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For us it’ s not just about providing ratings but also engaging with suppliers and supporting them on their journey of improvement. It’ s why companies receive detailed scorecards outlining strengths and areas for improvement, and those with questions about their results can submit a Scorecard Inquiry or request a call with our analysts to clarify and review specific scoring decisions.
It’ s also why we recently launched our new Community platform, which provides a trusted space for suppliers to collaborate, exchange insights, tackle complex challenges and tap into a growing pool of peer-to-peer learnings. Some 400 businesses were involved in the initial pilot of the platform, and we anticipate as many as 15,000 could be signed up by the end of the year.
How have the arguments you use to motivate businesses evolved? Why do certain areas, like Scope 3, still require motivation? In our experience, many of the businesses we engage with want to start on that journey and for us it is about arming them with the right tools and helping them move forward.
That said, the case for businesses to act has shifted from being purely risk and reputation- avoiding a scandal- to also being about value and resilience. One of the key things we now
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