Responsible sourcing in practice: supplier engagement

November 2022 update: Proforest's latest guidance on supplier engagement

Supplier engagement is evolving rapidly as a means of delivering responsible sourcing commitments across a complex supply base. In practical terms, supplier engagement is a set of mechanisms or interventions that are implemented with suppliers to build compliance with a company’s responsible sourcing commitments.

Proforest has developed a framework of good practice within which companies can implement their own programme. This briefing summarises Proforest’s approach to supplier engagement.

This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.