FAQ
You will find here all the answers you may have about Vetted, its marketplace and its consulting activity for companies and sustainable territories.
Vetted
Why Vetted ?
Faced with the climate emergency, the verified sustainable solutions marketplace, Vetted, allows any company, local authority or public administration to identify in 3 clicks the sustainable solutions it needs to truly and confidently transform itself. The Vetted Index assigned to each solution is a guarantee of credibility, thus avoiding greenwashing or impact washing.
What is a sustainable company ?
In 1987, the Brundtland report, Our Common Future, defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Therefore, a sustainable company is defined by the integration of environmental, social and societal dimensions into its business model. If it takes into account the aspirations and desires of its customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers and service providers, the sustainable company is committed to building a low-carbon world. To do this, it integrates three of the main axes of sustainable development into its strategy: decarbonation, relocation and digitisation.
What is a sustainable territory ?
Sustainable development should be implemented at various levels, within a company but also within a public administration, a local authority or even a school. At the scale of a territory, elected officials must adapt their policies to meet the five goals of sustainable development mentioned in Article L. 110-1 of the Environmental Code, namely :
. The fight against climate change,
. The preservation of biodiversity, environments, resources as well as the safeguarding of the services they provide and the uses that are relateded to them,
. Social cohesion and solidarity between territories and generations,
. The blossoming of all human beings,
. The transition to a circular economy.
What is the link between digital and sustainable development ?
As well as decarbonation or relocation, digital is a key component of sustainable development in its own right. The most advanced digital solutions allow, for example, dematerialisation, energy efficiency, or even the reduction of travel time thanks to telecommuting solutions. This is what Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, said on February 19, 2020, when she stressed that "the green transformation and the digital transformation are two inseparable challenges". To fight climate change more effectively, companies, local authorities and public administrations are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the cloud, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality and 5G. These are some of the solutions registered in Vetted.
Marketplace
Why a professional expertise marketplace for sustainable companies and territories ?
The B-to-B and B-to-G marketplace is the ad hoc solution allowing companies and territories to quickly find the verified sustainable solutions they need in order to transform themselves and concretely meet the challenges of sustainability and impact. Listening to the market and its customers, Vetted evolves every day by contributing and enabling sustainable growth.
Do you only register French companies ?
Vetted is open to all companies offering sustainable solutions and doing business in France, regardless of their size and nationality. Vetted's services will be available later in Europe.
I am a Federation, a Think & Do Tank, an association : can I subscribe to Vetted ?
All actors with a role to play in sustainable transformation have their place in Vetted, the marketplace for decarbonising, relocating and digitising. Our platform is designed so that the entire ecosystem and all stakeholders can come together, increasing the forces and energies while enhancing intelligence to accelerate this transformation.
I am working as a freelance : can I subscribe to Vetted ?
As long as your field of expertise is decarbonation, local or digital, once you get the Vetted index asserting your expertise, you can easily create your profile and, as a result, be visible to the community of buyers.
How do you validate sustainable solutions ?
Our name speaks for our raison d'être. Indeed, Vetted means Validated, Verified. Eligibility criteria are therefore an integral part of our value proposition.
The Vetted index is not just another label, but provides clarity and simplicity to buyers through three levels of rating. The first level is a prerequisite for any registration to Vetted: the solution must have one or more sustainable criteria. The second level shows a long-term commitment to a global and coherent corporate approach (one or more labels, a leverage on one or more SDGs). Finally, the third level is called near-impact (near-, since the measurement of impact and its positive and negative externalities are not yet standardized at the international level).
Vetted consulting
What is the raison d'être of Vetted Consulting ?
Although the marketplace is Vetted's core business through the search for professional expertise aiming at companies and territories, some transformations, by protean nature, fall within a longer term and involve several trades. As such, and pending on the clients' needs, Vetted Consulting provides personalized support and offers a guarantee of results. Rates are based on estimates.
How long does it take to get an answer to a sourcing request from a service provider ?
In order to offer you the best quality of service and depending on the search complexity to find a sustainable solution provider, Vetted Consulting will get back to you within 15 days.