By integrating D&B’s verified financial and operational insights with IntegrityNext’s automated ESG due diligence workflows, organizations gain a more comprehensive and structured approach to assessing supplier risks.
The integration enables businesses to enhance compliance efforts, identify and prioritize high-risk suppliers with greater precision, and reduce the manual effort required in data collection and risk analysis.
The Challenge: Addressing ESG Complexity in Supply Chains
Companies often face challenges in ensuring their supply chains comply with ethical, sustainable, and regulatory standards. Key obstacles include:
- Limited access to supplier data, making risk assessments incomplete.
- Compliance difficulties due to varying due diligence regulations across markets.
- Prioritization challenges, with companies struggling to identify high-risk suppliers.
- Resource constraints, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The IntegrityNext and Dun & Bradstreet Integration
IntegrityNext already enables businesses to assess sustainability risks across millions of suppliers worldwide, measuring over 45 industry- and country-specific ESG risk indicators such as human rights violations, environmental risks, and corporate governance issues.
By integrating Dun & Bradstreet’s global business data into the IntegrityNext platform, companies can further strengthen their supplier risk assessments and bolster compliance efforts. This integration streamlines the collection and verification of supplier data, enabling companies to increase the positive impact across their supply chains.
How It Works
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- Supplier Data Enrichment: IntegrityNext users can access D&B’s supplier master data and financial risk information, including company details, turnover figures and industry classifications (SIC, NACE).
- Automated Risk Assessment: IntegrityNext incorporates D&B’s supplier master data and financial risk information in detailed risk assessments.
- Streamlined Compliance Process: Organizations can incorporate these insights into their existing due diligence processes, enabling them to identify and prioritize critical suppliers and take timely, informed action.
How a Company Could Apply the Integration
An example helps illustrate how this integration works in practice. For instance, a procurement team in the electronics sector could use IntegrityNext’s ESG risk scores enriched with D&B financial data to segment their suppliers. High-risk suppliers—due to environmental concerns or financial instability—could be flagged for deeper audits, helping the team to strengthen due diligence compliance with up-to-date risk data without expanding headcount.
What This Means for Businesses
The integration provides several key benefits for companies looking to strengthen their ESG risk management:
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- Better Risk Visibility
• Gain deeper insights into supplier profiles to enable more effective risk identification and prioritization
• Identify potential ESG risks early and take action to mitigate them
- Regulatory Compliance Support
• Helps organizations align with CSDDD and other due diligence regulations
• Reduces the burden of manual data collection
- Increased Efficiency
• Automates parts of the due diligence process, freeing up resources for more strategic ESG initiatives
• Simplifies workflows, reducing the complexity of supplier risk assessments
Looking Ahead
As ESG regulations continue to evolve, businesses must adopt more structured approaches to supply chain risk management. The integration of Dun & Bradstreet’s business intelligence with IntegrityNext’s ESG monitoring streamlines the collection of supplier financial data, enabling companies to save time and make more informed decisions when developing risk strategies.
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