&Wider

&Wider monitors working conditions along global supply chains using mobile technology and data science expertise. They do this for brands and retailers, certification systems, intermediaries and suppliers. New laws require monitoring and due diligence at scale in global supply chains. The old ‘inspector’ model (social auditing) is widely regarded as unreliable due to the prevalence of falsification, and has been disrupted by Covid-19. Brands are also increasingly facing scandals and forced labour in their supply chains. &Wider provides scalable insight, generated directly and anonymously by workers, at regular intervals, and shares this insight using simple traffic light dashboards.