S-Rating
Welcome to the page providing an overview of the S‑Rating or Sustainability Rating. The S-Rating is a mandatory contract award criterion. This is where you can find all the information you need about the S‑Rating to help you through the award process. The individual steps in the S‑Rating process are explained to you clearly and in detail here.
As a global corporation, sustainability is a core element of the production process at Audi, irrespective of location and size. Sustainability and fair working conditions are therefore anchored firmly as principles in the corporate philosophy. Audi expects the same approach from its business partners.
With the S-Rating, you help Audi provide evidence of compliance with the Code of Conduct for Business Partners. The S‑Rating is a mandatory contract award criterion. Only a positive S‑Rating constitutes the basis for cooperation. Together with business partners, Audi is committed to achieving greater sustainability.
We can’t do this without your help.
What is the S-Rating?
The main points at a glance:
Audi uses the S-Rating to check your compliance with the Code of Conduct for Business Partners. Collaboration is only considered if the result of the S-Rating is positive. The basis for issuing the S-Rating is provided by the self-assessment questionnaire, or SAQ. The assessment is based on your answers. In some cases, an on-site audit may be necessary as well.
Your result in the S-Rating also determines whether you are eligible to be awarded contracts in the future as a business partner. “S-Rating” stands for "Sustainability Rating" i.e. the assessment of the business partners from sustainability aspects. As a company with operations worldwide, Audi attaches great importance to environmentally friendly production processes and fair working conditions. The S-Rating is the first step towards more sustainability throughout the entire supply chain.
The S-Rating is mandatory for all relevant companies that would like to enter into a business relationship with us. The S-Rating becomes mandatory for companies that have more than ten employees at their location. Microenterprises with fewer than ten employees can arrange to be exempted from the S-Rating requirement.
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The figures refer to the entire Volkswagen Group.
How do I get an S-Rating?
How many employees work at your company location?
We sincerely appreciate that you have joined with us to steadily improve sustainability in global supply chains.
Your Procurement Strategy Sustainability Team
