Responsible Sourcing

Gain greater visibility into your supply chain to ensure your materials and components are sourced ethically and environmentally-friendly

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One solution for the entire supply chain
A survey tool that grows with your supply chain
Save time by sending out a high volume of questionnaires with a large reach
High response rates from your suppliers through easy to use tool
Easy export of responses
Real time data and reporting
Easy, quick and user-friendly setup

Our Responsible Sourcing Solutions

iPoint’s software enhances your supply chain management and gives you greater visibility and control throughout your supply chain. It helps you identify and mitigate the risks of negative impacts like inadequate labor conditions or environmentally damaging sourcing practices, thus protecting your brand reputation.

Benefits

One solution for the entire supply chain
A survey tool that grows with your supply chain
Save time by sending out a high volume of questionnaires with a large reach
Easy to use tool fosters high response rates from your suppliers
Easy export of responses
Get the data you need and report in real time
Easy, quick and user-friendly setup

Features

Manage supplier risk based on provided responses and related ratings
Collect, analyze, report, and monitor any type of data, documents, and declarations of your suppliers with a high degree of automation
Validate data against customizable checks related to supplier responses and known data (“red flags”)
Collect critical information from your supply chain where industry standards don’t exist
Send out campaigns to your suppliers requesting one or multiple questionnaires

Functionalities

Dashboard to get a quick overview of your campaigns
Results in real time
Response management: evaluation and acceptance handling
Pre-formulated questions in multiple languages
Guided request answering process for suppliers, including the possibility to attach supporting or requested documents
Data export into exchangeable formats like Excel, PDF, or RAW data (JSON)

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iPoint Conflict Minerals – Source responsibly

Manage and ensure the conflict minerals status of your products globally
Save time and effort by fully automating and integrating iPoint Conflict Minerals with your business processes
Increase the efficiency of your supply chain integration and risk management
Improve your smelter management

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iPoint Supply Chain Survey – Know your suppliers

Collect data – not only answers
Easily adapt to your growing needs
Track and analyze your supplier responses
Be prepared for upcoming challenges

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How to collect information from your supply chain

When it comes to collecting information from your supply chain, having certain industry standards, such as the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) is very helpful. However, how do you collect information where a standard may not exist? In this video you will learn how you can use iPoint Supply Chain Survey to collect critical information from your supply chain.

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Homeland Security and Your Supply Chain

The US Department of Homeland Security is committed to enforcing laws against human trafficking and forced labor. What does their new "strategy" document means for you and your company?

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Source responsibly

iPoint Conflict Minerals

Cobalt, EU-3TG and Sanctioned Entities – Why you should establish proactive business practices to manage the shift from conflict minerals compliance to responsible sourcing.

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What is Responsible Sourcing?

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Going beyond compliance

Responsible sourcing has become an integral part of the corporate sustainability agenda and effective supply chain management.

More and more companies are going beyond mere compliance by establishing proactive business practices. With the goal of managing the shift from legislation-driven conflict minerals compliance to purpose-driven responsible sourcing, they are voluntarily committing to ethical and environmentally-friendly sourcing practices in their supply chain.

Areas of responsible sourcing

Companies’ responsible sourcing practices in their supply chain can include, for example, ensuring that the workers involved in the manufacturing process are treated according to applicable human and labor rights and that they are paid a fair wage, that factories are safe and clean environments to work in, that the parts do not contain minerals that contribute to conflict, and that all other negative environmental and social impacts of production on the workers and the surrounding communities are considered and mitigated.

How to set up a responsible sourcing program

The Guide to Responsible Sourcing of the International Chamber of Commerce distinguishes six steps that companies of all sizes, sectors, and regions can take to define, develop and improve their own responsible sourcing approach: