Sustainable supply chains and human rights

Procurement functions in both the public and private sectors are critical for setting and implementing ESG objectives in their tender documents and supply chain contracts. They monitor and manage contracts to ensure ongoing achievement of ESG objectives. Moreover, procurement functions can share and promote best practices on sustainability and human rights among different suppliers, as they have insight into the ESG activities across the supply chain. We can assist you with creating ESG-focused tender specifications that communicate your business’s requirements to the suppliers. We can ensure that the contracts you sign include clear obligations on your suppliers on sustainability, human rights and labour standards. We can also help you design appropriate supply chain due diligence questionnaires that enable you to ask the right questions to your potential suppliers before awarding the contract. Furthermore, we will support you in negotiating the contract terms to reflect your objectives in clear contractual obligations.