Supporting organisation in responsible sourcing.
In today’s world, businesses are increasingly required to adopt responsible sourcing practices to combat global challenges such as deforestation, climate change, biodiversity loss and human rights abuses.
To support organisations in this journey, Preferred by Nature has developed the Due Diligence Toolkit, drawing on their Sustainability Framework. This framework integrates key sustainability principles across commodities and landscapes and serves as the foundation of the toolkit.
The framework and due diligence toolkit have also been aligned with the due diligence requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
The Due Diligence Toolkit is structured to provide actionable support through five key steps:
- System set-up
- Get started by establishing a responsible sourcing policy and documented procedures for due diligence within your organisation. Tools include templates for sourcing policies and due diligence procedures.
- Information & supply chains
- Access resources for onboarding suppliers, gathering essential supply chain information, and ensuring traceability. Explore templates and guides for supplier questionnaires, information collection and supply chain mapping.
- Assessing risks
- Learn how to assess sustainability-related risks in your supply chains, covering a range of social and environmental topics. Tools such as supply chain risk analysis templates and deforestation risk assessment guides will support your analysis.
- Responding to risks & impacts
- Understand approaches to addressing identified risks, with tools to help you manage risks through supplier verification, document evaluation and the use of certification or other assurance systems.
- Transparency & reporting
- Use templates for public reporting and product statements to communicate your due diligence efforts effectively.
