Responsible Sourcing

Responsible Sourcing


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

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Committee Materials

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Aug. 2020 Forced Labor Due Diligence Survey

Peer survey on forced labor due diligence.

August 3, 2020
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2018 Retail Responsible Sourcing Benchmarking Summary Report

Responsible Sourcing Committee 2018 benchmarking summary report.

December 1, 2018
2021 PROXY SEASON ESG LOOKBACK
2021 PROXY SEASON ESG LOOKBACK

In this blog, Sullivan & Cromwell discuss key takeaways for retail from the 2021 Proxy season.

November 26, 2021
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Dec. 2019 Homeworking (Suppliers) Survey

Peer survey on homeworking with suppliers.

December 2, 2019
2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps

2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps

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External Stakeholder Communications Library

Resources are available to RILA committee members. Please login to access or contact us to learn more about membership.

April 22, 2020
2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps

2021 Responsible Sourcing Meeting Recaps

February 2021 XUAR Due Diligence

Peer survey on XUAR due diligence

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2021 RS Call Summaries

2021 RS Call Summaries

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July 2019 Responsible Sourcing Committee Survey Report

Peer survey on responsible sourcing program structure and scope.

July 1, 2019
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2022 Responsible Committee Call Summaries

Call Summaries for all 2022 Responsible Sourcing Committee Calls.

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June 2020 Responsible Sourcing Survey

Peer survey on responsible sourcing scope and COVID-19 Response.

June 1, 2020
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Developing Effective Supplier Codes of Conduct
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.

November 30, 2021
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Oct. 2020 Forced Labor Due Diligence Survey

Peer survey on due diligence with forced labor.

October 1, 2020
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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.

October 3, 2019
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Oct. 2020 RILA GHG Emissions Survey

Peer Survey on GHG Emissions

October 5, 2020
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ESG Reporting: Balancing Transparency & Risk

Recording from the ESG Reporting: Balancing Transparency & Risk Call

November 19, 2020
October 2021 Recruitment Fees

Peer survey on recruiting fees

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ESG Roadmap: Opportunities & Potholes Along the Way Webinar

Webinar featuring Leaders Arena and AllianceBernstein on ideas for structuring and communicating an ESG program.

December 11, 2019
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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

October 14, 2020
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Resilient Management in the Age of Responsible Retail

Recording from the Resilient Management in the Age of Responsible Retail call

October 8, 2020
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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).

April 17, 2020
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September 2022 Responsible Sourcing Program Survey

September 2022 Responsible Sourcing Program Survey

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Serving the Conscious Consumer through Digital Platforms
Serving the Conscious Consumer through Digital Platforms

Recording from the Serving the Conscious Consumer through Digital Platforms call

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Third Party Risk Management Webinar
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

February 10, 2021
Using Weather & Climate Data to Advance Retail
Using Weather & Climate Data to Advance Retail

Using Weather & Climate Data to Advance Retail Sustainability, Asset Protection and Operational Resilience Webinar

September 8, 2022

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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