Buyer’s Guide: Supply Chain Sustainability Solutions (2025)

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Executive Summary

Demand for supply chain sustainability solutions that combine advanced software and services to manage environmental and social data is on the rise. To help buyers inform their purchasing decisions, this report identifies 54 software providers and offers a detailed analysis of 16 key providers of supply chain sustainability solutions. The analysis leverages questionnaires, briefings, existing Verdantix research and publicly available information. Sustainability, supply chain, procurement, operations and risk professionals should use this report to identify vendors that fit their unique supply chain needs and sustainability ambitions. 
Summary for decision-makers
The 2025 Verdantix Buyer’s Guide to supply chain sustainability solutions

Defining the combination of software and services for supply chain sustainability
Businesses continue to demonstrate investment in supply chain sustainability initiatives
Supply chain sustainability solutions support the integration of sustainability and operations
Selection criteria for the 2025 supply chain sustainability solutions Buyer’s Guide
Achilles offers due diligence tools and on-site audits for improved sustainability performance
apexanalytix supports the integration of supplier data for cohesive sustainability strategies
Assent offers integrated tools and regulatory expertise for sustainability reporting
Avetta combines tailored software tools and audit services for supplier assessments
Blue Yonder supports sustainability goals through supply chain operations
Ethixbase360 combines automated and configurable supplier risk management solutions
ImpactBuying centralizes suppliers’ information on product and material sustainability
LRQA delivers tailored support through ESG and sustainability services and proprietary tools
o9 Solutions helps firms transition towards sustainable supply chains
osapiens offers solutions for transparent and efficient supply chain sustainability
QIMA combines technology and on-the-ground solutions to meet product and supply chain sustainability compliance
Schneider Electric supports supply chain decarbonization and net zero programmes
Sedex offers due diligence solutions for supply chain risk management
Source Intelligence provides both software-only and fully managed services to meet diverse customer needs
Worldfavor helps firms navigate sustainability risks and compliance across the supply chain
Z2Data supports suppliers, product and components data collection and management
Figure 1. Software and services combination for supply chain sustainability
Figure 2. Key considerations for selecting a supply chain sustainability solution
Figure 3. List of software vendors offering supply chain sustainability solutions
Figure 4. List of service providers of supply chain sustainability solutions
Figure 5. Services provided by supply chain sustainability solutions
Figure 6. Achilles overview
Figure 7. apexanalytix overview
Figure 8. Assent overview
Figure 9. Avetta overview
Figure 10. Blue Yonder overview
Figure 11. Ethixbase360 overview
Figure 12. ImpactBuying overview
Figure 13. LRQA overview
Figure 14. o9 Solutions overview
Figure 15. osapiens overview
Figure 16. QIMA overview
Figure 17. Schneider Electric overview
Figure 18. Sedex overview
Figure 19. Source Intelligence overview
Figure 20. Worldfavor overview
Figure 21. Z2Data overview
3E, ABF, Achilles, ADEC Innovations, Adidas, ADM, Altana, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), Amazon, Amphenol, apexanalytix, Apple, Arc Infrastructure, Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics, Asahi Refining, Assent, Authentic Vision, Avetta, Barilla, Bayer, Benchmark Gensuite, Blue Yonder, Bosch, Bureau Veritas, CaixaBank, Carbmee, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Cargill, Caterpillar, Certainty Software, Circularise, Circulor, Coca-Cola, Cority, Costco, Coupa, Credibl, Cushman & Wakefield, Databricks, DEKRA, Digimarc, Diginex, DNV , Dometic, E2open, EcoVadis, Edwards Lifesciences, Elisa IndustrIQ, ERM, Ethixbase360, EU Commission, Everledger, Everstream, Exiger, EY, Fairly Made, Flipkart, General Electric, GHG Protocol, Holland & Barrett, Honda, IBM, ImpactBuying, Inspectorio, IntegrityNext, Intelex, iPoint-systems, ISN, J.S. Held, Kezzler, Kinaxis, Kleinfelder, KPMG, Lightsource bp, Logitech, LRQA, Maersk, Micron Technology, Microsoft, Mittera, MOL Group, Mondelēz, Nestlé, Nike, Norsk Hydro, o9 Solutions, Ocado Group, OMP, OPTEL Group, Optera, Oracle, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), osapiens, Pacific National, Palo Alto Networks, PepsiCo, Pledge Earth Technologies, Position Green, Prewave, Primark, Puma, QIMA, QSC, Reliance Industries, Retraced, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), SAP, SAP Ariba, Scantrust, Schneider Electric, Schoeller Allibert, Seagate, Sedex, ServiceNow, SHEIN, SimaPro, Skanska, Sky, Source Intelligence, Sourcemap, Sphera, Stadler, State Farm Insurance, Strathcona Resources, Supplier.io, Sweep, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Thomson Reuters, TradeBeyond, Transparency-One, TRILUX, TTI, Unilever, VelocityEHS, Whirlpool, Wolters Kluwer, Woolworths Group, World Resources Institute (WRI), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Worldfavor, Worldly, Xylem, Z2Data

About the Authors

Elisa Molero

Elisa Molero

Senior Analyst

Elisa is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in supply chain sustainability. Her research covers 100 vendors in the supply chain sustainability market, supporting buye...

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Kim Knickle

Kim Knickle

Research Director

Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...

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