{"id":28147,"date":"2023-06-09T13:20:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/product\/products-responsible-sourcing\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:20:51","slug":"products-responsible-sourcing","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/en-in\/products\/products-responsible-sourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Sourcing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Responsible Sourcing<\/h1>\n
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Consideration of social, ethical and environmental considerations when selecting and managing suppliers leverages the power of supply chain relationships to deliver change at scale.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Driven by insight<\/p>\r\n

Certified suppliers are 3 x more likely to enforce labour standards.<\/h2>\r\n Back to all products<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Responsible Sourcing\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>n\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0just a buzzword.\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0fundamental<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0raising supply chain standards and delivering company value.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Government legislation is increasingly focused on ensuring ethical business practices\u00a0<\/span>permeate\u00a0<\/span>throughout industry. Whether it is through obligations to treat workers fairly, avoid unethically extracted minerals, or to curb carbon emissions, the trend is clear \u2013 not pursuing\u00a0<\/span>responsible sourcing<\/span>\u00a0in your supply chain could be a crime.<\/span>\u00a0From modern slavery to conflict minerals, the international legislative landscape lays out a complex fabric of requirements from ultimate responsibility for breaches within the supply chain to regular reporting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On top of<\/span>\u00a0regulatory burden,<\/span>\u00a0responsible sourcing is an opportunity to drive business value.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>inancial markets\u00a0<\/span>assign significant\u00a0<\/span>worth<\/span>\u00a0to the principles reflected in Responsible Sourcing.\u00a0<\/span>Sustainable index funds have\u00a0<\/span>quadrupled since 2017<\/span>, and now make up 20% of the total<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Over 40 exchanges require Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)\u00a0<\/span>reporting<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are experts at helping you unlock the financial,\u00a0<\/span>operational<\/span>\u00a0and reputational benefits of working with\u00a0<\/span>responsible\u00a0<\/span>supply chains.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Our focus\u00a0<\/span>isn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0just helping companies meet their reporting obligations, we also drive efficiencies, reduce risk and bring down costs. Companies are increasingly looking to drive competitive advantage from the societal,\u00a0<\/span>environmental<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>economical<\/span>\u00a0impact of their operations.\u00a0<\/span>We work with global supply chains on raising standards across more than\u00a0<\/span>30 responsible sourcing topics<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0F<\/span>rom safety to cyber<\/span>, we know\u00a0<\/span>how to efficiency deliver supply chain transparency.\u00a0<\/span>We take the complexity out of sustainability and provide comprehensive reporting and insights to drive actionable business decisions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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A study by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply revealed that of business leaders have a supply chain they think is likely to contain modern slavery<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Benefits<\/p>\r\n

Raising standards in responsible sourcing<\/h2>\r\n What does a responsible buyer look like?<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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The nature of risk is changing, and managing cyber security in supply chains is a highly complex evolving function.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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The practice of sustainable supply chain management helps to ensure a better future not just for the planet but for people and businesses.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Reputation, prosecution, financial loss and the risk to the lives of your employees means ethical behaviour in business is a given.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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The safety of your working environment doesn\u2019t just affect the quality of your outputs, it is a direct reflection of your company\u2019s culture and values.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Request a call back from our team of experts<\/h3>\r\n Get in touch<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \n\n
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Features<\/p>\r\n

How it works<\/h2>\r\n
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From sourcing and selecting through to your ongoing relationships, our services are designed to reduce third party risk and improve compliance – every step of the way.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Pre-qualification Questionnaire<\/h6>\n

Part of our supplier pre-qualification process is collecting and verifying data relating to financial risk. This gives buyers a more complete and accurate view of the risk profiles of potential and current suppliers. We remove the uncertainty of working with new companies and help strengthen existing relationships.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n Read more about the questionnaire<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Carbon Reduce Programme<\/h6>\n

Partnering with Toitu, our carbon reduction programme is a leading globally recognised certification to ISO 14064-<\/p>\n

We give companies the ability to accurately measure their carbon footprint and develop effective strategies to reduce their emissions. The online platform not only records but calculates carbon emissions whilst our expert team carry out on-site audits, using a comprehensive range of tools to help you demonstrate continuous improvement on an annual basis.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n Read more about Carbon Reduce<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Labour Practices Audit<\/h6>\n

We help companies make sure their principles are being met in every part of their operations. Through interviewing workers onsite or looking at management systems, we give you full oversight over your supply chain. Our Labour Practices Audit makes sure suppliers are free from unsafe practices, human trafficking or modern slavery. Tailoring our services for different industries, we protect companies from the damage that conflict minerals, bribery and corruption or unethical standards can bring.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n Read more about the LPA audits<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Militias around the world have long used their control of mines and minerals to fund bloody conflicts. Now pressure is growing on business to ensure their materials aren\u2019t coming from compromised sources. The more controversial the issue, the greater the damage if your brand is tainted by it. Though the connection may be minimal, if you\u2019re shown to be furthering violent conflicts, the fallout will be anything but.<\/p>\n

Our service provides clear results, quickly and with far less administrative burden.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n Read more about Conflict Minerals<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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It is absolutely vital to get the supply chain involved. As a standalone organisation you can achieve so much but until you engage the supply chain, you achieve much more significant reductions. Not only that, but we want to work with leading suppliers who are looking at their own.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n

David Riley, carbon manager, Anglian Water<\/p>\r\n Read our case study<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Packages<\/p>\n

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Because you are interested in responsible sourcing, read these blog posts<\/h3>\r\n
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As more organisations adopt responsible sourcing practices, key to their success is applying those principles across the supply chain. We bring together buyers and suppliers who want to measure, assess, prove and improve their sourcing credentials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-28147","product","type-product","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/28147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achilles.com\/en-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}