Responsible Sourcing
Ethical Supply Chain Management and Responsible Sourcing
Ethical Supply Chain Management is how you prove your suppliers meet human rights, labour, ethics, health and safety and environmental standards. As a PSCI approved audit body and an ETP monitoring partner, we help you audit, remediate and build a responsible supply chain that buyers and regulators trust.
Overview
What Ethical Supply Chain Management Means
Ethical Supply Chain Management is the practice of making sure every supplier upholds human rights, fair labour, business ethics, health and safety and environmental standards, and proving it through independent audit and due diligence. Your own performance is no longer enough. You are judged on the actions of your suppliers, by buyers, investors, regulators and consumers alike.
Responsible sourcing turns that expectation into a system: clear supplier codes, risk-based due diligence, credible audits, and genuine remediation where problems are found. That is the work we do.
Why Now
Ethical Supply Chains Are Now a Legal Duty
Responsible sourcing has moved from voluntary to mandatory. Our due diligence follows the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and our audits use the ETI Base Code.
EU CSDDD
Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across the value chain.
Modern Slavery Laws
UK, German and French statutes require action on forced and child labour.
Forced Labour Bans
Import bans such as UFLPA detain goods linked to forced labour.
SEBI BRSR Value Chain
Listed Indian companies must disclose value chain partner performance.
Buyer Codes
Global buyers audit suppliers against SMETA, SEDEX and their own codes.
Reputation
One exposed supplier can undo years of brand and investor trust.
The Framework
The Five Elements of an Ethical Supply Chain
A credible ethical supply chain performs across five linked areas. We assess and improve every one, the same five that underpin the PSCI Principles.
How We Help
Ethical Supply Chain and Responsible Sourcing Solutions
End to end support, delivered remotely, on site or blended, wherever your suppliers are.
Ethical Supply Chain Audit and Assessment
Independent supplier audits against the ETI Base Code, SMETA and SEDEX, PSCI, ETP and EcoVadis, covering labour, human rights, health and safety, environment and business ethics, with a Scope 3 carbon footprint view where needed.
Audit and AssuranceHuman Rights and Responsible Business Conduct Due Diligence
Risk-based due diligence aligned to the OECD Guidance and the UN Guiding Principles, including risk hotspot mapping, child and forced labour checks, and business and human rights due diligence.
Due DiligenceResponsible Sourcing Framework, Codes and Standards
Supplier codes of conduct, responsible sourcing policy and sustainable sourcing criteria, built to national and international norms. See our work on sustainability codes and standards.
FrameworksWorker Voice, Grievance and Remediation
Grievance mechanisms, worker voice, corrective action plans and remediation, so an audit finding becomes a genuine improvement, not just a report.
RemediationWe also deliver training and capacity building for your sourcing, procurement and supplier teams, and SA8000 social accountability support.
Credentials
Trusted to Judge Ethical Performance
Few Indian firms carry these credentials for ethical supply chain work.
- Approved audit body of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative, delivering PSCI pharmaceutical audits.
- Monitoring partner of the Ethical Tea Partnership in India.
- IFC (World Bank Group) approved independent consultant.
- Deep experience across retail, food and beverage, agri commodity, textile, leather, metals, minerals and chemical supply chains.
Consulting and audit assignments
Years in risk advisory
Countries served
Your sustainability performance is judged on your suppliers too. For the broader programme across the whole value chain, see our sustainable supply chain hub and our BRSR value chain assessment.
Our Method
How We Engage
A risk-based path from first map to lasting improvement.
Map
Map your supply base and pinpoint the risk hotspots that matter most.
Assess
Audit and due diligence against ethical trade and human rights standards.
Remediate
Corrective action, worker voice and supplier handholding to fix root causes.
Sustain
Monitoring, codes and training that keep performance improving.
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Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ethical supply chain management?
Ethical supply chain management is the practice of ensuring suppliers meet human rights, labour, business ethics, health and safety and environmental standards, verified through independent audit and due diligence. It protects your brand, meets legal duties and reduces supply chain disruption.
What is responsible sourcing?
Responsible sourcing integrates social, ethical and environmental factors into how you buy, from cradle to shelf. It covers supplier codes, risk-based due diligence, credible audits and remediation.
What does an ethical supply chain audit cover?
Our audits assess suppliers against the ETI Base Code, SMETA and SEDEX, PSCI, ETP and EcoVadis, across labour and human rights, health and safety, environment and business ethics, and can be customised to your own code.
What is human rights due diligence and why does it matter?
It is a risk-based process, aligned to the OECD Guidance and the UN Guiding Principles, to identify, prevent and address human rights harm in your operations and supply chain. It is increasingly a legal duty under laws such as the EU CSDDD.
Do you help with modern slavery and forced labour compliance?
Yes. We help you identify and act on forced and child labour risk, prepare modern slavery statements, and respond to import controls such as forced labour bans.
How do you handle worker grievances and remediation?
We help set up grievance mechanisms and worker voice channels, then build corrective action and remediation plans so audit findings turn into real, lasting improvement.
Which sectors do you work with?
Retail, food and beverage, agri commodities, textile and leather, metals, minerals, chemicals and more, across manufacturing, mining, logistics and services.
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