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Addressing Labor Issues in the Supply Chain

Addressing Labor Issues in the Supply Chain

The concept of forced labor is not new. It’s been newsworthy since at least the mid-’90s when reports of sweatshops in apparel became commonplace. Forced labor in industries such as agriculture and apparel have continued to be a problem over the years, with prevalence in commodities su..

Supply Chain Mapping – Why and How?

Supply Chain Mapping – Why and How?

In the wake of supply chain disruptions and global shortages, businesses are quickly recognizing the need for greater visibility over their supply network, from documenting the origin of material components to tracking shipments. To gain this kind of transparency, businesses must create a ..

Beyond Annual Reports: Three Ways to Leverage Supplier Sustainability Information for Your Business

Beyond Annual Reports: Three Ways to Leverage Supplier Sustainability Information for Your Business

In recent years, companies have come under increasing scrutiny from customers, employees, investors, governments, and NGOs. What do they want? For companies to demonstrate environmental stewardship and get proactive on social issues. As this scrutiny mounts, companies and countries ..

Creating Your Roadmap for Supplier Sustainability Improvement

Creating Your Roadmap for Supplier Sustainability Improvement

For a business to meet its sustainability goals, it can’t look solely within its own four walls. To see truly impactful sustainability improvements in a company, suppliers need to be a top consideration, as their activities have an outsized impact on a company’s sustainability perfor..

Summit ’21 – Five Key Learnings for your Supply Chain Sustainability Journey

Summit ’21 – Five Key Learnings for your Supply Chain Sustainability Journey

On November 2nd – 3rd, SupplyShift held its third annual Summit, joining business leaders from across the world to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices on tackling today’s biggest supply chain sustainability issues. We were honored to host such an incredible r..

Simplifying Sustainability for Procurement

Simplifying Sustainability for Procurement

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and mass shortages of basic goods like toilet paper, the world is realizing the pivotal role that procurement plays in the everyday running of businesses and global commerce. Without successful procurement processes, there would not be on-demand access ..

Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability

Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability

Today, a company’s public image can rapidly diminish if they fail to comply with the increasingly prevalent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards being put into place worldwide. One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainab..

How Suppliers Demonstrate Best Practices to Buyers

How Suppliers Demonstrate Best Practices to Buyers

According to Gartner’s Future of Supply Chain: Crisis Shapes the Profession report, 77% of companies say that they’re investing in deeper and more collaborative supplier relationships to build resilience. Since COVID-19, we’ve seen that companies want to partner with responsive, resp..

How Remote Assessments Can Reduce Audit Costs

How Remote Assessments Can Reduce Audit Costs

Audits prove to be a heavy lift for many companies. Time is retracted from core operations due to suppliers juggling the task of repeatedly participating in them, which is a dragged-out process for all involved. Not to mention the cost. For companies, audits can be expensive, especially if..

Supplier Engagement Best Practices – Key Takeaways From Our Webinar

Supplier Engagement Best Practices – Key Takeaways From Our Webinar

The need for supplier engagement has never been greater—an engaged supply chain drives impact and lays the foundation for businesses to collaborate with suppliers to address our most pressing sustainability issues. Yet today, supplier engagement efforts have been lacking. On Sep..

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