SupplHi ESG Guidelines
Built with the industry, for the industry, the ESG Supply Chain Guidelines define a common model to collect, assess and monitor Vendor ESG information.
CONTEXT
ESG assessment is still fragmented across Supply Chains
Buyer Organizations need to understand, monitor and improve the ESG performance of their Supply Chains. Regulations, End-Users, Financial Institutions and internal Sustainability goals are increasing the need for structured and updated Vendor information.
Individual ESG assessment models create inefficiencies for the whole industry. Buyers collect and maintain similar information through separate processes and tools.
Vendors answer comparable ESG questions multiple times, often in different formats, and often not for-free.
THE SOLUTION
The SupplHi ESG Supply Chain Guidelines
SupplHi developed the ESG Supply Chain Guidelines through an industry workgroup involving international Buyers, SMEs, Sustainability Managers and Vendor Management teams.
The workgroup mapped ESG requirements from End-Users, regulations and existing standards, benchmarked international Buyer practices and defined a common model for ESG information collection, assessment metrics, due diligence procedures and Vendor improvement guidance.
The result is an industry-specific and transparent framework to assess and monitor Vendor ESG Sustainability at a global level.
Buyer Organizations use it to structure ESG assessment processes. Vendors use it to provide ESG information in a standard format and keep it updated over time.
Download the ESG Supply Chain Guidelines
A common and continuously updated framework to support Buyer Organizations and Vendors in the assessment of ESG Sustainability across B2B Supply Chains.
A structured ESG framework for industrial B2B Supply Chains
ESG areas
3
ESG sub-areas
17
ESG industry-shared questions
200+
BENEFITS FOR BUYERS
Granular, Comparable & Transparent
The ESG Supply Chain Guidelines provide Buyer Organizations with a detailed set of industry-shared questions to assess Vendor ESG information with the right level of depth.
On SupplHi, Buyers can configure the ESG questionnaire according to their internal requirements, supply categories and risk profiles, while keeping a standard structure for comparison across the Vendor base.
ESG information is collected once, organized in a consistent format and easy to consult in the Vendor Profile. This gives Buyer Organizations more control over ESG assessment processes, reduces manual work and supports scalable Supply Chain monitoring without adding costs for Vendors.
BENEFITS FOR VENDORS
Free ESG assessment and reusable information
Vendors can access the SupplHi ESG Meter free of charge directly on the SupplHi platform. This removes one of the main barriers to participation and makes ESG assessment more accessible to smaller Vendors and SMEs.
Vendors can complete the ESG questionnaire at no cost and reuse the same information with multiple Customers that adopt the same model.
This reduces duplicated work, improves efficiency and gives Vendors greater visibility within the SupplHi network. Their ESG information remains structured, updated and available in one industry-shared environment.