Worldfavor screens a buyer's supplier list against risk indices and public sources, sends structured ESG questionnaires ('requirement packages') that suppliers answer free of charge, and scores the answers against requirements the buyer sets, with manual assessment and exceptions. Tier-1 suppliers disclose their own suppliers to extend the map. Investment teams use the same approach for portfolio companies. Buyer plans are quote only.
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Procurement, sustainability and investment teams that must collect and assess supplier or portfolio ESG data every cycle for CSRD, CSDDD, LkSG, EUDR, SFDR or the Norwegian Transparency Act. Supplier answers are self-reported, and the vendor says suppliers are responsible for their accuracy. AI screening surfaces signals from public sources for your team to review; it is not verification. Security is described as 'SOC 2 aligned controls and ISO 27001 principles', not as a certification.
Worth evaluating for companies and investors with recurring supplier or portfolio ESG data obligations, especially where many suppliers must respond without buying a licence. Less suitable for buyers who need independent verification of supplier data, a published price, or EHS workflows for their own sites.
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Worldfavor AB (founded in Stockholm in 2016) runs a supply chain due diligence platform with three offerings: Sustainable Sourcing for buyers, Sustainable Investments for portfolio ESG data, and Transparency, a free reporting space for suppliers. It is a supplier-data and questionnaire platform, not a frontline safety or site-inspection tool.
| Capability | Evidence | Scope and source |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier risk screening | Documented by vendor | Screens an uploaded supplier list against risk indices and public sources, scoring country and industry risk before any supplier is contacted, and keeps a record of screening decisions. Supplier risk screeningSustainable Sourcing and FAQ |
| AI enrichment and news monitoring | Depends on scope | Enriches supplier profiles from public company data and scans news for reported allegations, ranked by criticality for the team to review. The vendor states customer data is not used to train models. Some advanced AI capabilities may use usage-based credits. Worldfavor AIPricing plans and pricing FAQ |
| Requirement packages and reminders | Documented by vendor | Questionnaires are sent as requirement packages with customisable invitation emails and weekly reminders starting one month before the due date; both are inactive until switched on. Packages are rolled into a new period by updating dates and recalculating. Help: automatic invitations, reminders and email settingsHelp: collect data for a new period |
| Answer assessment | Documented by vendor | Fulfilment is calculated against the buyer's requirements; overdue packages become 'Require action'; reviewers can set exceptions with comments and manually assess answers; required signatures are stored as PDFs. The article dates from 2020. Help: assessing answers from a requirement package |
| Locking reported data | Documented by vendor | Since March 2025 reporting can be locked, or data reported before a date locked, per request as well as per Data Collector. Help: product updates (data locking on requests, March 2025) |
| Multi-tier mapping | Depends on scope | Tier-1 suppliers disclose their own suppliers, each new name is screened, and unmapped parts of the chain are shown. Coverage depends on tier-1 suppliers responding. Multi-tier visibility |
| Supplier emissions data | Documented by vendor | A ready-made set of 24 emissions questions from the Decarbonization assessment collects supplier Scope 1-3 data and SBTi status, with agreed targets and deadlines tracked per supplier. Supplier emissions data |
| Portfolio ESG and SFDR reporting | Documented by vendor | Standardised ESG collection from portfolio companies, prioritisation by financial exposure and reports aligned with SFDR. Sustainable Investments |
| ERP and reporting-tool integration | Depends on scope | The FAQ states API integrations with ERP and reporting tools and data export. No public API documentation was found; confirm endpoints and plan entitlement. Sustainable Sourcing and FAQ |
| Security assurance | Not verified | The pricing page cites SOC2, GDPR and SAML SSO; the AI page says 'SOC 2 aligned controls and ISO 27001 principles'. No SOC 2 report or ISO 27001 certificate was found; request one. |
Also watch for: No buyer price in the visible page text (amounts appear only in page markup) and no trial. Some help articles date from 2020-2021 and may lag the current interface. Advanced AI features may consume usage-based credits.
Buyer plans quote only; responding suppliers participate at no charge
Quote only for buyers. The pricing page lists a free 'Reporting with Worldfavor' plan for responding suppliers and three quoted buyer plans: Standard, Configurable and Managed service. The pricing FAQ says price depends on the number of suppliers, users and selected features, workflow complexity and customisation, that suppliers and sub-suppliers need no licence, and that some advanced AI capabilities may use usage-based credits depending on the plan. The free supplier space is not a trial of the buyer platform; no buyer trial is offered on the reviewed pages. The pricing page's structured data, which is not shown in the visible page text, lists annual plans: Standard 'from 20000 EUR', Configurable 'from 40000 EUR' and Managed Service 'from 50000 EUR', with prices varying by company size and supplier scope. Treat these as indicative and confirm them in a quote.
Pricing sources checked : Selected sources checked; no starting price recorded.
Buyer plans: Standard (pre-defined assessments and risk logic), Configurable (custom workflows and risk scoring) and Managed service (Worldfavor runs the due diligence). Suppliers use the free Transparency space. API integrations with ERP and reporting tools and SAML SSO are stated. No mobile or offline field capability is described.
Ask the vendor to identify the product, region, modules, billing unit, contract term and included services in writing.
Not applicable in the usual sense: Worldfavor is a web platform for questionnaires, screening and review, and no offline or mobile field mode is documented.
No. Suppliers and sub-suppliers report free of charge and need no licence; buyer plans are quoted.
No. The vendor says suppliers are responsible for their data; the platform scores answers against your requirements and flags inconsistencies, and reviewers can assess answers manually.
They can re-answer to override, and delete only if the buyer allows it. Since March 2025 buyers can lock reporting or older data per request.
Drawn from the profiles behind the Alternatives list above: most category tags shared with Worldfavor first, then the closest overlap in documented capability names, then A to Z. Ratings, search demand and sponsorship are not used; rows are shown A to Z.
Shared category tags: 2 (Supplier Due Diligence, Supplier Evaluation).
Same: scope, offline, price and trial.
Shared category tags: 2 (Supplier Due Diligence, Supplier Evaluation).
Same: scope, offline, price and trial.
Shared category tags: 2 (Supplier Due Diligence, Supplier Evaluation).
Same: scope, offline, price and trial.
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