Stage 1: Baseline

If stage 0 was about building awareness, stage 1 is taking that awareness and acting on it.

Here you’ll start by setting up the systems and processes you need to have for your future work. It will secure you for the future, as much of the stage’s content is must haves in an industry like the fashion and lifestyle industry.

 
 

Module 1: Develop policies

Lesson 1: Introducing the module

Lesson 2: How to use the policies

Lesson 3: Overview of the policies

Lesson 4: Choosing the right policies

Included tools:

  • Policy templates for: Animal Welfare, Anti-slavery, Anti-corruption, Child Labour, Minerals from conflict.

  • Supplier communication templates for: Code of conduct (both fashion and jewelry brands), Animal Welfare policies, Anti-corruption policies, REACH compliants.

  • Employee communication templates for: Anti-corruption policies

  • Templates for: Code of Conduct, Code of Coorperation, Ethical Sourcing Requirements, gathering signatures for compliance to policies,

  • Preformatted Excel sheet for REACH compliants.

Module 2: Mapping supply chain

Lesson 1: Why you need to map the supply chain

Lesson 2: Communication with the suppliers

Lesson 3: The 80/20 rule

Lesson 4: Collecting the information

Lesson 5: Wrap up & next steps

Included tools:

  • Template for: production unit mapping, confidentiality agreement

  • Communication templates for: contacting suppliers about filling out questionnaires, reminding suppliers to fill out questionnaires

  • Preformatted Excel sheet for mapping and segmenting suppliers

Included tools:

  • Risk categorizing tool

Module 3: Risk categorizing your suppliers

Lesson 1: Introducing the module

Lesson 2: Introducing risk categorizing

Lesson 3: How to risk categorize your suppliers

Lesson 4: Risk categorizing examples

Lesson 5: Wrap up & next steps

Included tools:

  • Policy for adding a new supplier

Module 4: Onboarding suppliers

Lesson 1: Internal communication

Lesson 2: Onboarding new suppliers

Included tools:

  • Template for: Sourcing policy, Buyer Code, Cost calculations

  • Guide for: responsible purchasing practices (6 pages)

  • Check list for mapping internal procedures.

  • Exercise schedule

Module 5: Purchasing practices

Lesson 1: Introducing the module

Lesson 2: The vicious circle

Lesson 3: Sourcing Policy 

Lesson 4: Internal Procedures 

Lesson 5: What constitutes a good price?

Lesson 6: The circle of change

Lesson 7: Communicating with agents

Lesson 8: Buyer training

Included tools:

  • Written website communication on CSR

Module 6: Communication at Stage 1

Lesson 1: Why you need to communicate 

Lesson 2: What to communicate 

Lesson 3: Wrap up & next steps