FoodChain ID and &Wider Announce Partnership for Responsible and Transparent Supply Chains That Protect Workers and Brands

FoodChain ID, a provider of certification services and technology for the agriculture and food industry, and &Wider, a due diligence data company measuring worker engagement for responsible sourcing, announce their partnership for risk-based monitoring and auditing of worker conditions and engagement. The new service meets the demand from global brands to monitor and mitigate potential worker issues within their supply chains, as well as the requirements for transparent actions and reporting under the European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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FoodChain ID and &Wider have announced a partnership for risk-based monitoring and auditing of food industry worker conditions to protect workers and food brands. (Photo: Business Wire)

The CSDDD created an obligation for due diligence at large companies to identify and address adverse human rights impacts, in addition to environmental issues, within a company and at suppliers. The CSRD requires disclosures and audits on several business areas, including social impact, for all companies participating in the EU market.

FoodChain ID, with a mission to make the food supply chain safe and transparent, brings global sustainability and certification audit experience to the new partnership. &Wider provides scalable technology and data for better visibility into working conditions within supply chains. &Wider conducts the surveys that measure working conditions, delivering data that helps create targeted social audits by independent auditor FoodChain ID. Clients benefit from enhanced risk assessment, early warning of supplier problems, ongoing data to support Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals and information to comply with CSDDD/CSRD.

Dr. Chetan Parmar, Senior Vice President of Technical Services for Europe and Asia at FoodChain ID, explains, “FoodChain ID brings over 25 years of experience in sustainability services and auditing to our partnership with &Wider to help companies comply with the CSDDD and CSRD. In fact, the CSRD mandates audits to ensure the credibility and accuracy of social metrics disclosed by companies.”

Lea Esterhuizen, founder and CEO of &Wider, adds, “The EU Directives require robust data management systems for transparent and accountable risk prevention and mitigation of potential worker exploitation. The &Wider methodology exposes working conditions along the global supply chains to protect workers and businesses.”

For more information on the FoodChain ID and &Wider partnership and services, visit: Risk-based Monitoring and Auditing of Worker Conditions.

About FoodChain ID

FoodChain ID is a trusted provider to over 30,000 companies across the global supply chain, with technology-enabled solutions and technical expertise to keep the food supply chain safe, compliant and transparent. Service areas include regulatory compliance, food safety certification, product certification, testing and product development. Visit www.foodchainid.com for more information.

About &Wider

&Wider is a human rights data provider. They monitor human rights along global supply chains and are active in 68 countries, and 12 sectors, including industries considered higher risk. Their monitoring combines accurate, reliable data that includes the experiences of the most vulnerable workers, with support for businesses to use their results to drive improvements where needed. They monitor human rights on a macro and micro-level: across entire sourcing geographies and business-by-business where such visibility can support prioritisation and material improvements. They have been doing this work since 2014. To learn more about &Wider, please visit www.andwider.com

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