Responsible Supply Chain Insights

Sustainability and responsible sourcing professionals often face the challenge of engaging their procurement teams in sustainability initiatives. With procurement professionals managing a significant portion of company revenue, they play a crucial role in supply chain sustainability.  &nb..

World Environment Day this year, under the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution,” emphasizes the urgent need for businesses to critically examine their environmental footprint. With a particular focus on plastic pollution and packaging waste , this call to action is not just ethically..

Conducting global operations across multi-tier or even single-tier supply chains presents numerous sustainability-related risks and opportunities. Biodiversity loss, in particular, has far-reaching consequences for supply chain sustainability performance due to the dependence of companies ..

On April 19th, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), clearing the way for it to move forward. Next, the law will be formally endorsed by the Council of the European Union and will enter into force 20 days later. From that point, companies regulat..

What is the difference between the CSDDD and CSRD, and how should you focus your efforts?    The EU’s recent Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) are closely linked, with both pieces of legislation working ..

Preparing for Compliance: How Will CSDDD Impact Your Organization?   The European Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) was published on February 23, 2022.  This legislation proposes extensive new human rights and environmental due diligence requirements for ove..

As human rights due diligence legislation evolves globally, companies are expected to up their game and do more to identify, understand, remediate, and report on their supply chains. For years leading companies have utilized ad hoc programs to address human rights. Due to changing legislat..

Why is CSRD a big deal for supply chain sustainability?   The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is new legislation in the European Union that requires, elevates, and standardizes ESG reporting like never before. It broadens who must report, standardizes what they report,..

As companies start to take Scope 3 seriously, they need better approaches to engage suppliers, measure emissions, and reduce them. At SupplyShift, we’ve been helping customers gather Scope 3 data from suppliers – about their facilities and their products – for over ten years. We’re..

SupplyShift has recently updated and relaunched our Human Rights Compliance Assessment to ensure alignment with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. Companies can use this assessment to analyze their suppliers` risk profiles. A risk analysis under the German Supply Chain Act may requ..