Hidden DE&I gaps in your supplier base can put your ESG goals, compliance, and reputation at risk.
This 2-minute quiz helps you assess how much visibility you really have and where blind spots may be hiding.
1. Do your supplier contracts include specific DE&I standards?
2. How often do you check whether suppliers are meeting your DE&I standards?
3. When did you last verify a supplier’s inclusion practices with data?
4. Is inclusion part of how you evaluate suppliers?
[Inclusion = the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized.]
5. When was DE&I a decisive factor in supplier selection or renewal?
6. Do you know how many of your suppliers are owned by underrepresented groups?
7. How aligned are you with Section 10 of ISO 30415
[Section 10 of ISO 30415 = considering DE&I when selecting, managing, and evaluating suppliers]
8. How are you addressing DE&I risk across and within your suppliers?
[Across = supplier diversity. Within = policies, practices and data within each supplier's business]
9. If asked to report on supplier DE&I for ESG, reporting or audit purposes, how prepared would you be?
10. Do you have visibility into DE&I practices of subcontractors or indirect suppliers (beyond Tier 1)?
