BSR Insight | Mills and Sundries Working Group: New Tools to Help Suppliers Lead on Sustainability
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Tiffany Finley, Manager, Advisory Services
Publication Date
November 27, 2012
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BSR’s new model for its Mills and Sundries Working Group offers tools to help suppliers take the lead on sustainability issues.
Surprisingly, suppliers are often left out of brand companies’ supplier-ownership strategies, which define performance metrics based on brands’ most material issues to identify good business and sustainability partners. The flurry of scorecards, certifications, and self-assessments developed without supplier input have reinforced that suppliers should prioritize their customers’ sustainability issues over their own, which often differ greatly from brands’ material issues.
Launched in 2012, BSR’s Supplier Performance Tiers tool helps tier 2-plus suppliers understand their current performance and what leadership looks like as they develop more robust sustainability programs.
In 2013, the working group will complement this tool with the formation of the Supplier Leadership Network, which will evaluate the sustainability issues for suppliers and identify strategic next steps for addressing risks and opportunities.
BSR is hosting two upcoming webinars for the Mills and Sundries Working Group and interested parties. To learn more, please contact Tiffany Finley.
About the Author(s)
Tiffany Finley, Manager, Advisory Services
With a strong background in environmental science, sustainability strategies, climate adaptation, and the supplier perspective on supply chain management, Tiffany works primarily with consumer products companies and on climate adaptation collaborative initiatives... Read more →
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