Contractors and suppliers are essential to keeping businesses operational, helping to provide agility and resilience. On one side, smaller supply chain partnerships are associated with cost savings, access to local expertise and knowledge, more personalised services, agility and flexibility. On the other hand though, they can also present concerns around compliance and a higher level of risk.

Companies need to source credible, compliant and trustworthy partners to ensure a robust supply chain. And, once onboarded, they must build and maintain collaborative relationships to support mutual growth and sustainability.

This whitepaper explores how organisations can more easily achieve these aims by putting contractor and supplier compliance first. It demonstrates how doing the right thing for these partners will lead to valuable and secure relationships, minimise risk and generate operational efficiencies.