Question 1

Who should complete the answers to the questions in the tool?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

One representative from your company, with oversight of your overall modern slavery programme, should be responsible for completing the tool, with insight and input from relevant team members where necessary. Your responses should be signed off by a senior manager/legal counsel/Director.

Question 2

How long should it take to complete all questions in the tool?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

This depends on which sector you are completing the tool for and how much time is required gathering input and insight from relevant team members.

Consumer Goods – the questionnaire should take between 2 to 4 hours to complete.
South Africa – the questionnaire should take between 30mins to 1 hour.

Question 3

Are there any pre-requisites to using the tool?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

Depending on which sector you are completing the tool for there are a few requirements for completing the tool:

Consumer Goods - you must be a supplier to one of the Stronger Together Consumer Goods project sponsors. We also recommend that your organisation should have attended the Tackling Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains workshop and that the sites within your organisation should have attended the Tackling Modern Slavery in UK Business workshop as many questions within the tool relate to your business/operations and your supply chain.

South Africa – all suppliers in the South African agricultural industry can access the tool. Retailers and buyers who are not part of the Stronger Together South Africa programme who are interested in using the tool please contact us to find out more: infoza@stronger2gether.org .

Question 4

We are a large organisation and different team members have responsibility for different areas of our Tackling Modern Slavery programme; how do we accommodate this?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

It is appreciated that you will need to gain input from appropriate team members and for this reason, you can save your progress at any time. You can also print out a list of the questions to share with relevant colleagues to help to plan your responses.

Question 5

Why can only one person complete the responses for our organisation?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

The tool is intended to be an indicator of your progress across your whole organisation and not just at the individual site level; by keeping the completion to just one person responsible for your organisation’s approach to tackling modern slavery, this will assist in maintaining the integrity of the responses.

Question 6

What is the difference between save progress and submit answers?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

Save progress allows you to save your responses as you go and will enable your senior manager/legal counsel/Director to review the responses before submitting. Each time you select submit, a date stamp is recorded with a scoring of your responses on the progress graph.

Question 7

Why do I have to complete a profile page and then also request access to use the tool?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

You will only need to request access to use the tool on your initial visit to the tool.

Question 8

How will I know when my access to use the tool has been approved?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

You will receive an email indicating this – if you have not received this email within 1 working day, please contact Stronger Together by emailing info@stronger2gether.org or phoning +44 (0) 1276 919090.

Question 9

Who else can see my responses to the questions raised?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

You can indicate which of your clients or buyers can see your responses by selecting the appropriate brand name in the ‘Your Customers’ field on the ‘Your Profile’ page.

Question 10

What do the different coloured columns on the graph indicate?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

The graphs and charts on your home page are colour coded to visualise progress. Green shows areas where you are making good progress, orange, yellow and blue are in between and red shows areas where work completed in this area is minimal or yet to begin.

On the ‘Benchmark’ page the graphs have two columns, the blue columns are your responses, whilst the red columns are the responses of all other suppliers in the sector that you operate in that have completed all the questions.

Question 11

What does the progress graph show?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

The progress graph shows your progress over time with the overall score plotted each time you update and submit your responses.

Question 12

What is the difference between the supply chain graph and supplier graph?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

This is only visible for retailers – the supply chain graph details the responses of all of the suppliers in your supply chain who have completed all questions. The supplier graph indicates the responses of those individual suppliers in your supply chain who have given consent to you viewing their responses.

Question 13

The graphs look very busy – how can I drill down and make the information clear when discussing our progress with colleagues?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

By its very nature, tackling modern slavery is a complex issue and no single action is sufficient. The responses to your questions can however be filtered by the 6 different question categories which are aligned to the UN Guiding Principles framework.

Question 14

How many times can I use the tool?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

There are no restrictions on the number of times you complete the questions in the tool. You can update your progress at any time. Each time you submit your responses, an overall score will appear against that date on the progress graph.

Question 15

How will Stronger Together use the information that we provide?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

Stronger Together will use the information provided, to determine the areas that suppliers may be facing challenges with. This will help us ensure that our training solutions and resources are tailored to best support the needs of organisations. Stronger Together will generate industry specific reports using aggregated anonymised data to provides insights into industry wide progress in tackling exploitation.

Question 16

What happens when the person who had previously completed the tool is now no longer responsible or has left the business?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

Please email info@stronger2gether.org detailing your organisation’s name and the name of the previous person responsible, along with the name and email address of the person now responsible. We will then transfer your account to this new person.

Question 17

Where do I go for additional support when using this tool?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

Please refer to the user guides available, or the video guidance. If you still require assistance, please contact Stronger Together by emailing info@stronger2gether.org or phoning +44 (0) 1276 919090.

Question 18

I supply to the consumer goods sector, but I don’t see my customer’s (ie retailer) name in the list of possible customers.

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

In the UK the tool is only available to suppliers to one of the Stronger Together Consumer Goods project sponsors.

In South Africa the tool is available to all suppliers and retailers or buyers in the agricultural industry. If you don’t see your buyers name on the list then please contact us: infoza@stronger2gether.org.

Question 19

I don’t supply to the UK consumer goods sector or South African agricultural sector but would like to be able to track my progress

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

If you operate in different sectors and would like to use this resource, please contact Stronger Together by emailing info@stronger2gether.org. You can also continue to use the resources and training solutions provided by Stronger Together by exploring the rest of the website.

Question 20

I am a brand not operating in either of the sectors in which the tool is currently available but I can keen to be able to use this tool to monitor the progress of my suppliers in tackling modern slavery, how can I get involved?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

Please contact Stronger Together by emailing info@stronger2gether.org or phoning +44 (0) 1276 919090.

Question 21

My organisation is part of a larger organisation – which organisation name should I use to complete the tool?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

If your organisation is recognised as a separate entity in its own name and recognised as that with clients please use that organisation name as opposed to the larger organisation.

Question 22

I’ve identified a number of areas that I need support within my business. Where can I go for assistance?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

We recommend that you explore the Stronger Together website for comprehensive resources, training and available workshops. Or get in touch with Stronger Together to discuss bespoke support options.

Question 23

Can I save my results to view offline?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

At the top right of the Home screen is a button called “Download Summary Report”, this allows you to download your results to your PC in PDF format for offline viewing and sharing.

Question 24

If I close the questionnaire will I lose all my answers?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

Ensure you click the “Save Progress” button to save your answers so the next time you logon you can continue completing the questionnaires.

Question 25

What happens if a question does not apply to my business?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

If something is not relevant for your business you can choose ‘non-applicable’.

Question 26

What does the Dashboard show?

Stronger Together · Accepted Answer

The homepage includes a table displaying your overall score for your most recently completed questionnaires, including a percentage difference between each one as a quick reference for how much improvement has been made. The summary table aggregates your scores from each of the six question categories, to give a snapshot of your performance. The grey bars in this table benchmark your performance against aggregated data from other companies from the same sector. The circular charts provide your average scores from each of the question categories colour coded for a visual insight into your performance. The Progress Graph charts your organisational progress over time by displaying the total scores from your completed questionnaires by date. At the bottom of the page you will find a list of all the questions and your most recent answers for each one.

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