AskEiQ: Your new supply chain sustainability risk insights assistant

In a new era defined by AI-driven technology and automation, if you’re not optimising their capabilities for business transformation, you’re not keeping pace. EiQ’s new AI agent is designed to answer your supply chain risk questions instantly, giving you deeper insight into the risk landscape and your supply chain vulnerabilities.

Built on an industry-leading dataset, AskEiQ delivers actionable insights in real-time that drive supply chain transformation and smarter sourcing decisions. Whether you need fast insights about emerging risks in your top sourcing countries, guidance for sourcing decisions on commodities like palm oil or cotton or seeking to identify regions with heightened forced labour exposure, AskEiQ is your new right-hand in responsible sourcing.

What does AskEiQ answer? 

AskEiQ provides insight into risk analysis of the trade landscape, including supply chain risks from global sourcing regions, historical supplier data and media incidents that are derived from EiQ’s proprietary dataset. Pose a question to AskEiQ about supply chain risks, and you’ll receive an answer instantly, using EiQ proprietary data, civil society research and public domain sources. Along with a comprehensive response, AskEiQ can pose actionable recommendations to better inform your unique sourcing needs.

Sample questions for AskEiQ:

• What new or emerging sustainability risks should I be aware of in my top 5 sourcing countries over the next 12 months?
• Which countries have weak environmental management systems but improving labour frameworks, and how should I adjust my compliance expectations accordingly? 
• If I source 60% of my textiles from one region, what sustainability risks would make that a problematic concentration, and what’s a safer geographic distribution?
• Can you provide recent evidence of labour issues in leather manufacturing in Pakistan and tell me how this affects my sourcing strategy?

Plus, AskEiQ provides a preview of EiQ’s adverse media data, allowing you to preview supplier alerts and incidents across the world, using EiQ’s dataset from scanning more than 2 million suppliers per month.

EiQ’s dataset is unparalleled in the industry

EiQ data is derived from tens of thousands of rigorous annual on-site audits, integrating an extensive network of trusted civil society sources and public domain research. This robust framework delivers uniquely granular insights, from provincial-level sourcing details to risk flags for forced labour, ensuring that each risk metric is actionable.

EiQ data covers more than 100 sourcing geographies, including provincial-level data for countries such as the United States, Mexico, China, Italy, India and Vietnam, where audit volume is high. EiQ also provides risk data for more than 500 products and services, scoring them on their social and environmental risk exposure. Finally, EiQ houses data for more than 2 million individual supplier entities, ranging from supplier scorecards and media incident data. 

Who is AskEiQ for? 

AskEiQ is designed for responsible sourcing professionals, supply chain sustainability teams, procurement leaders and any organisation seeking to reduce social and environmental risk across global supply chains. It is particularly valuable for teams that need fast, defensible answers to support sourcing decisions, supplier prioritisation and remediation planning.

Why AskEiQ?

• Trusted data foundation: Powered by EiQ’s unparalleled sustainability and risk intelligence database.
• Advanced risk insights: Identify, assess and mitigate risks across global supply chains.
• AI-powered: Get instant, conversational answers to complex sustainability challenges.

Save time and get the answers you need right away. By transforming complex sustainability challenges into actionable intelligence, AskEiQ accelerates data-driven decision-making to empower your journey toward total supply chain confidence.

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