Asana earns improved EcoVadis score with Greenplaces

Asana had already made meaningful sustainability progress — but lacked a structured framework to demonstrate it through EcoVadis’ scoring methodology. Greenplaces brought the strategy, documentation, and rigor to turn existing action into verified, measurable impact.

Results at a glance
↑ score

notable percentage improvement in overall EcoVadis score

2×

double-digit gains in both lowest-performing EcoVadis categories

Client

Asana

Industry

Software & Technology

Services

EcoVadis submittal | ESG reporting

The challenge

Demonstrating impact through fragmented reporting

When Asana set out to improve its EcoVadis performance, the company had already made meaningful progress on sustainability. But progress and proof are two different things. Asana’s internal teams were doing great work — the problem was that their sustainability program lacked the quantifiable structure needed to translate that work into a higher EcoVadis score.

Relevant initiatives weren’t fully reflected in their scorecard, and the process needed both clarity and a strategy that aligned sustainability storytelling with how EcoVadis actually weighs its indicators.

Fragmented documentation
Sustainability data and evidence were scattered across teams and systems — renewable energy reports, supplier diversity records, and policy documents that weren’t organized against EcoVadis’ categories.

No clear mapping to EcoVadis criteria
Without a structured framework, it was difficult to know which actions were scoring points and which gaps were pulling the overall score down.

Inconsistent documentation standards
Evidence submitted in prior assessments varied in quality and format — making it harder to demonstrate the depth and credibility of Asana’s sustainability commitments to EcoVadis reviewers.

Asana’s goal was a meaningful EcoVadis score improvement — one that accurately reflected the progress outlined in their annual ESG report. Doing so required a consistent, methodical approach that turned fragmented information into clear, verifiable evidence.

Our approach

Structure, accountability, and documentation best practices

Greenplaces partnered closely with Asana’s sustainability and compliance teams to bring structure and accountability to the EcoVadis process. Our platform provided clarity around EcoVadis’ weighted indicators, ensuring every action Asana took mapped directly to measurable outcomes.

Prior-year scorecard diagnostic

Greenplaces conducted a detailed diagnostic of Asana’s prior-year EcoVadis scorecard to pinpoint the highest-impact improvement opportunities — identifying exactly where points were being left on the table.

Cohesive evidence library

We organized Asana’s internal data — from renewable energy reports to supplier diversity documentation — into a cohesive evidence library aligned with EcoVadis categories, eliminating the fragmentation that had held back previous submissions.

Policy templates and framework alignment

Greenplaces provided policy templates and frameworks for key EcoVadis categories — including environmental management, human rights, and sustainable procurement — ensuring Asana had defensible, properly structured documentation in every scored area.

Documentation best practices and submission guidance

We guided Asana through documentation best practices for every initiative and metric — ensuring evidence was credible, properly formatted, and would hold up to EcoVadis’ review standards. The collaboration emphasized education and empowerment, not just task completion.

Through this process, Asana’s internal teams gained a deeper understanding of how each policy, report, and action contributed to their overall sustainability story — building the internal capability to sustain progress in future assessments.

The results

A higher score — and a repeatable process

↑ score

notable percentage improvement in overall EcoVadis score

2× gains

double-digit gains in both lowest-performing EcoVadis categories

The outcome was a notable percentage improvement in Asana’s overall EcoVadis score, reflecting measurable progress across multiple categories. Environmental performance and sustainable procurement — two of the lowest-performing areas in the prior year — each achieved double-digit gains.

Beyond the score itself, Asana achieved something even more valuable: a clear, repeatable process for sustainability reporting. With Greenplaces’ guidance, they established standardized documentation protocols, clearer accountability across teams, and a more cohesive sustainability narrative — setting the foundation for continued improvement in future EcoVadis assessments.

Key takeaway

Sustainability embedded — not just reported

This partnership didn’t just improve a scorecard. It helped Asana translate meaningful sustainability action into verified, globally recognized impact — connecting existing work to measurable standards and elevating visibility into the programs that were already underway.

The Greenplaces Approach

Improving an EcoVadis score isn’t just about checking boxes — it’s about demonstrating that sustainability is embedded in how a company operates. Through Greenplaces’ structured approach and strategic guidance, Asana was able to connect its existing work to measurable global standards, elevate visibility into its programs, and showcase the depth of its ESG commitment.

Today, Asana is better equipped to meet customer requirements and communicate its sustainability story — supported by a framework that aligns internal action with external recognition. The improved EcoVadis score is both a milestone and a foundation: proof that a structured approach to ESG reporting creates compounding value over time.

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