Buyer Readiness Pulse — The Readiness Forum

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Your role

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Your organisation’s approximate supplier base

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How much pressure are you currently facing to get better sustainability and responsible-business information from your suppliers?

It’s not on our radar yet We’re beginning to see it It’s becoming a regular requirement It’s now a significant business requirement It’s a major priority

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What are you increasingly asking suppliers to provide?

Pick up to 5

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How confident are you that the sustainability information you receive from suppliers is accurate, comparable and usable?

Very confident Reasonably confident Somewhat confident Not very confident We struggle to get reliable information

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If you had to collect sustainability information from your entire supplier base tomorrow, what would be your biggest challenge?

Pick all that apply

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Which supplier group do you think will struggle most with these emerging requirements?

Pick all that apply

Micro enterprises Small enterprises Mid-sized suppliers New suppliers Overseas suppliers Suppliers in traditional / informal sectors None particularly

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When a strategically important supplier isn’t ready for a new sustainability/compliance requirement, what is your most likely response?

Give them time Help them understand the requirement Provide training/resources Put them on a corrective-action plan Find another supplier It depends on the requirement

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Beyond sustainability, what supplier capability gap worries you most?

Choose 3

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Imagine your organisation had to demonstrate the sustainability performance of its supply chain tomorrow. How ready are you?

We’d be scrambling We could confidently demonstrate it

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What is the ONE thing suppliers need to become better prepared for the next wave of customer requirements?

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What do suppliers most misunderstand about what large buyers are actually asking for?