Speaker

1. Leveraging Graphs for Sustainable and
Responsible Sourcing
Frédéric Daniel, CTO, Transparency-One

2. Consumers value responsible supply chains
Who made it?
Where was it
made?
How was it
made?
What is it made
of?

3. Progression towards digital supply chains
Consumers value sustainable products,
transparency, and brand “impact”
Increased regulatory pressure for more
supply chain disclosure
Shift in sourcing towards sustainable
supply

4. Platform and Solutions for Responsible Sourcing
Analyze supplier
compliance, KPIs,
and supply chain risks
Continuous
Monitoring &
Analytics
Capture certifications
and documents at
any tier
CSR &
Compliance
Management
Map & track suppliers,
facilities, and products
down to raw material
Supply Chain
Transparency
& Traceability

5. The real world is messy
What We’d Like Reality

6. Why graphs?
• Graphs analyze connections and relationships
• Graphs leverage the scale and complexity of networks
• Graphs represent paths for new analysis & innovation
• Graphs are moving from analysis to enterprise applications

7. Fundamental shift
Managing data down and across supply chains
By supplier
By factory
By region
By
commodity
or ingredient
By claim
By
certification
Where am I exposed
below tier 1?

8. Key questions
Uncover modern slavery and
forced labor below direct suppliers
Reduce sourcing risks from high
risk countries below direct
suppliers
Validate product claims at all tiers
of the supply chain
Provide consumers with accurate,
validated product information

9. 2-tier supply chain is EASY to manage
:Company
:Catalog
:Product
:Recipe
:Ingredient :Ingredient :Ingredient
Brand A
Pizza
Dough Tomato sauce Mozzarella
Brand
Supplier (tier 1)
Supplier (tier 2)
SQL databases
• Well suited to handle 2-level
relationships
• Simple SQL queries

10. Variable tier supply chain is COMPLEX to manage
C Company
F Facility
P Product
I Ingredient
3V challenge
• Variable number of
INGREDIENTS per level
• Variable number of LEVELS
per ingredient
• Variable number of
SUPPLIERS per ingredient
Brand
Supplier (tier 1)
Supplier (tier 2)
Supplier (tier 3)
:Company
:Catalog
:Product
:Recipe
I2I1 I3
:Ingredient :Ingredient :Ingredient
:Supply
2 suppliers
Brand A
Pizza
Dough MozzarellaTomato sauce
C1 F1 P1

11. Use Case #1: Supply Chain Network View
• Visualization of the
supply chain
• Show complex
relationships, such as
one sub-tier supplier
supporting two
different buyers

12. Use Case #2: Search the Supply Chain
Search the supply chain based on products, ingredients, and/or facilities
Products
Ingredients &
Components
Facilities
Search by

13. Use Case #3: Identify Impacted Products
• Search components
at any level in the
network to identify
impacted products
• Take corrective
action to address
supply chain risk

14. Sustainability Verification Risk Identification
Use Case #4: Track Multi-Tier Compliance
Compliance Monitoring
• Multi-tier supply chain
dashboards
• Filter by ingredient and
component
• Understand whether suppliers
support your sustainability,
compliance, or CSR standards