To increase overall ESG scores and hit ambitious targets, firms are finding the fastest path to success can be to support suppliers in their own development. By SIMONE SUMMERS

Today, most supply chains are global to some degree, making it difficult to monitor ethics and integrity throughout the various tiers of suppliers. Developing and maintaining transparency in the supply chain has become a critical principle for protecting brand reputation, and technology provides the tools that make it possible. Technology enables large amounts of data to be gathered and processed on a continual basis, enabling supply chain managers to detect ethical risks in dispersed and deep supp....