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In short A clean sanctions screen only proves a supplier’s name isn’t on a list — it says nothing about who actually controls the entity behind it. Beneficial ownership, multi-jurisdiction list coverage, alert calibration and continuous rescreening are what separate a screening programme that holds up under scrutiny from one that only looks convincing on […]
In short Under the US UFLPA, importers — not regulators — must prove a shipment isn’t linked to forced labour, and a similar evidentiary bar is emerging under the EU’s Forced Labour Regulation. Both mechanisms test traceability several tiers upstream, on a deadline the buyer doesn’t control — making this an operational capability question, not […]
In short Most TPRM evaluations start with a feature comparison — the wrong starting point. Before contacting a vendor, assess your programme’s actual maturity, map every regulatory regime driving the purchase, identify the three teams who’ll use the platform daily, and answer five internal questions in writing. This piece covers all four, plus the data […]
In short A company operating in Europe can face up to four supply chain due diligence obligations at once — the French Loi de Vigilance, Germany’s LkSG, the EU’s CSDDD, and the CSRD — each with its own threshold and enforcement route. Omnibus I (March 2026) narrowed the two EU-level regimes but left the two […]
In short CSRD supply chain reporting now applies to a narrower set of companies after Omnibus I, but the evidentiary bar for those still in scope hasn’t dropped. This piece covers what changed, what ESRS actually requires from supply chain data, the four things a limited assurance auditor checks, and a 5-step roadmap for building […]
Supply chain decarbonisation is no longer a future objective. It has become an operational priority for procurement teams worldwide. As Scope 3 emissions increasingly represent the largest share of corporate carbon footprints, organizations are under growing pressure to gain visibility across their supplier ecosystems. The challenge is particularly complex for large international industrial groups managing […]
The Moment That Defines Everything That Follows Every supplier relationship has a founding moment. It is not the signing of the contract, nor the first invoice, nor the first delivery. It is the onboarding process, those first few weeks during which a new supplier discovers how your organisation works, what it expects, and whether it […]
Why ROI Is No Longer the Best Metric for Measuring GRC Programme Value When organizations evaluate Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) initiatives, the discussion almost always starts with ROI. How much time will be saved? How many manual tasks will disappear? How many operational costs will be reduced? These questions are legitimate — but they […]
TPRM by design: how to manage the extended enterprise with integrity, insight and accountability? The concept of the “extended enterprise” has fundamentally transformed how organizations operate. Today, companies no longer create value alone. They increasingly depend on vast ecosystems of: In many industries, third parties now represent a critical extension of the enterprise itself. But […]
