Increasingly businesses are implementing Supply Chain practices which place strict CSR demands on their suppliers.

Failure to meet these demands results in an inability for your business to compete effectively and ultimately lose new business. 4Front Consulting can help you manage the impact of these supply chain practices, leveraging the opportunities and minimising the risks they pose to your business.

Benefits for Your Business

• Secure new and larger customers by demonstrating your ability to meet their supply chain requirements
• Achieve financial savings through reducing the costs associated with your own supply chain
• De-risk your supply chain, reducing the potential impact of bad publicity caused by 'unethical' sourcing
• Differentiate yourself from your competitors through your branding and values

What we can do for your business

4Front Consulting can work with your business to:

• Provide analysis of the supply chain requirements of your current and target client base
• Up-scale your supply chain practices to meet your current and target customers expectations
• Develop a Supply Chain Charter of your own to reflect your corporate values and comply with best practice
• Help roll your Charter out across your own supply chain

"A sustainable supply chain benefits our business by mitigating risks associated with producing and delivering our products and services to our customers. It also creates opportunities to develop closer ties with suppliers in the long-term interest of the company."

- Erik Engstrom, Chief Executive Officer, Reed Elsevier 

Source; UN Global Compact; Supply Chain Sustainability; 2010