Responsible Supply Chains
Supply Chain Practices That Deserve Respect
Any brand or retailer today must be prepared to answer difficult questions about their supply chain. The questions, ranging from “where do you source your cotton?” to “what have you done to eliminate modern slavery?” will be posed to you by your consumers, NGOs, the media, and even governments. And if you can’t provide satisfactory answers, the repercussions can be anything from consumer boycotts and petitions to high-profile media documentaries and steep fines.
The good news is, we’re here to help. QIMA’s Responsible Supply Chains family of solutions offers everything you need to discover the real state of your supply chain and drive meaningful improvement. We have the experience and credentials to implement supplier audit programs to major international standards (amfori BSCI, SMETA/Sedex, RJC, and more), our own best-in-class protocol, or your in-house code of conduct.
QIMA Responsible Supply Chain Solutions
When we help you make your sourcing more ethical, responsible and transparent, where do we start? The answer depends entirely on you. QIMA experts can build an ethical compliance program for you from the ground up, or seamlessly incorporate any of our tools into your existing CSR strategy, helping you:
- Build an ethical supply chain based on the real factory data collected by our social compliance auditors, with particular attention to making worker voice heard
- Create a safer working environment in your suppliers’ factories, powered by the Corrective Action Plans drawn up by our structural auditors and civil engineers
- Measure and reduce your environmental footprint through environmental audits, water testing and chemical management tools
- Contribute to safer international trade by meeting the requirements of the US Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
- Reduce food safety risks in your supply chain with food hygiene and GMP checks conducted by certified auditors
- Ensure your suppliers are abiding by best-practice sanitation and hygiene measures with a Sanitation Audit
