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Overview
RILA’s Responsible Sourcing Committee is composed of leading retail executives working on responsible and ethical sourcing and social compliance. Responsible Sourcing executives address issues that affect the ethical performance of their supply chains, with a specific focus on manufacturing and relationships with suppliers to ensure compliance and drive continuous improvement in existing and emerging sourcing regions. They also manage responses to stakeholder requests for information on responsible sourcing performance.
The retail industry leverages approaches such as audits, worker engagement, training, and remediation to improve human rights performance, product and manufacturer transparency and traceability, supplier ownership, streamline supplier information requests, NGO collaboration, and more.
The Responsible Sourcing Committee provides leading retailers a forum for executives to benchmark and hear from experts regularly on rotating topics related to the implementation, management, and oversight of retail responsible sourcing programs. The committee has two annual in-person meetings (one co-located with the ELEVATE Leadership Forum), benchmarking surveys, and bi-monthly, focused benchmarking calls on members’ highest priority issues.
RILA members have full access to past meeting and call content, reports and benchmarking results which can be found below.
For more information on RILA's Responsible Sourcing Committee, contact Erin Hiatt, Vice President, CSR at erin.hiatt@rila.org.
Committee Materials
Aug. 2020 Forced Labor Due Diligence Survey
Peer survey on forced labor due diligence.
2018 Retail Responsible Sourcing Benchmarking Summary Report
Responsible Sourcing Committee 2018 benchmarking summary report.

2021 PROXY SEASON ESG LOOKBACK
In this blog, Sullivan & Cromwell discuss key takeaways for retail from the 2021 Proxy season.
Dec. 2019 Homeworking (Suppliers) Survey
Peer survey on homeworking with suppliers.
2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps
2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps
External Stakeholder Communications Library
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2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps
2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps
February 2021 XUAR Due Diligence
Peer survey on XUAR due diligence
2021 RS Call Summaries
2021 RS Call Summaries
July 2019 Responsible Sourcing Committee Survey Report
Peer survey on responsible sourcing program structure and scope.
2022 Responsible Committee Call Summaries
Call Summaries for all 2022 Responsible Sourcing Committee Calls.
June 2020 Responsible Sourcing Survey
Peer survey on responsible sourcing scope and COVID-19 Response.

Developing Effective Supplier Codes of Conduct
UL presentation to RILA communities on leading practices and key points to consider when developing robust and effective Supplier Codes of Conduct.
Oct. 2020 Forced Labor Due Diligence Survey
Peer survey on due diligence with forced labor.
ESG 101 - Understanding the Landscape Webinar Recording
Webinar featuring Leaders Arena, BlackRock, former CalSTRS Director, and HIP Investor on the basics of ESG investor criteria and trends.
Oct. 2020 RILA GHG Emissions Survey
Peer Survey on GHG Emissions
ESG Reporting: Balancing Transparency & Risk
Recording from the ESG Reporting: Balancing Transparency & Risk Call
October 2021 Recruitment Fees
Peer survey on recruiting fees
ESG Roadmap: Opportunities & Potholes Along the Way Webinar
Webinar featuring Leaders Arena and AllianceBernstein on ideas for structuring and communicating an ESG program.
Investor Outreach on COVID-19 & Human Capital Management
RILA facilitated a discussion on ESG Fundamentals & Applications to Investor Outreach on COVID-19 and Human Capital Management
Resilient Management in the Age of Responsible Retail
Recording from the Resilient Management in the Age of Responsible Retail call
Responsible Sourcing COVID-19 FAQ: UL
Responsible Sourcing Committee has composed a list of FAQs. Resource updated periodically. (Members-only content. Please log-in to access).
September 2022 Responsible Sourcing Program Survey
September 2022 Responsible Sourcing Program Survey

Serving the Conscious Consumer through Digital Platforms
Recording from the Serving the Conscious Consumer through Digital Platforms call

Third Party Risk Management Webinar
Daniel Click, Greg Matthews & Mitushi Pitti from KPMG shared findings from KPMG's Global Third Party Risk Management Outlook 2020 Report Survey

Using Weather & Climate Data to Advance Retail
Using Weather & Climate Data to Advance Retail Sustainability, Asset Protection and Operational Resilience Webinar
Responsible Sourcing Committee Meeting
- Oct 24, 2023
- New York, New York
Meeting of the members of RILA's Responsible Sourcing Committee. Join us for the Responsible Sourcing Committee meeting in New York, NY at Macy's Headquarters on October 24th.
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