Advisory · Organisation · Development
ESG supply chain & responsible procurement
1. Brief service summary
Introduce environmental, social and governance criteria into purchasing decisions and supplier relationships. The engagement helps organize due care proportionate to purchasing categories and accessible information, without equating a supplier questionnaire with complete evidence of compliance.
2. Your needs
Your suppliers present different issues depending on products, services and supply chains. Purchasing teams receive dispersed requirements and have inconsistent supporting evidence. You wish to know which criteria to use, which evidence to request and how to handle incomplete responses without indiscriminately blocking all commercial relationships.
3. Objectives of the engagement
Prioritize issues, structure expected information and clarify assessment responsibilities. This involves connecting ESG criteria to purchasing decisions, supplier dialogue and monitoring of agreed actions. The approach distinguishes statements, supporting evidence and specialist verification, with human decisions for situations requiring contextual assessment.
4. Indicative scope
The engagement may cover procurement segmentation, supplier consultation criteria, questionnaires, review of supporting documents and organization of improvement plans. Requirements are adapted to the categories concerned and reasonable response capacities. Proposed clauses or contractual obligations are identified for competent review; their validity and scope are not presumed.
5. Possible delivery arrangements
Procurement and CSR workshops, file sampling and pilot preparation may be combined. Supplier exchanges require a defined mandate. Conflicting findings and missing data are retained, then submitted to authorized managers before any commercial decision or request for additional investigation.
6. Possible deliverables
As agreed: an issue map by category, a criteria grid, a proportionate questionnaire, an evidence register and a supplier improvement plan template. A review process may specify cases requiring further examination and responsibilities. These tools remain indicative; they constitute neither an official rating nor a supplier compliance attestation.
7. Conditions and limitations
This service complements procurement under pole 09 without replacing its operational oversight. Customs controls fall under pole 13. No responsible supplier, absence of risk or legal compliance is guaranteed. Specialist audits, visits and sensitive data processing require separate conditions. No automatic supplier exclusion is presumed authorized.