EcoVadis Renewal: helping Oxera win new clients and enhance ESG performance

The need

Oxera, a leading economics and finance consultancy, was preparing their annual EcoVadis submission; a rigorous assessment of sustainability practices that is increasingly important for winning client work and demonstrating corporate responsibility. Due to other competing priorities in the BD team, Oxera needed additional expertise and resource to complete the submission.

What we did

Our Director of Marketing, BD & Responsible Business, Caitlin Roxburgh, and Director of Communications, Claire Fowler, worked closely with Oxera on:

• Providing a gap analysis using detail from last year’s submission results to highlight what was needed.
• Coordinating input from multiple departments to gather the right policies, data and supporting materials.
• Drafting and refining responses in line with best practice, ensuring proof points were clearly and accurately conveyed.
• Project managing the process to keep everything moving forward, so the submission was completed smoothly and on time.
• Building a repeatable process for the firm to use in future submissions.
• Delivering a debrief around future recommendations and learnings.

The outcome

We submitted a comprehensive and high-quality EcoVadis application that reflected Oxera’s commitments to sustainability and responsible business. The project also delivered a robust process and documentation for future renewals, as well as helping Oxera strengthen internal awareness of their policies and highlighting opportunities for future improvements.

“The BD Consultancy provided exactly the expertise and structure we needed to complete our EcoVadis submission effectively. Caitlin and Claire quickly got to grips with the detail, coordinated input from across the firm, and ensured our responses clearly reflected Oxera’s commitments to responsible business. Their project management made what could have been a complex process feel straightforward, and the framework they built will make future submissions much easier.”

– Michael Graham, Principal and Head of Marketing and Business Development