Transparency in the Supply Chain project

Supply chain transparency is a key challenge for many leading reporters and their suppliers. To promote the transparency and sustainability perfomance of suppliers and the multinational enterprises (MNEs) who buy from them, GRI in collaboration with GTZ piloted a unique project in six countries around the world: Transparency in the Supply Chain

The Imphala clothing factory - participants in the project.

About the project

The project:

§   Partnered four multinational enterprises (MNEs)

§   With eleven small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

§   MNEs (the buyers) and SMEs (the suppliers) worked together with

      international and regional experts to explore how reporting can be

§   improved and promote sustainability and transparency within the supply

§   chain.

Participating MNEs were experienced in sustainability reporting and mentored their suppliers in India, Turkey, Thailand, China, Chile and South Africa.