Why the supply chain matters
ESG assessment always starts with your own organisation, but rarely ends there. Much of your CO₂ footprint originates from the raw materials you purchase and your suppliers' processes. Your social risk lies in the working conditions at subcontractors in countries with weak legislation. Your governance risk lies in the integrity of the procurement chain.
At the same time, more and more large buyers are requesting ESG information from their suppliers. Suppliers unable to provide reliable data lose contracts. Buyers without visibility into their chain face reputational and legal risk under regulations such as the CSDDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive).
The three chain positions in ESG Passport
Your own company
The direct activities and impact of your own organisation: your employees, locations, machinery and business processes.
- Energy use and emissions from your premises and fleet
- Working conditions of your employees
- Waste streams and chemical use
- Governance, integrity and compliance
Your suppliers
Everything you purchase: raw materials, semi-finished products, services and capacity. The ESG risk of your suppliers is your risk.
- Working conditions at production suppliers
- Environmental impact at raw material extraction
- Integrity risks in the procurement chain
- CO₂ emissions from purchased goods (Scope 3)
Your customers and users
The impact of your products or services after delivery: at customers, end users, distributors and during disposal.
- Energy use of your products at the customer's site
- Safety and health during use
- Circularity and waste processing at end of life
- Personal data of end users
Supply chain due diligence: inviting suppliers
Assessing suppliers on ESG requires data from that supplier. ESG Passport offers guest accounts for this: you can invite suppliers to complete their own ESG assessment in the platform. You retain control, the supplier enters their own data and you see the results directly in your overview.
Guest accounts for suppliers
Invite suppliers as guests. They complete their own ESG scores, supported by verification documents. You see all scores side by side in your management overview, sorted by ESG topic and chain position. No more manual processing of questionnaires.
Consolidation and portfolio management
Do you have multiple entities, locations or portfolio companies? ESG Passport automatically consolidates scores across entities. Per activity, specific consolidation rules apply:
- For policy and measurement: the weakest link determines the consolidated score.
- For communication: the most conservative score applies — the entity with the fewest reporting years sets the baseline.
- For performance: manual quantitative input is required, as absolute figures are not automatically comparable across entities.
Comparison mode: current versus target
In addition to the current score, ESG Passport offers a comparison mode. You set a desired target score per entity or supplier, and the platform calculates the delta per topic and activity. This provides a concrete improvement path and simplifies prioritisation.
Map your supply chain
Start for free and assess your own organisation, your suppliers and your customers across all 16 ESG topics, per chain position.
Start for free