Supply Chain Influence Checklist

Discuss whether you can address the risk together.

INPUT TO GUIDE THE DISCUSSION WITH YOUR SUPPLIER

You are aware of a relevant CSR risk further down your supply chain. You could inform your supplier of this risk and together assess to what level the chain in which you are both active is affected. You could point out examples of codes of conduct to your supplier – check the codes of conduct of Philips, AkzoNobel, and IKEA for inspiration – as well as relevant supply chain initiatives. You could, together with your supplier ,draw up questionnaires or arrange visits to the organisation harbouring the risk. Creating awareness of CSR risks and of the possibillities to tackle them could lead to a domino effect throughout the whole chain.
In case your supplier (contrary to yourself) is able to directly influence the problematic organisation you could provide concrete advise through your supplier on changes the organisation could implement. Please refer to the CSR Risk Check for practical tips and concrete points of action.