Our Services: Consulting
We approach consulting as a true partnership - going beyond generic frameworks to deliver practical, people-centered guidance that helps you build supply chains you can trust.
We specialise in human rights and environmental due diligance.
Responsible business isn’t just about ticking boxes…
It’s about understanding the human realities behind your supply chain. That’s what drives us.
We work closely alongside your team as committed partners who dig into the detail and build your internal capability as we go.
Our goal? Practical, people-centred consulting that makes a real difference.
Specialised Advisory Services
Every commodity has its own risks, regulations, and complexities. Whether you’re sourcing cobalt, cotton, or cocoa, we bring specialist knowledge of the materials, the markets, and the human rights issues embedded within them, so your due diligence is grounded in reality, not generic frameworks.
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We help you understand and manage the specific risks in your raw material supply chains, from traceability and certification to sourcing strategy and market intelligence.
What we deliver:
– Commodity-specific risk assessments and due diligence
– Responsible sourcing strategy for high-risk materials
– Traceability system design and implementation
– Certification and assurance scheme evaluation
– Alternative sourcing identification and qualification
– Commodity market intelligence
– Integration with our proprietary risk intelligence platform
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Detailed risk profiling for metals, minerals, and commodities, down to sub-national geography, sector, and supplier level.
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We map the regulatory landscape applicable to your business and identify where your current practices fall short — so you know exactly what to prioritise.
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Strategic analysis of ESG risks and opportunities across your supply chain, aligned to your business context, stakeholder expectations, and sector dynamics.
Supply Chain Mapping
We map your supply chain, bringing clarity to complex, multi-country networks so you can identify risk, meet regulatory expectations, and make smarter sourcing decisions.
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What we deliver:
– Tailored mapping methodologies for your products, sectors, and sourcing regions
– Supplier relationship verification through documentation review and direct engagement
– Visual supply chain maps showing supplier locations, tiers, and production flows
– Risk intelligence integration to flag high-risk tiers and geographies
– Traceability protocols for critical raw materials and components
– Access to our digital supply chain mapping platform (coming soon).
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We go deeper than country-level scores. Our risk assessments look at specific supplier locations, production processes, and sourcing contexts to give you a genuinely accurate picture of where your risks sit.
What we deliver:
– Comprehensive risk assessments across your mapped supply chain
– Sub-national geographic risk analysis at province and district level
– Sector and commodity-specific risk profiling
– Supplier-level evaluation against human rights, environmental, and governance criteria
– Inherent risk assessments to prioritise due diligence resources
– Risk heat maps and dashboards for leadership visibility
– Clear recommendations for mitigation and enhanced due diligence.
Strategy Development
Good intentions need structure. We help you build the strategic foundations - the policies, programmes, and roadmaps - that turn your responsible sourcing ambitions into reality.
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What we deliver:
– Materiality and salience assessments to identify priority ESG issues
– Stakeholder consultation and engagement
– Vision, principles, and strategic objectives
– Policy framework development including codes of conduct and supplier standards
– Phased implementation roadmaps with resource planning
– Governance structures and accountability frameworks
– KPI and performance metric development
– Integration with your wider sustainability strategy
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Mandatory HRDD legislation is expanding fast. We design programmes that meet the requirements of CSDDD, the German Supply Chain Act, and other regulations — while genuinely embedding human rights thinking into how you operate.
What we deliver:
– Gap analysis against CSDDD, German Supply Chain Act, and applicable HRDD regulations
– Risk-based prioritisation methodologies
– Salient human rights issue identification
– Due diligence process design across identification, prevention, mitigation, and remediation
– Grievance mechanism design and implementation
– Stakeholder engagement protocols
– Reporting and disclosure frameworks
– Integration with existing compliance and risk management systems
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The regulatory landscape is moving quickly. We help you navigate overlapping requirements with clarity, building prioritised roadmaps that keep you ahead of the curve.
What we deliver:
– Comprehensive regulatory landscape analysis
– Gap assessments against current practices
– Prioritised compliance roadmaps with timelines and milestones
– Resource and capability requirement planning
– Non-compliance risk assessments
– Compliance verification and assurance planning
– Ongoing regulatory monitoring and advisory support
– Sanctions monitoring and supplier public issues alerts
Management Systems
Sustainable progress needs solid systems underneath it. We design and implement management systems that embed responsible business into your day-to-day operations. We help you build the infrastructure your ESG commitments need to become business-as-usual.
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What we deliver:
– Policy and procedure documentation aligned to international frameworks including SMETA
– Risk assessment and due diligence processes
– Supplier onboarding and evaluation protocols
– Monitoring and verification procedures
– Corrective action and remediation frameworks
– Grievance mechanisms and stakeholder engagement processes
– Internal controls and audit protocols
– Performance monitoring and reporting systems
– Integration with existing quality, compliance, and risk management functions
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Know where you stand. We benchmark your current practices against regulatory requirements, voluntary standards, and peer performance — so you can direct improvement efforts where they matter most.
What we deliver:
– Benchmarking against CSDDD, German Supply Chain Act, and EUDR
– Assessment against voluntary standards (RMI, RJC, IRMA, RBA, ASI)
– Peer comparison analysis
– Maturity assessments across due diligence processes
– Detailed gap analysis with findings and evidence
– Priority improvement recommendations
– Implementation planning and hands-on support
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Whether you’re facing a regulatory review, third-party audit, or assurance process, we’ll make sure you’re ready — not just prepared on paper, but genuinely able to demonstrate your performance.
What we deliver:
– Pre-audit gap assessments against audit criteria
– Documentation review and development
– Process and procedure verification
– Staff training and interview preparation
– Mock audits and readiness testing
– Corrective action plan development
– Post-audit implementation support
Supplier Engagement & Capacity Building
Strong supply chains are built on strong supplier relationships. We help you move beyond compliance tickbox exercises towards genuine, collaborative engagement that builds lasting capability. The most effective way to reduce supply chain risk is to help your suppliers do better.
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What we deliver:
– Supplier assessment questionnaire design
– Risk-based supplier screening and evaluation
– Enhanced due diligence for high-risk suppliers, countries, and commodities
– Supplier onboarding process development
– Documentation and verification protocols
– Red flag identification and escalation procedures
– Supplier performance monitoring frameworks.
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Many supply chain ESG issues stem from knowledge or capability gaps, not deliberate wrongdoing. We work with your suppliers to bridge that gap through practical training, technical support, and long-term partnerships.
What we deliver:
– Supplier training on ESG requirements and best practices
– Capability needs assessments
– Corrective action planning and implementation support
– Supplier working groups and peer learning forums
– Technical assistance on specific issues (worker welfare, waste management, chemical management)
– Supplier recognition and incentive programmes
– Long-term supplier partnership development.
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Ongoing monitoring of supplier risks including adverse news alerts and early warning signals, so issues are caught before they escalate.
Stakeholder Engagement & Human Rights Impact Assessments
Listening to the people most affected by your business isn’t just good practice , it’s how you identify the issues that really matter. We design and facilitate meaningful engagement processes that go beyond consultation to build genuine understanding and trust.
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What we deliver:
– Stakeholder mapping and analysis
– Engagement strategy development
– Consultation process design and facilitation
– Community engagement and social investment strategies
– Worker voice programmes and mechanisms
– Civil society and NGO engagement
– Trade union and worker representative engagement
– Multi-stakeholder dialogue facilitation
– Grievance mechanism design and implementation.
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HRIAs provide systematic, evidence-based analysis of actual and potential human rights impacts across your operations, projects, and business relationships - meeting both regulatory expectations and the higher bar of genuine accountability.
What we deliver:
– Scoping and methodology development
– Desk-based research and risk analysis
– Stakeholder consultation and on-the-ground engagement
– On-site assessments and verification
– Impact identification across rights holders and affected communities
– Severity and likelihood analysis
– Mitigation and remediation recommendations
– Management plan development
– Ongoing monitoring frameworks.
Training & Capability Building
Knowledge is the foundation of good practice. We deliver tailored training that builds genuine understanding across responsible sourcing teams, procurement professionals, and senior leadership, so your whole organisation is equipped to make the right calls.
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– HRDD fundamentals and regulatory requirements
– Supply chain risk assessment and management
– Supplier engagement and audit management
– Human rights impact assessment
– Grievance mechanisms and remediation
– ESG reporting and disclosure
– Sector-specific risk deep dives.
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– In-person workshops and seminars
– Virtual training programmes
– Executive briefings
– E-learning modules
– Train-the-trainer programmes
– Ongoing advisory support.
Reporting & Disclosure Support
Reporting obligations are growing, and so is stakeholder scrutiny of what organisations actually say. We help you meet your disclosure requirements accurately and communicate your progress in a way that’s credible, clear, and genuinely useful to the people reading it.
What we deliver:
– Reporting requirement analysis (CSDDD, CSRD, Modern Slavery Acts, Conflict Minerals)
– Materiality and double materiality assessments
– Data collection and verification processes to support report development.
//WHY ASERI__?
We combine smart use of technology with a deep knowledge of the regulations shaping global supply chains right now.
Practical, not theoretical.
We deliver actionable strategies with clear implementation roadmaps. Not frameworks that sit in a drawer.
We build your capability, not dependence on us.
We transfer knowledge and build your team’s confidence, so the improvements we make together outlast our involvement.
Data-driven
Our recommendations are grounded in verified data, risk intelligence, and sector benchmarks, not assumptions or off-the-shelf answers.
Sector-specific expertise.
We maintain deep, up-to-date expertise across global HRDD regulations, and we understand supply chain structures across a wide range of industries.
Every organisation is at a different point in its responsible sourcing journey.
Whether you’re just starting to understand your supply chain, navigating a new regulatory requirement, or looking to strengthen an existing programme, we’ll work with you to figure out the best next step.