Supply Chain Influence Checklist

Step 1: Increase your influence on your direct trade partner.

Step 2: Present the risk, and possible ways to deal with it, to your supplier.

HOW DO YOU INCREASE YOUR INFLUENCE?

You can increase your influence by:

• Entering into talks with your supplier;

• Providing training to the organisation;

• Joining an exisiting chain initiative;

• Including CSR conditions in your contracts, with mention of the consequences of non-adherance by your supplier;

• Cooperating with other parties in the chain (such as the local community, governments and other customers of your supplier) and exerting direct pressure on the organisation;

• Realizing change at regional and sectoral level in cooperation with other parties.

WHICH SOLUTIONS DO YOU PRESENT TO YOUR SUPPLIER?

The CSR Risk Check provides useful tips for targeted action per risk. The type of risk determines which actions are relevant. As it has now become clear that you have influence on the organisation where the risk occurs, you can map out possible actions and start working on this with your supplier.

Example: In case of corruption, targeted action could be keeping a list of dubious payments or drawing up an anti-corruption policy. You could require your supplier to keep such a list or draw up such a policy.