EcoVadis has announced a strategic partnership with sustainability AI platform Watershed aimed at improving the reliability of Scope 3 emissions data in corporate supply chains.
The collaboration integrates Watershed’s climate data platform with the EcoVadis Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Calculator, which uses supplier-reported primary data to help companies measure product-level emissions more accurately.
“Unlocking the next generation of Scope 3 emissions reduction requires a level of carbon data reliability that has historically been missing from the market,” said Dexter Galvin, SVP Climate at EcoVadis. “By acting as the primary data engine for the industry, EcoVadis provides organizations with the high-quality, supplier-specific data they can trust to move beyond estimates.”
Under the partnership, companies will be able to replace generic emissions averages with actual supplier emissions data, allowing procurement teams to make lower-carbon sourcing decisions and track measurable reductions across supply chains.
EcoVadis will provide tools for supplier reporting, collaboration and data verification, while Watershed will deliver AI-driven carbon accounting capabilities to analyse and report climate data.
David Ban, Head of Data Partnerships at Watershed, said: “Our partnership with EcoVadis exemplifies our belief that actionable, accurate and accessible supplier-specific data is at the core of driving real decarbonization.”
The initiative is part of EcoVadis’ broader effort to build a connected carbon data ecosystem, alongside existing partnerships with platforms such as Sweep and Normative.
Earlier this year, EcoVadis also launched its PCF Calculator, a free tool available in 13 languages designed to help suppliers—particularly small and medium-sized enterprises—calculate product-level emissions across 12 industrial sectors, including plastics, metals, electronics and machinery.
To improve transparency, EcoVadis now assigns one of four carbon data reliability levels to supplier-reported Scope 1–3 emissions metrics, helping companies assess which data can be used for carbon accounting and climate reporting.
