Reduce costs by proactively managing global sourcing risks
Good business decisions require good business intelligence. UL Responsible Sourcing offers a diverse set of sourcing risk services for sourcing professionals to assess, prioritize, and mitigate risks from social and environmental factors, helping to avoid unnecessary costs associated with legal or regulatory roadblocks and damage to brand reputation.
Country Sourcing Analyses Quantify and rank relative sourcing risk for over 150 countries to help prevent costly surprises in your outsourcing strategy. UL Responsible Sourcing Country Risk Profiles and Country Risk Index can help sourcing professionals prepare for eventual social risks.
Product Sourcing Analyses Many product categories carry inherent risks because of historical or circumstantial reasons. UL Responsible Sourcing Product Risk Profiles and Index offer comprehensive insight into production processes and industry challenges that affect social and environmental decision making parameters.
Sourcing Program AssessmentsDemonstrate commitment to responsible sourcing using our program efficacy assessment services, which can help social compliance managers to better understand their return on investment for program activities and prioritize risk management in their supply chain.
Program Communication Tools
Increase social compliance program buy-in and commitment from executives and supply chain partners with UL Responsible Sourcing program communication tools. Our Customized Country Scorecards and Child and Forced Labor Country and Product Matrix offer easy-to-read data that make sourcing risks tangible and comprehensible.