Social Impact Assessment

Drive Impact, Ensure Compliance & Elevate Social Performance Across Your Supply Chain

ESCP Social Impact Assessment is a tool for both Vendors & Manufacturers to measure and improve the management systems in place for labor standards in the supply chain.
The Assessment can be taken as standalone, or combined with our Environmental Assessment.

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What’s included in the Social Impact Assessment?

Our Social Impact Assessment offers a comprehensive evaluation of how your suppliers manage labor standards and social responsibility. It covers key areas such as working conditions, wages, health and safety, grievance mechanisms, and human rights due diligence. The assessment is built to verify existing management systems, highlight gaps, and provide actionable insights to drive continuous improvement. With clear scoring, benchmarking, and tailored recommendations, it gives you the tools to support suppliers, meet regulatory requirements, and enhance social performance across your entire value chain.

What does the Social Impact Assessment cover?

All assessments cover the core social impact assessment scope and questionnaire, this covers the following:

Complaint Management and Resolution

Corrective and Preventative Actions

External Verification and Stakeholder Engagement

Internal Involvement and Communication

Management of Beyond Tier 1 Suppliers and Contractors

Policies, Procedures and Implementation Teams

Risk Assessment and Monitoring

Training

The benefits of using the Social Impact Assessment program

Online self-assessment covering labor standards & workplace conditions

Independent expert evaluation via phone/video call

Verified score and tailored improvement plan

Clear roadmap to improve social impact performance

Expert guidance from ESCP assessors

Resources to help suppliers implement improvements

Applicable to any supplier in any industry

Available in any country and in multiple languages

One fixed cost – no hidden surprises

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The DHL Group joined the program in 2021, they approached ESCP to learn about the Social Impact & Environmental Assessment tools.

Why Choose the ESCP Social Impact Assessment?

✔️ Proactively manage supply chain risks
✔️ Improve supplier standards & accountability
✔️ Reduce audit fatigue with a low-cost, scalable solution
✔️ Gain independent verification & a clear improvement path

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Hear from program users

"There will inevitably be difficult times, and you can only tackle problems successfully when they arise if you've got a very good ongoing relationship with suppliers, which ESCP helps us to have."
Shaun Hodgkinson
Dorling Kindersley (DK)
Chief Operating Officer
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