Putting our knowledge base to work for our clients.
Expertise. It’s what businesses, governments and academics need behind them when it comes to responsible sourcing. With support around the world, STR’s team of global compliance experts is a leader in their field. They’ve helped establish the benchmarks and standards that industries worldwide strive to meet. Local and regional supply chain issues can get complex, so when our researchers assess supply chain risk, they draw on their relationships with local experts who speak the language, know the laws, and understand the context of operations there. Through these relationships, in over 140 countries around the world, our expertise circles the globe.
STR’s responsible sourcing research department is the premier industry resource for laws and standards, news, trends, special projects and customized tools. Our proprietary database of up-to-date legal information on labor and safety standards around the globe is one of the most comprehensive in the industry. Our benchmarking and program analysis services help ensure that our clients' programs—including codes of conduct, audit methodology, audit templates and program effectiveness—grow and progress along with the industry and in comparison to their competitors’. We also publish a variety of best practice manuals, risk indices, and other research that help clients make informed decisions on allocating program resources. Visit our Publications page to learn more about our research work.