Views about supply chain transparency

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We conduct all studies in accordance with the UK Market Research Society Code of Conduct and, if you no longer wish to take part in the research, you can tell your interviewer at any time, and we will stop our conversation.
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SQ A) Could you tell me whether you or any of your immediate family work in any of these types of company or jobs?*
- I. IT
- II. Manufacturing
- III. Retail
- IV. Market Research
- V. Advertising
- VI. Journalism
- VII. None of these
Please select one or more of the above. MULTICODE
Thank-you – we’re unable to continue on this occasion, but will be pleased to invite you to future discussions, should this be of interest to you

SQ B) Have you taken part in any research groups or discussions or any depth interviews for research in the past year?*
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5+
Please select one of the above. SINGLE CODE
Thank-you – we’re unable to continue on this occasion, but will be pleased to invite you to future discussions, should this be of interest to you

SQ 2) What is the principal activity of your business?*
- i. Retail (apparel)
- ii. Retail (other)
- iii. Pharmaceuticals / healthcare
- iv. Consumer Products / FMCG
- v. Technology
- vi. Oil & Gas
- vii. Professional Services / Consultancy
- viii. Other
Please select one of the above. SINGLE CODE
Thank-you – we’re unable to continue on this occasion, but will be pleased to invite you to future discussions, should this be of interest to you

SQ 3) Are your suppliers in*
- I. UK only
- II. one other geography only
- III. multiple geographies
Please select one of the above. SINGLE CODE

SQ 4a) We are looking for senior people within the business who have a significant role in thinking about the ESG (environmental, social and governance) footprint of the supply chain, and have decision-making accountability for sustainability. You may sit within either the procurement / sustainability function, but potentially somewhere else in the business.

Can I confirm that supply chain transparency is a primary focus of your work ? When I say supply chain transparency, I am thinking about identifying who is in a supply chain, and what their ESG performance is; tracing the journey of raw materials through to finished products to identify potential environmental or social issues; engaging and incentivising suppliers to improve their ESG footprint; and disclosing the ESG performance of an organisation’s supply chain to key stakeholders.
So, is supply chain transparency as I’ve just described it, either your primary or one of your primary job functions?*
- I. Yes
- II. No
Thank-you – we’re unable to continue on this occasion, although I would be very grateful if you could forward my initial invitation to you to someone else within your organisation who does have a significant role in thinking about the ESG (environmental, social and governance) footprint of the supply chain, and has decision-making accountability for sustainability.

We will, of course, be very pleased to invite you to other future discussions, should this be of interest to you

SQ 5) Approximately how many suppliers do you manage?*
- i. Less than 25
- ii. 25-100
- iii. 100+
Please select one of the above. SINGLE CODE

This research is around how businesses manage the transparency of their supply chain, and the role that banks can play in helping them optimise this.
SQ 6) Which of the following statements are applicable to your business?*
- I. We are able to visualise the supply chain for our business
- II. We have set goals and KPIs to improve the transparency of our supply chain
- III. We have implemented a strategy to engage with our suppliers in terms of our goals
- IV. We are in process of visualising our supply chain
- V. We are in process of setting goals and KPIs to improve the transparency of our supply chain
- VI. We are in process of implementing a strategy to engage with our suppliers in terms of our goals
- VII. We have not yet / are in the very early stages of visualising, setting goals and engaging with suppliers to allow supply chain transparency
Please select one or more of the above. MULTICODE

SQ 10) Companies are at different stages in terms of dealing with supply chain transparency - when I say supply chain transparency, I am thinking about the visibility and traceability of the supply chain, engagement with suppliers, and disclosure by suppliers. We’d like to understand where you would place your business within a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is ‘we are in the very early stages of developing our supply chain transparency’ and 10 is ‘we are doing everything we can to maximise supply chain transparency’. Within this continuum, where would you place your business?*
- I. 1-4
- II. 5-7
- III. 8-10
Please select one of the above. SINGLE CODE

SQ 11) Thank-you. We’re aiming to conduct these interviews via video-conferencing using Zoom. One or two of our clients would also like to sit in on the call. Is this something you would be comfortable with?**
- I. Yes, I’m happy to interview via Zoom with clients sitting in
- II. Yes, I’m happy to interview via Zoom, but am not comfortable with clients sitting in.
- III. No, I would prefer not to interview, on this occasion.
Please select one of the above. SINGLE CODE

SQ 12) Thank-you for the time you have taken to answer these initial questions - could you leave a few final details, including two or three suitable interview times, so that we can speak when it’s mutually convenient.
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Job Title*
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We will be audio recording the interview (so that we don’t have to take a lot of notes!) Can I confirm that this is OK?*
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- No
If we decide to use Teams, we would also be video recording. Would this be OK?*
- Yes
- No
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Online screening questionnaire – views about supply chain transparency