Making supply chain risk assessment simple

Due diligence

Supplier engagement is a critical aspect of supply chain due diligence. However, automotive companies often face difficulties when trying to obtain supply chain transparency data from their suppliers.

Through a combination of supplier engagement and data-driven contextualised ESG and CAHRA risk data, TDi enables you to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the risks in your supply chain. This approach is complemented by targeted auditing of higher risk suppliers.

Using TDi’s Digital Platform you can explore the ESG risk exposure of your specific individual suppliers, and view multiple tiers of your supply chain visually and geographically.

Regulations and standards mapping

With new mandates and guidelines emerging at both national and international levels every year around recycling, producer responsibility, labour and carbon emissions, to name a few, ensuring your company remains compliant can be overwhelming. TDi’s expertise and digital tools enables automotive companies to proactively map the regulations and standards that apply to their operations.

Case study: Helping an automotive company understand the voluntary standards landscape 

Supply chain risk mapping

TDi can help you to identify the risks associated with the materials in your automotive supply chains – developing systems to measure and compare materials’ sustainability attributes. This includes developing practical methodologies to capture Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data in alignment with your group-level targets related to greenhouse gas emissions, water reduction, waste elimination, circularity and material usage.

Case study: Lifecycle analysis for a leading automotive manufacturer 

Human Rights Strategies

The TDi team carries out human rights due diligence assessment for specific materials in automotive supply chains. This leads to the identification of potential and actual adverse human rights impacts associated with the sourcing, production, use, re-use and disposal of these materials, providing actionable insights to mitigate risks and enhance human rights performance.

Engagement with ASM

Responsible artisanal mining can provide a dignified livelihood and serve as a driver for local development, a pillar of responsible sourcing. However, large parts of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector are not being reached through existing certification schemes and barriers still exist to direct, responsible sourcing.

TDi has been working with The Impact Facility (TIF) for Responsible Mining Communities and the Fair Cobalt Alliance for many years to help bring responsible ASM supply of critical minerals to the market. Responsible Mineral Credits (RMCs) such as TIF’s Cobalt Credit scheme, provide an opportunity for the automotive industry to invest in responsible ASM.

Insight> Opportunity for the automotive industry to invest in responsible ASM

Insights & Reports

TDi’s data analysts and responsible sourcing experts produce insight reports and data-driven research and analysis for a wide range of clients.

Case study: Material Change – a study assessing the materials used in automotive and electronics supply chains

TDi is known for its knowledge and data on ESG risks in minerals and metals supply chains – enabling industry-wide comparisons of ESG issues and their significance in the automotive industry. Get in touch with your research requirements.