Supplier Assessments
ESG- & Technical Supplier Assessments
A technical supplier assessment evaluates various aspects of a supplier's operations directly at their premises. The purpose is to:
- Determine the supplier's technical proficiency and capacity.
- Ensure compliance by assessing whether a supplier adheres to legislative requirements and standards relevant to its operations, including ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria.
- Identify potential risks associated with the supplier's operations that may impact your supply chain or business operations.
How Can We Help?
We conduct physical assessments of suppliers using our proprietary assessment matrix, which evaluates key aspects of a supplier's operations. Our comprehensive assessment report includes findings, identified risks, photographs, and supporting evidence.
Key functionalities evaluated include:
- Compliance with the Companies Act, B-BBEE Act, and ESG criteria
- Adherence to ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards
- Compliance with ISO 14001 environmental management standards
- Adherence to ISO 45001 occupational health and safety standards
- Compliance with relevant ISO technical standards where applicable
- Technical capability, capacity, and traceability of the supplier
- Client-specific requirements
What Are The Benefits?
- Impartial, third-party view of a supplier's compliance with legislative and technical requirements, eliminating subjectivity.
- Effective risk mitigation through a comprehensive understanding of a supplier's operations and identification of areas of concern or non-compliance.
- Insight into a supplier's technical capability and capacity to confirm they can meet your specific requirements and standards.
- Protects the interests of directors and stakeholders by minimising reputational risk associated with non-compliant suppliers or substandard products and services.
- Suppliers can address identified gaps to improve their processes and overall quality.
How It Works
- Step 1:Client-specific requirements incorporated into the standard assessment matrix
- Step 2:Client identifies suppliers to be assessed
- Step 3:Supplier info and scope provided to Prochain
- Step 4:Arrangements made
- Step 5:Assessment at supplier's premises
- Step 6:Collect legal and supporting documentation
- Step 7:Scoring of the supplier by applying Prochain's bespoke matrix
- Step 8:Assessment report submitted
- Step 9:Continuous monitoring and re-assessments