Easy process
Proceed to answer the self-audit questionnaire.
Get started
Create an account for free.
Achieve compliance
Optimize your supply chain, get audit certificates and become compliant to the law.
Make the connection
Invite your own customers and suppliers into your overall supply chain as legal entities. If you wish to, you can anonymize specific suppliers' names while still displaying their questionnaire results in your overview.
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Analyze the results
You will immediately receive an automated compliance report about your supply chain and the results of every participant in it.
Improvement areas will be indicated by a three-tier traffic light system.
Fill out the information about your company.
Get answers
Your suppliers and customers will then proceed to answer the questionnaires about their business and invite also their customers and suppliers.
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Do you want to learn more about the manual invitation of suppliers or customers to the bizpando platform? Please check out the Tutorial section on the platform or find selected manuals on how to use bizpando and its features here:
Targeting the overall supply chain
From a legal perspective it is not relevant, if only some products of a company contain material from non-compliant suppliers. Therefore bizpando takes the overall supply chain of the logged in legal entity into account and not separated product specific supply chains.
Benefits for all users of the bizpando platform
Free Participation
You can register, self-audit and invite your suppliers and customers for free. So that any company can participate regardless of its size, industry or country of incorporation.
Check the compliance of your supply chain members on all tier levels. You can surf through the chain by clicking on your supplier and get also aggregated compliance results for sub chains.
Supply Chain Surfing
Compliance Check
Find out if your business is in compliance with the German Supply Chain Act and other upcoming similar laws. You can simple self-audit your own business areas and/or get audited by customers or auditors.
On your dashboard you get all relevant information in real time to make decisions like KPIs, Diagrams and a News Feed about what is happening in your supply chain.
Stay up to date
Work with professionals
Find and work together with auditors that are specialised on supply chain acts. Get complaints from your supply chain and find experts who will manage them.
You will get all audit results from your complete supply chain and share your own audit results with your customers without having to complete additional questionnaires.
Multiple audit usage
Guidance
You will get detailed explanations about the laws, technical terms and requirements the German Supply Chain Act and other upcoming similar laws have towards cooperation.
Features
bizpando is a Freemium platform solution. It offers basic functions that are available for free as well as additional premium options.
Basic Features
The free basic functions include everything to make a company's supply chain transparent and to share own compliance results with customers. This includes the simple registration of an account with multiple users, the invitation and addition of suppliers and customers to the digital supply chain, the documented self-assessment and information according to the predefined questionnaire and the automatic presentation of one's own results to customers, as well as the insight into the results of suppliers. In addition, the display of relevant KPIs both for the own company and for the digital supply chain in a dashboard with the corresponding automatically generated news feed is one of the basic functions that are available to the companies on the platform free of charge.
Self Assessment
Companies can use the platform to complete self-assessments on various legal compliance topics in the form of a questionnaire. The questionnaires can be cached and published. The result is calculated based on the various answers using a traffic light system. After publication, the linked customers and their supply chain can view the results in the form of traffic light colours. There is also a version history and the option to export the questionnaire as a PDF.
External Audit
With this feature, external independent auditors can be requested for an audit via the platform. Once the contract has been concluded, they are given access to the self-assessment of the requesting company and can document their audit results there. If the result is successful, the audited company is displayed to the customer with the colour blue, which represents the highest confidence level on the platform.
Customer Invitation
Inviting business customers enables companies to extend their digital supply chain upwards. Link requests can be sent manually with a search or via an import. A distinction is made between two types of invitation: On the one hand, directly via the platform, where a link request lands in the invitation mailbox of the already registered customer, or via e-mail, where the customer is contacted and would be made by registering a link. The import helps to invite customers en masse using the Excel template. By linking to the supply chain, the customers and their supply chain automatically gain insight into the results of the completed questionnaires.
Supplier Invitation
In order to maintain a transparent supply chain, bizpando offers the option of inviting your direct suppliers and linking up with them. The invitations can be sent manually or via Excel or interface import. Suppliers who are already registered on the platform receive a link request in their inbox on the platform, the others receive an e-mail in which they can register by clicking on a link on bizpando and link directly to the inviting company. The suppliers complete the relevant questionnaires and publish them. This gives the company an insight into the results and also into the country and location-related risks of the suppliers. If the direct suppliers then invite their own suppliers again, the client company gains an even deeper insight into the chain.
Supply Chain Transparency
By using the combination of the features self-disclosure, inviting suppliers and customers and carrying out external audits, a transparent supply chain is gradually created for a company on bizpando. The supply chain view can be used to navigate and analyse which suppliers or sub-suppliers are not yet implementing the legal requirements or which are particularly trustworthy. The dashboard also presents the most important KPIs and diagrams for your own company and the supply chain. It shows transparently which events have taken place and what needs to be done next.
Premium Features
If companies would like to benefit from even more services related to the supply chain and sustainability beyond the free basic functions, they have the option to book premium features via subscriptions. The costs are fair and depend on the number of employees of the registered company. Have a look at the descriptions of the premium functions as well as the price overview further below for more information.
Manage your entire corporate group on the bizpando platform with the "Enterprise Structure" feature:
Easily represent subsidiaries and locations worldwide, spanning multiple levels.
Create entries for sub-companies without dedicated bizpando accounts, or interconnect additional ones. Establish links to connect the higher entity of the search result with the inquiring company.
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Visualize and export your entire corporate structure, including connections and results.
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Allow customers or suppliers to find connected sub-companies or branches through corporate search on bizpando.
Achieve supply chain transparency across your entire corporate group. Compliance results are inherited for entries without bizpando accounts, and maintained separately for independent accounts.
Navigate complex regulatory requirements for CSR with the "Reports" feature:
Streamline summaries of your compliance-related activities on the platform.
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Effortlessly export data for crafting tailored annual reports.
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Choose between reader-friendly PDF documents or XML documents for automated analysis.
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Access detailed overviews of supplier and customer invitation processes, questionnaire results from suppliers, and your own self-disclosure responses.
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Share valuable compliance information with external organizations.
Manage a vast network of suppliers and customers within your supply chain with the "Connect" feature:
Import customers and suppliers to the platform via REST API.
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Easily export compliance results from suppliers and sub-suppliers.
Efficiently connect your systems to the bizpando platform for a standardized overview across system boundaries.
Access a Swagger Documentation for clear instructions on utilizing these capabilities and implementing processes effectively.
Manage high-risk suppliers or those with identified risks with bizpando's action system for suppliers:
Create individual cases for non-compliant self-assessment answers, as well as country and product risks.
Define and implement tailored measures to support supplier compliance with supply chain laws.
Effortlessly transfer cases into standardized reports to meet legal documentation requirements.
Save time, meet obligations with minimal effort, and maintain clear oversight of all activities.​
whistlehorn
The bizpando add-on designed for Whistleblower Acts
Each participant benefits:
Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers can send hints safely to the responsible case agent. After that the status can be checked and new information can be exchanged through an anonymous chat.
Companies
Companies can handle hints from whistleblowers through the case management app internally or externally. The standardized workflows support each role and the cases can be investigated faster with risk categories.
External Case Mgmt. Services
External Service Provider for managing cases can be assigned from companies to outsource the whistle blowing management. They will investigate cases, exchanging information with the whistleblower and report the results.
Price Overview
Below you can find a price list of the bizpando functions. The basic functions are free of charge, the costs for the bizpando premium functions depend on the amount of employees.
Feature | Basic | Premium |
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Action system for suppliers | ||
Self-assessment | ||
Invite suppliers | ||
Invite customers | ||
Transparent supply chain | ||
Request external audit | ||
Whistleblower management | ||
Manage Enterprise Structure | ||
Receive Reports | ||
REST API / Connect |
Premium Subscription
Number of Employees | Rate per Year |
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10.000+ | 12.000 EUR |
5.000 - 9.999 | 6.000 EUR |
2.500 - 4.999 | 3.000 EUR |
1.000 - 2.499 | 1.200 EUR |
500 - 999 | 900 EUR |
250 - 499 | 600 EUR |
50 - 249 | 360 EUR |
10 - 49 | 120 EUR |
0 - 9 | 60 EUR |
Roadmap
Find out which features have already been released and what is in the pipeline.
Why a Supply Chain Act Platform is necessary
What is a supply chain law platform and how does it help my company?​
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A supply chain law platform, such as bizpando, is a collaborative approach that aims to support companies in complying with the requirements of the German Supply Chain Act. It is a resource that helps companies to effectively fulfil their due diligence obligations with regard to human rights and environmental concerns in their supply chains.
Functions and services of the Supply Chain Act Platform
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The platform offers a range of functions and services, including tools for linking with suppliers and customers from your own supply chain, completing standardised questionnaires and automatically sharing and receiving the results. In addition, compliance with the Supply Chain Act can be audited. The Supply Chain Act platform can help companies create more transparent and responsible supply chains by enabling them to map their supply chains and identify risks. It also offers the opportunity to collaborate and share best practices with other companies.​
Advantages of using the Supply Chain Act platform
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Using the Supply Chain Act platform can have numerous benefits for companies. They can benefit from more efficient compliance with due diligence obligations, resulting in a lower likelihood of breaches of the law and therefore a lower likelihood of fines and reputational risk.The platform can also help companies build trust and credibility with their stakeholders by demonstrating that they are actively monitoring their supply chains and taking action to improve human rights and environmental standards.​
The Supply Chain Act Platform is a valuable tool for companies that want to fulfil the requirements of the German Supply Chain Act. It not only provides support in complying with the law, but also helps companies to position themselves as responsible actors in their supply chains. Companies that utilise the benefits of this platform can secure a competitive advantage and promote their long-term sustainability.​
Global social responsibility
Politically and economically, effective supply chain laws are beneficial for Germany and Europe.
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Industrial countries can secure and increase their wealth in the long run by enhancing environmental and human rights compliance in their sourcing countries. By an improvement of the livelihoods and GDPs of the sourcing countries, their productivity and participation in global trade can be increased, which leads to a rising global prosperity.
Transparency in the supply chain as well as good and close relationships secure long-term competitive advantages for companies. The issue of extended producer responsibility has existed for a long time even without supply chain laws.
In times when a wealth of information is available to the end customer on a daily basis, people's attitudes towards companies and their supply chains have changed massively. Corporate ignorance of human rights violations in the supply chain is incomprehensible to most. Companies that have a close relationship with their suppliers were even less affected by economic losses during the pandemic, and for a shorter period of time, than companies that do not know their supply chain.
In "normal" times, companies benefit from access to better suppliers with higher quality products and preferred service. You can't build these relationships without knowing your supply chain.
In summary, accountability and contribution of companies to an improvement of environmental and human rights in supply chains benefits numerous affected parties including themselves.
Financial Saving
Compared to other platforms, bizpando offers you multiple use of your own as well as supplier data. After you have checked your company yourself, you can share your results with every participant without having to fill out additional questionnaires. In return you receive the results of all sub-suppliers. Multiple use leads to time efficiency and cost savings for your company.
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