Carrefour seeks full transparency for non-food supply chain
A global French retail giant is helping ensure sustainability in its non-food product sourcing operations.
Carrefour Global Sourcing, part of French retail conglomerate Carrefour S.A. Group which operates more than 14,000 hypermarkets, grocery stores, and convenience stores, will leverage the CBX supplier management and compliance suite from TradeBeyond to support its responsible sourcing initiatives.
Carrefour Global Sourcing will implement TradeBeyond supplier management and compliance solutions to manage its supplier base covering non-food products. This will help ensure full transparency and compliance with various European sustainability laws.
In addition, the retailer will employ TradeBeyond supplier portal and supply chain mapping tools to onboard new vendors more efficiently, conduct in-depth supplier screenings, digitize contracts, manage all compliance documents, and monitor adherence to key environmental, social, governmental and social compliance standards. The platform integrates with the Amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative to provide real-time sustainability data, helping ensureCarrefour's suppliers meet ethical labor standards and regulatory obligations.
"Carrefour is deeply committed to sustainability, and partnering with TradeBeyond allows us to take that commitment even further by introducing advanced digital oversight into all tiers of our supply chain," said Jean-Daniel Gatignol, managing director at Carrefour Global Sourcing. "With TradeBeyond's multi-enterprise platform, we can reduce compliance risks while ensuring our sourcing operations align withmconsumer expectations."
The retailer will also utilize TradeBeyond sustainability tools such as lifecycle assessment (LCA) solutions in an effort to gain deeper insights into product specification and bill of materials used. Carrefour Global Sourcing's implementation of TradeBeyond's platform is part of a long-term strategy to digitally transform its global sourcing processes.