How do you ensure your suppliers are conforming to your Corporate Social Responsibility policies?
In today’s global market a significant consideration for any retailer is minimising exposure to risks related to corporate social responsibility. We have seen many articles in the press recently on the use of child labour and unethical working practices by suppliers, particularly in the clothing industry where production is largely outsourced in developing countries. As corporate social responsibility has become a very sensitive issues in the eyes of western markets, the risk to brand value from a supplier (or a subcontract to that supplier) who does not adhere to the retailers CSR policies is immense.
Despite the extensive auditing carried out by retailers to avoid issues related to CSR, leakage can still occur at any point in the supply chain from raw material to finished goods.
Only a truly collaborative supply chain with track and trace capabilities can improve a retailers ability to assess the working practices of their suppliers as well as identify any leakage in the supply chain, thereby eliminating risk to brand value. One Network provides a full Product Safety solution that delivers:
• Improved visibility into supplier certification through online certification and auditing which allows suppliers to login and complete audits for initial certification or on-going assessment
• Ability to identify where products originated, through Authentication and Serialisation which can be used to mark goods from raw materials through to the finished goods
• Ability to identify leakage points in the supply chain through Track and Trace which provides end to end visibility of all items to the geographical level
• Ability to quickly identify products which have breached CSR policies
One Network delivers these outstanding results through leading-edge techniques including:
• Overt and Covert Marking which use various types of markers which can be tagged onto products based on where they were sourced from.
• True Multi-Party collaboration that allows retailers and suppliers to work together to assess working practices, monitor compliance and track products real-time through the supply chain
• Real-Time Visibility of products wherever they are in the supply chain
• Smart Device Integration which tracks the tagged products through key points of the supply chain.
Should you wish to learn more about how One Network can help improve your supply chain, please contact Chris Bennett on 0203 355 1646 or visit us at www.onenetwork.com
Kind Regards.
Chris
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