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SupplierPortal Blog Series Part 1: Anti-Bribery & Corruption

A recent piece of research by Ernst & Young indicated that only half of British businesses ask their suppliers about their anti-bribery and corruption (AB&C) policies.

With the increase in legislation, public ethical expectation, and the spotlight on supply chains, it is now time for companies to take a more proactive approach and ensure that supplier AB&C performance is not an issue.

Moving your supplier compliance process online

You might already be collecting your supplier information with a spreadsheet, so why would you want to change this approach and what are the advantages of moving to an online process? 

New SupplierPortal software release

The latest version of SupplierPortal is going live in September.  We have drawn on our wide experience of the market and our clients’ use of the portal to create an even more comprehensive solution for managing the day to day challenges of supplier due diligence.

Using the latest analytical technologies, the user interface has been carefully enhanced to accommodate all the new functionality without compromising our renowned, easy-to-use approach, to the Buyer and Supplier user experience.

Understanding conflict minerals in the supply chain

State of reporting in the U.S

Nearly three months have passed since the submission deadline for U.S. listed companies’ conflict minerals reports, and the results have been disappointing. Although over 1,200 companies managed to file reports prior to the deadline, a large proportion failed to comply with the ruling through omissions of mandatory items.

Case Study: Improve Supplier Compliance and Reduce Risk in Your Supply Chain

Greenstone SupplierPortal is a flexible, scalable, easy to use tool that enables the efficient collection of Supplier data and provides a suite of Buyer analytics to monitor compliance, performance and minimise risk.  It enables suppliers and buyers to share data through a secure online solution, enabling buyers to focus on monitoring and identifying potential areas of risk and undertaking in-depth supplier analysis, rather than simple data gathering. The Portal includes customisable Buyer features, for example: questionnaires, scorecards, flags, group comparisons and benchmarks. 

Supply chain implications of the new EU directive on non-financial reporting?

When the European Union adopts a new directive on non-financial and diversity information, affected companies and their suppliers all have to respond.  

Large companies’ influence extends far beyond their traditional organisational boundaries and this legislation is therefore destined to have an impact on those companies’ direct and indirect suppliers.

To help you understand what changes this new directive will introduce and how it will impact your non-financial reporting, we’ve summarised the main points below.

SupplierPortal readiness assessment

Register for a free SupplierPortal Readiness Assessment that reviews your supplier due diligence process and identifies ways to reduce cost, increase transparency and reduce the risk of non-compliance.

The session will cover:

WHO?

Identify people across the business who need to collect, review and report compliance and other information from suppliers