend, not a sample
- SeesThe method on screen, with estimates labelled
- DoesAligns factors and classifications to your reporting framework
- ProofEach figure traces to real suppliers, categories and orders
Responsible procurementThe measures, with the method below.