Sustainable Sourcing
Many of our clients rely on complex global supply chains to deliver their products. These supply chains stretch from factories and processing facilities to farms, forests, and mines, and ultimately to the people and environments that sustain them.
Our sustainable sourcing expertise and tools help organisations build resilient supply chains that work for business, people, and the planet. We support clients to gain visibility upstream to raw material sources, identify risks such as labour rights violations and deforestation, and take practical action to address them.
By working closely with procurement teams and suppliers, we help embed buying practices that enable better jobs, stronger environmental management, and long-term supply security.
We understand the importance of integrating sustainability assessment and due diligence into existing buying processes. With our on-the-ground teams in key sourcing markets, we understand how to engage supplier partners and design programmes that can really address impact.
Sustainable Sourcing Overview
We help organisations translate sourcing commitments into practical action. Our teams operate in sourcing hotspots across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, assessing suppliers, delivering training, and enabling data-driven improvement. Because our specialists operate in the very places where materials are sourced and risks emerge, we can support suppliers firsthand to improve performance and build resilient supply chains.
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Why work with SLR on your sustainable sourcing?
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Data and technology for transparency
Digital tools are transforming how companies understand their supply chains.
Our Vine platform for the critical mineral supply chain captures the data we collect at site through deep due diligence audits. It maps and shows the connections along the electric battery supply chain, allowing our automotive sector clients to trace raw materials along that supply.
Through our work with SLR’s Geospatial and Data Science team, we’re able to use remote sensing technology to profile locations and provide insights on location-specific impacts.
This visibility enables faster decisions, better prioritisation, and stronger accountability across supplier networks.
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Global perspective, boots on the ground
Our teams combine international standards expertise with local, on-the-ground presence. We translate global expectations into actions that reflect regional realities - working directly with suppliers, regulators, and communities. This balance of global insight and local context ensures that every plan is both credible and achievable, driving real, lasting improvement where it matters most.
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Collaboration that drives progress
Real change happens through shared ownership. We bring suppliers, clients, and industry groups together to align standards, share data, and coordinate improvement efforts. These collaborations build consistency across markets and create leverage for action that companies could not achieve alone.
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Growing supplier capability for lasting change
Our programmes are designed to leave lasting capability behind. Through mentoring, peer learning, and follow-up support, suppliers gain the knowledge and confidence to sustain improvements independently - creating resilient, responsible supply chains that continue to strengthen over time.
A global team powered by local experts
Sustainable Sourcing Capabilities
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Supply chain mapping & traceability
Gain visibility from raw material to finished product. Our mapping and analytics uses data to uncover trade flows, pinpoint high-risk areas, and clarify where responsibility sits across complex supplier networks.
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Sustainability risk & impact assessment
Identify where environmental and social risks matter most. Using supplier data, field insights, and analytics, remote sensing and site visits, we help focus action on the issues that protect both people and business performance.
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Environmental & human rights due diligence
Evaluate investments, acquisitions, and partnerships against recognised standards. We deliver targeted assessments and actionable Environmental and Social Action Plans (ESAPs) that strengthen decision-making and ensure responsible growth.
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Supplier performance evaluation
Benchmark supplier performance and drive measurable improvement. Through structured assessments and action plans, we help close gaps, strengthen systems, and demonstrate credible progress.
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Sustainable sourcing frameworks
Turn sustainable sourcing from policy into practice. We design governance models, codes of conduct, and monitoring systems that embed sustainability into procurement and day-to-day operations.
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Monitoring & reporting
Transform supply-chain data into clear insight. Using performance dashboards, we track progress, evidence results and support transparent reporting.
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Supplier training & capability development
Build supplier knowledge and confidence to manage sustainability independently. Tailored workshops and mentoring programmes embed practical skills and drive continuous improvement across value chains.
Sustainable Sourcing Projects
Our Team Includes
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Maggie Zhang
Technical Director, Corporate Sustainability
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Alejandro Fiocco
Associate Director, Corporate Sustainability
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Katie Redmond
Technical Director, Corporate Sustainability
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Johan Oosthuizen
Responsible Sourcing Lead for Africa
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Neil Everett
Head of Supply Chain Sustainable Solutions
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Finny Tang
Director, Corporate Sustainability
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Belinda Ridley
Head of Social Performance
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We're here to support you in Making Sustainability Happen. Get in touch for a collaborative discussion about what that could look like for your organisation.
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