FAQs

Fair Supply is a cloud-based ESG risk intelligence platform that enables organisations to assess supplier and supply chain risk across modern slavery, carbon emissions, and biodiversity. It uses advanced supply chain modeling and AI research agents to produce audit-ready, defensible results.

The platform’s Integrated Assessment Engine traces financial flows through global supply chains using MRIO methodology to model ESG impacts across up to 10 tiers of suppliers.

Fair Supply is designed for procurement, ESG, compliance, and investment professionals—especially those with modern slavery or environmental reporting obligations or those managing complex, global supply chains.

To begin using Fair Supply, you need just a list of suppliers and your annual spend per supplier. For individual supplier checks, you only need the business name or website.

Fair Supply offers transparent, supplier-specific results using trusted global datasets—unlike many platforms that rely on opaque scoring or industry averages.

Fair Supply provides data-driven assessments of supplier ESG risk by tracing financial flows across global supply chains using MRIO methodology. It reveals exposure to modern slavery, emissions, and biodiversity loss at the supplier, sector, and geographic level.

Fair Supply uses a Multi-Regional Input-Output (MRIO) model to trace procurement spend through countries, sectors, and tiers, calculating ESG exposure across complex networks.

Fair Supply outputs are formatted to align with global ESG frameworks and statutory reporting needs, including CDP, IFRS S2, and ESRS.

The Fair Supply platform aligns with TCFD, CDP, IFRS S2, ESRS E1, GRI 305, and PCAF frameworks. All outputs are audit-ready.

Yes. Fair Supply generates standards-aligned risk outputs that procurement teams can use directly in RFPs, tender submissions, and supplier due diligence responses.

Yes. You can export Fair Supply reports in PDF or CSV formats for ESG audits, board reporting, or internal governance reviews.

Fair Supply Analyst is a supplier-specific ESG risk tool that flags exposure and specific issues related to modern slavery—using sector, region, and real-time incident data.

Analyst is designed for procurement, ESG, and risk teams performing due diligence during sourcing, onboarding, or supplier renewal.

You can search by business name, website, or alias. Results are delivered instantly and include supplier-specific ESG risk profiles.

Yes. Fair Supply models supplier networks up to 10 tiers, helping you identify ESG risks that exist deep within your upstream supply chain.

It combines inherent exposure (location, industry) with any known incidents, investigations, or third-party reports.

Yes. Teams can assign suppliers for review, share supplier assessments and track historical searches within the platform.

Fair Supply Analyst surfaces real-time signals from trusted third-party data sources, public information and allegations alongside data from global macroeconomic modelling to provide a comprehensive view of risk exposure and known issues. 

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You can run a supplier assessment with just basic details—such as business name, website, or business ID number.

Yes. Fair Supply Analyst enables a side-by-side comparison across multiple suppliers with standardised risk assessments across multiple critical dimensions to inform procurement decisions.

Modern slavery risk is assessed by combining MRIO models with data from the Global Slavery Index, ILO, and U.S. government sources. Risk is quantified across supply chains and expressed as estimated people in forced labour per million dollars spent.

Key sources include the Global Slavery Index, ILO Global Estimates, U.S. TIP Reports, Department of Labor Goods List, and economic activity data.

Fair Supply classifies modern slavery risk using both a numerical score and a 5-point rating scale: Low, Moderate Low, Moderate, Moderate High, and High. These classifications are based on the distribution of forced labour risk across global industry and geography, enabling meaningful comparison and prioritisation of suppliers.

Fair Supply provides both a Scope 1 and 2 Emissions Calculator and a Scope 3 Supply Chain Assessment using EEIO modeling.

Yes. Fair Supply provides guided calculators to help organisations estimate and report their Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (energy-related) emissions. The outputs align with leading frameworks like the GHG Protocol, CDP, IFRS S2, and ESRS, making them suitable for formal audits, disclosures, and internal climate targets.

Fair Supply uses Environmentally Extended Input-Output (EEIO) analysis to model Scope 3 emissions based on supplier spend, sector, geography, and economic activity across up to 10 tiers.

Biodiversity impact is measured through nSTAR scores that combine economic activity, habitat overlap, and species threat data from IUCN and IBAT.

nSTAR stands for non-normalised Species Threat Abatement and Restoration and quantifies a supplier’s contribution to biodiversity loss by region and sector.

Yes. Fair Supply enables organisations to compare biodiversity impact scores across suppliers, industries, regions, and supply chain tiers. This helps procurement and ESG teams prioritise actions where species loss or habitat pressure is highest.

The calculator assesses the cost impact of global tariffs by simulating price increases across multi-tier supply chains using Fair Supply’s MRIO engine.

Direct tariffs apply to goods at point of import. Indirect tariffs refer to upstream price increases caused by tariffs on components or inputs.

The platform maps tariff effects across transactions, simulates price propagation, and outputs cost increases by product and supplier.

Fair Supply platform pricing is based on several factors: the function you require (compliance and reporting, supplier due diligence or both), which solution you need (modern slavery, emissions, biodiversity) and the scale of your supply chain. Talk to one of our specialists who will be able to walk you through the best option for your business.

Yes - onboarding and support services are included as part of your Fair Supply contract. A dedicated Customer Success Manager will be assigned to your account to assist through onboarding, implementation and support. They will also schedule regular check in meetings to ensure you are getting the most out of your experience.

Yes. Fair Supply’s Information Security Management System is certified against ISO27001:2013.

Data sources include the UN System, Eurostat, OECD, Global Slavery Index, ILO, PRIMAP, EDGAR, GRI, and IFRS-aligned disclosure frameworks.

Fair Supply applies best-practice security protocols, including ISO 27001–certified processes, encryption at rest and in transit, and strict access controls. The platform is designed to comply with global data protection standards, including GDPR.

Fair Supply validates responses using logic rules and third-party benchmarks. High-risk answers may trigger manual review or escalation.

Fair Supply enables procurement teams to assess ESG risks—such as modern slavery, carbon emissions, and biodiversity impact—before engaging new suppliers or renewing existing contracts. This helps ensure that selected suppliers meet your organisation’s sustainability and ethical standards from the outset.

Yes. Fair Supply is designed to integrate into existing sourcing, contract management, and risk workflows, supporting ESG screening without requiring major changes to your current systems.

Fair Supply supports continuous monitoring of ESG risks across your supplier base. It provides real-time insights that inform contract renewals, risk mitigation plans, and strategic supplier engagement.

Fair Supply provides ESG data and analytics aligned with global sustainability frameworks such as TCFD, GRI, IFRS S2, and CDP. This enables sustainability teams to generate accurate, audit-ready reports and meet both mandatory and voluntary disclosure requirements with confidence.

Yes. Fair Supply allows you to monitor and compare ESG risk profiles across suppliers and reporting periods—helping you track progress, identify emerging risks, and demonstrate year-on-year improvements in your sustainability strategy.

Yes. Fair Supply is designed to scale across multi-asset portfolios, geographies, and investment strategies. It enables investors to screen both public and private companies for ESG risks, making it ideal for portfolio-wide implementation in private equity, venture, or institutional asset management.

Yes. Fair Supply generates ESG risk indicators even when investee companies have limited or no public disclosures. It uses company-level inputs such as sector, location, and spend, along with verified third-party sources and economic modelling, to produce defensible, asset-specific ESG insights.

Implementation is fast and low-friction. The platform requires only basic input data—such as a company name and investment amount—and delivers immediate ESG risk screening across modern slavery, carbon emissions, and biodiversity for your entire portfolio.

Fair Supply provides audit-ready ESG risk assessments that align with global regulatory frameworks. Legal teams can use the platform’s outputs to evaluate supplier and portfolio risk exposure, support internal governance, and meet statutory obligations such as modern slavery or environmental disclosures.

Yes. Fair Supply aligns with leading frameworks including IFRS S2, ESRS, TCFD, CDP, and GRI. This ensures your organisation’s ESG reporting is defensible, credible, and aligned with evolving legal requirements across jurisdictions.

Yes. All assessments are fully traceable to underlying data sources, and outputs can be exported in formats suitable for internal audit, compliance reports, or regulator engagement.

More information about Fair Supply’s information security governance can be found under Data Security and Privacy.

Fair Supply provides a single platform to quantify ESG risks across your supply chain or investment portfolio. It enables leadership teams to embed ESG into core decision-making—supporting regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and long-term value creation.

Yes. Fair Supply delivers defensible, standards-aligned ESG data that supports external reporting and investor engagement. It helps you demonstrate proactive risk management and alignment with global sustainability benchmarks.

Fair Supply is built for scale—whether you're rolling it out across multiple procurement teams, subsidiaries, or international portfolios. The platform requires minimal input to get started and can support both global and decentralised operating models.

Fair Supply reduces the cost and complexity of ESG risk assessment by automating supplier and portfolio screening, supporting regulatory readiness, and lowering exposure to reputational, operational, and compliance risk. This translates into more informed decisions, streamlined reporting, and increased stakeholder trust.