Global Forced Labor Due Diligence
Building an End-to-End Supply Chain Audit Trail with Sourcemap offers the only full-suite software solution for compliance with forced labor regulations in North America, Europe and Australasia. It allows companies to quickly and completely compile an audit trail to ensure every import is forced labor-free.
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Global Forced Labor Due Diligence
Building an End-to-End Supply Chain Audit Trail with Sourcemap offers the only full-suite software solution for compliance with forced labor regulations in North America, Europe and Australasia. It allows companies to quickly and completely compile an audit trail to ensure every import is forced labor-free.
Suppliers Mapped
Global Forced Labor Due Diligence
Building an End-to-End Supply Chain Audit Trail with Sourcemap offers the only full-suite software solution for compliance with forced labor regulations in North America, Europe and Australasia. It allows companies to quickly and completely compile an audit trail to ensure every import is forced labor-free.
Suppliers Mapped
Named 2022 TIME Magazine Invention of the Year
Sourcemap's Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution is the only software capable of meeting US Customs and Border Protection importer guidance for keeping products of forced labor out of supply chains.
Named 2022 TIME Magazine Invention of the Year
Sourcemap's Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution is the only software capable of meeting US Customs and Border Protection importer guidance for keeping products of forced labor out of supply chains.
Named 2022 TIME Magazine Invention of the Year
Sourcemap's Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution is the only software capable of meeting US Customs and Border Protection importer guidance for keeping products of forced labor out of supply chains.
Why choose Sourcemap as your Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution
Why choose Sourcemap as your Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution
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A Complete Supply Chain System of Record
Sourcemap builds a complete and verifiable record of the supply chain in line with US and EU importer guidance. Unlike AI-only approaches, Sourcemap provides the collaboration infrastructure required by law to collect validated data directly from suppliers and sub-suppliers. Sourcemap is also the only ERP-integrated supply chain mapping platform able to automatically dispatch traceability requests, collect upstream transaction documentation, and validate every supplier using continuous watchlist monitoring.
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A Complete Supply Chain System of Record
Sourcemap builds a complete and verifiable record of the supply chain in line with US and EU importer guidance. Unlike AI-only approaches, Sourcemap provides the collaboration infrastructure required by law to collect validated data directly from suppliers and sub-suppliers. Sourcemap is also the only ERP-integrated supply chain mapping platform able to automatically dispatch traceability requests, collect upstream transaction documentation, and validate every supplier using continuous watchlist monitoring.
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A Complete Supply Chain System of Record
Sourcemap builds a complete and verifiable record of the supply chain in line with US and EU importer guidance. Unlike AI-only approaches, Sourcemap provides the collaboration infrastructure required by law to collect validated data directly from suppliers and sub-suppliers. Sourcemap is also the only ERP-integrated supply chain mapping platform able to automatically dispatch traceability requests, collect upstream transaction documentation, and validate every supplier using continuous watchlist monitoring.
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One Portal for All Suppliers, All Tiers, All Industries
Sourcemap's supplier portal provides a single point of access for all suppliers to respond to customer requests for mapping and traceability data using a standard data format and without any duplication of effort. The same portal works for mapping and tracing bulk commodities and specialized manufactured goods across all industries with a physical supply chain. Sourcemap is used by raw materials producers, traders, manufacturers, contract manufacturers, distributors, and retailers around the world.
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One Portal for All Suppliers, All Tiers, All Industries
Sourcemap's supplier portal provides a single point of access for all suppliers to respond to customer requests for mapping and traceability data using a standard data format and without any duplication of effort. The same portal works for mapping and tracing bulk commodities and specialized manufactured goods across all industries with a physical supply chain. Sourcemap is used by raw materials producers, traders, manufacturers, contract manufacturers, distributors, and retailers around the world.
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One Portal for All Suppliers, All Tiers, All Industries
Sourcemap's supplier portal provides a single point of access for all suppliers to respond to customer requests for mapping and traceability data using a standard data format and without any duplication of effort. The same portal works for mapping and tracing bulk commodities and specialized manufactured goods across all industries with a physical supply chain. Sourcemap is used by raw materials producers, traders, manufacturers, contract manufacturers, distributors, and retailers around the world.
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Continuous Mapping and Traceability
Supply chains are constantly evolving, which is why Sourcemap has a continuous supply chain mapping platform that allows suppliers and sub-suppliers to maintain an up-to-date snapshot of their extended supplier networks. Sourcemap synchronizes supplier, product and transaction databases to gather traceability data for every at-risk shipment. Customers get a near real-time picture of their supply chain that can be monitored for risk and reported directly to internal and external stakeholders on demand.
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Continuous Mapping and Traceability
Supply chains are constantly evolving, which is why Sourcemap has a continuous supply chain mapping platform that allows suppliers and sub-suppliers to maintain an up-to-date snapshot of their extended supplier networks. Sourcemap synchronizes supplier, product and transaction databases to gather traceability data for every at-risk shipment. Customers get a near real-time picture of their supply chain that can be monitored for risk and reported directly to internal and external stakeholders on demand.
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Continuous Mapping and Traceability
Supply chains are constantly evolving, which is why Sourcemap has a continuous supply chain mapping platform that allows suppliers and sub-suppliers to maintain an up-to-date snapshot of their extended supplier networks. Sourcemap synchronizes supplier, product and transaction databases to gather traceability data for every at-risk shipment. Customers get a near real-time picture of their supply chain that can be monitored for risk and reported directly to internal and external stakeholders on demand.
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Verifiable Chain of Custody Data
Unlike AI-only approaches, Sourcemap provides a verified chain of custody that stands up to regulatory scrutiny. Our transaction traceability collects corroborating evidence and meta-data to ensure that all volumes are accounted for, every step of the supply chain. Machine learning is used to examine every shipment for fraud, adulteration, waste or abuse which, in combination with Sourcemap's real-time Supplier Watchlist Monitoring ensures that every shipment has a verifiable and clean bill of health.
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Verifiable Chain of Custody Data
Unlike AI-only approaches, Sourcemap provides a verified chain of custody that stands up to regulatory scrutiny. Our transaction traceability collects corroborating evidence and meta-data to ensure that all volumes are accounted for, every step of the supply chain. Machine learning is used to examine every shipment for fraud, adulteration, waste or abuse which, in combination with Sourcemap's real-time Supplier Watchlist Monitoring ensures that every shipment has a verifiable and clean bill of health.
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Verifiable Chain of Custody Data
Unlike AI-only approaches, Sourcemap provides a verified chain of custody that stands up to regulatory scrutiny. Our transaction traceability collects corroborating evidence and meta-data to ensure that all volumes are accounted for, every step of the supply chain. Machine learning is used to examine every shipment for fraud, adulteration, waste or abuse which, in combination with Sourcemap's real-time Supplier Watchlist Monitoring ensures that every shipment has a verifiable and clean bill of health.
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Supplier Engagement
Benefit from Sourcemap's expert customer and supplier services team with team leads in Europe and the US to oversee deployment and ongoing due diligence in all supplier and regulator timezones and languages. Sourcemap's expert project managers will ensure that the platform meets all internal stakeholder requirements while Sourcemap's international supplier engagement teams oversee every step in the supplier lifecycle and ensure continuous, complete and accurate data submissions.
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Supplier Engagement
Benefit from Sourcemap's expert customer and supplier services team with team leads in Europe and the US to oversee deployment and ongoing due diligence in all supplier and regulator timezones and languages. Sourcemap's expert project managers will ensure that the platform meets all internal stakeholder requirements while Sourcemap's international supplier engagement teams oversee every step in the supplier lifecycle and ensure continuous, complete and accurate data submissions.
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Supplier Engagement
Benefit from Sourcemap's expert customer and supplier services team with team leads in Europe and the US to oversee deployment and ongoing due diligence in all supplier and regulator timezones and languages. Sourcemap's expert project managers will ensure that the platform meets all internal stakeholder requirements while Sourcemap's international supplier engagement teams oversee every step in the supplier lifecycle and ensure continuous, complete and accurate data submissions.
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Policy Team
Sourcemap due diligence workflows are regularly reviewed by our in-house Policy team with partners in Brussels and Washington to ensure that today's solutions are compatible with tomorrow's regulations.
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Policy Team
Sourcemap due diligence workflows are regularly reviewed by our in-house Policy team with partners in Brussels and Washington to ensure that today's solutions are compatible with tomorrow's regulations.
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Policy Team
Sourcemap due diligence workflows are regularly reviewed by our in-house Policy team with partners in Brussels and Washington to ensure that today's solutions are compatible with tomorrow's regulations.
US Forced Labor Solution
Our Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution is the only software capable of meeting US Customs and Border Protection importer guidance for keeping products of forced labor out of supply chains.
Global Forced Labor Solution
Our Forced Labor Due Diligence Solution is an all in one solution meeting global laws/directives/regulations such as Canada S-211, LkSG, NTA, VSoTr, The French Devoir de Vigilance and other importer guidance for keeping products of forced labor out of supply chains.
the process
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Supply Chain Mapping
Understand your supplier network down to tier-n.
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Corroborating Evidence
Collect proof that the supply chain is compliant
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Risk
Assessment
Independent verification of supplier legality and risk
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Continuous Improvement
Track issues and maintain a record of corrective actions
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Reporting
On-demand chain of custody reporting for regulators and insights
Dec 2, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
Labor and Human Rights
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Expands List of Entities Suspected of Forced Labor in Show of Commitment to Increase Detentions
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Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
Labor and Human Rights
The EU Forced Labor Regulation (FLR) was just adopted. Here’s how to prepare
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Oct 17, 2024
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Labor and Human Rights
DHS and FLETF Continue to Expand Forced Labor Enforcement to New Industries
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Frequently Asked Questions
What if a supplier does not want to participate?
Sourcemap will work with your procurement and compliance teams to plan for supplier non-responsiveness as well as red flags and incomplete or erroneous data submission. Non-compliant suppliers are prioritized for mitigation including but not limited to: audits, corrective action plans, capacity building and more.
What if a supplier does not want to participate?
Sourcemap will work with your procurement and compliance teams to plan for supplier non-responsiveness as well as red flags and incomplete or erroneous data submission. Non-compliant suppliers are prioritized for mitigation including but not limited to: audits, corrective action plans, capacity building and more.
Is Sourcemap’s Supplier Engagement team in-house?
Sourcemap’s in-house Supplier Engagement team is composed of subject-matter experts based out of our Paris office.
What data do companies need to comply with global Forced Labor legislation?
U.S Customs and Border Protection in their Operational Guidance for Importers, suggests collecting various forms of supply chain data and documents as a best practice, but also to aid companies comply with CBP information requests in the event that their shipments are seized for suspicion of forced labor. These requirements include mapping of the supply chain and assessment of forced labor risks along the supply chain from raw materials to production of the imported good; and evidence pertaining to merchandise or any component thereof, including: purchase orders, invoices, packing lists, bills of materials, certificates of origin, payment records, invoices and receipts for all suppliers and sub-suppliers.
What is supply chain mapping?
Supply chain mapping is the process of documenting every tier in a company's physical supply chain including all raw material extraction/production, all refining and manufacturing sites, and all logistics waypoints involved in bringing goods to market. EU and US regulations require supply chain mapping to be performed by collecting supplier-attested data and validating it using third-party data and/or assurance. Sourcemap introduced the first software for large-scale supply chain mapping based on supplier-attested data in 2011.
What is supply chain mapping?
Supply chain mapping is the process of documenting every tier in a company's physical supply chain including all raw material extraction/production, all refining and manufacturing sites, and all logistics waypoints involved in bringing goods to market. EU and US regulations require supply chain mapping to be performed by collecting supplier-attested data and validating it using third-party data and/or assurance. Sourcemap introduced the first software for large-scale supply chain mapping based on supplier-attested data in 2011.
How should companies verify data to ensure compliance with Forced Labor compliance?
Companies should exert reasonable care to ensure that their supply chain complies with Forced Labor regulation, especially to ensure that the supply chain that has been mapped is accurate. Verifying a supply chain map requires document collection to validate the flow of goods and payments between actors. Depending on the type of supply chain, it may also be necessary to monitor traceability and ensure that no unauthorized subcontracting is employed. Finally, companies need to monitor whether suppliers or their affiliates are listed on US and international forced labor entity lists.
What is supply chain traceability?
Supply chain traceability is the process of documenting every transaction in a company's physical supply chain from raw materials to finished goods. US and Canadian authorities require supply chain traceability as part of importer guidance, and both EU and US authorities require supply chain traceability for content claims such as '100% recycled'. In order for companies to trace transactions at every tier of their supply chain they must collect evidence of transactions at every tier. Sourcemap introduced the first software for large-scale raw material-to-finished goods traceability to comply with US forced labor regulation in 2021.
What is supply chain traceability?
Supply chain traceability is the process of documenting every transaction in a company's physical supply chain from raw materials to finished goods. US and Canadian authorities require supply chain traceability as part of importer guidance, and both EU and US authorities require supply chain traceability for content claims such as '100% recycled'. In order for companies to trace transactions at every tier of their supply chain they must collect evidence of transactions at every tier. Sourcemap introduced the first software for large-scale raw material-to-finished goods traceability to comply with US forced labor regulation in 2021.
How can AI help with Forced Labor compliance?
AI is not suitable to generate supply chain maps for forced labor compliance. Regulations require companies to collect evidence of the actual supply chain from corporate records including shipping documents, contracts, receipts and purchase orders - information which is not available to AI mapping providers. AI is useful for creating watchlists which companies can use to validate the legal status of suppliers in their supply chain. AI can also provide document scanning to make sense of the large volume of transaction documents collected through supply chain mapping and traceability.
What is supply chain transparency?
Supply chain transparency is the process of disclosing the physical flow of goods behind products in a way that can be readily understood by customers, consumers and/or regulators. Supply chain transparency is becoming commonplace in industries including apparel and food, and may be required by forthcoming regulations in North America and Europe. Supply chain transparency can only be achieved based on validated supplier-attested data since it necessitates the consent of all upstream suppliers. Sourcemap introduced the first platform for supply chain transparency on a global scale in 2008.
What is supply chain transparency?
Supply chain transparency is the process of disclosing the physical flow of goods behind products in a way that can be readily understood by customers, consumers and/or regulators. Supply chain transparency is becoming commonplace in industries including apparel and food, and may be required by forthcoming regulations in North America and Europe. Supply chain transparency can only be achieved based on validated supplier-attested data since it necessitates the consent of all upstream suppliers. Sourcemap introduced the first platform for supply chain transparency on a global scale in 2008.
How can provenance testing help with Forced Labor compliance?
US Customs is adopting various product testing technologies to assert the origin of raw materials. Product testing is an excellent way to test the veracity of supply chain mapping and traceability. Testing cannot be used in the place of mapping and traceability, however, because companies will ultimately need to implement corrective actions where test results differ from the authorized chain of custody, and mapping provides a ready channel for communicating and putting mitigation measures in place.
How are customs compliance and supply chain transparency related?
The US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU all require some degree of supply chain mapping to comply with trade regulation. The US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all require companies to import products free of forced labor, which is based on accounting for all of the suppliers in the supply chain from raw material to import. The EU requires companies to identify upstream suppliers at high risk of social or environmental non-compliance, and to map all the way to individual farms in order to prove deforestation-free sourcing.
How are customs compliance and supply chain transparency related?
The US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU all require some degree of supply chain mapping to comply with trade regulation. The US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all require companies to import products free of forced labor, which is based on accounting for all of the suppliers in the supply chain from raw material to import. The EU requires companies to identify upstream suppliers at high risk of social or environmental non-compliance, and to map all the way to individual farms in order to prove deforestation-free sourcing.
What role do certifiers and auditors play in Forced Labor compliance?
While certifications and audits do not replace the need for mapping and tracing the supply chain, they do offer additional evidence that can be used to substantiate the compliance status of suppliers. One important note is that certifications based on a mass balance approach to traceability are not considered accurate enough to be used for compliance in either North America or Europe, and companies should instead require batch-level traceability where all potential suppliers are known.
How are customs compliance and supply chain transparency related?
The US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU all require some degree of supply chain mapping to comply with trade regulation. The US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all require companies to import products free of forced labor, which is based on accounting for all of the suppliers in the supply chain from raw material to import. The EU requires companies to identify upstream suppliers at high risk of social or environmental non-compliance, and to map all the way to individual farms in order to prove deforestation-free sourcing.
How are customs compliance and supply chain transparency related?
The US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU all require some degree of supply chain mapping to comply with trade regulation. The US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all require companies to import products free of forced labor, which is based on accounting for all of the suppliers in the supply chain from raw material to import. The EU requires companies to identify upstream suppliers at high risk of social or environmental non-compliance, and to map all the way to individual farms in order to prove deforestation-free sourcing.
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