ESG Supplier Assessment and Performance Monitoring

The publisher’s words

How it is proven

Evidence required

1. A copy of the assessment process description. 2. A copy of the supplier questionnaire template OR Description of the assessment software. 3. Exemplary documentation of supplier assessments not older than 1 year at the moment of certification.

Who checks it

Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How to read this clause

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

Type of requirement

Provide information — e.g. declare ingredients or publish an environmental product declaration

Required?

Optional, earns points — not required; meeting it adds to the score

Topic

Social Health & Equity — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)

Also relevant to

Ecosystem Health — other topics the clause addresses

Other clauses in this standard