Trestec for retail and consumer
Retail and consumer brands source from wide networks across many countries. Trestec brings sourcing due diligence, contracts and supply chain maps together so the evidence is ready when customers, auditors or regulators ask.
Third party risk in retail and consumer
Retailers depend on manufacturers, growers, packaging suppliers, logistics partners and technology providers. Labour abuse, product safety failures or a supplier's cyber incident can all land on the brand.
Labour and modern slavery
Forced labour and unsafe working conditions often sit deep in the supply chain, beyond direct suppliers.
Wide sourcing networks
Hundreds of suppliers across many countries, with new ones added quickly for seasonal ranges.
Product integrity and safety
Substitution, contamination or unsafe products from a supplier can lead to recalls and lasting damage.
Third party access to systems
Suppliers and contractors with access to stores, systems or customer data are a common way in for attackers.
When a supplier fails
Publicly reported events that show how disruption travels through third parties.
April 2013
Rana Plaza
The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building in Bangladesh killed more than 1,100 workers and made supply chain labour conditions a board level issue for clothing brands.
2013
The horsemeat scandal
Horsemeat was found in products sold as beef across the UK and Europe, exposing how little some retailers knew about the processors behind their own label products.
December 2013
Target data breach
Attackers entered Target's network using credentials stolen from a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor, then took payment card data for tens of millions of customers.
Rules and expectations that apply
A summary of the main requirements, not legal advice. Confirm what applies to your firm with your advisers.
| Rule or expectation | What it asks of you |
|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, section 54 | An annual statement on the steps taken to address modern slavery in supply chains, for organisations with turnover of £36m or more. |
| EU General Product Safety Regulation | Applying since 13 December 2024: product safety duties for manufacturers, importers, distributors and online marketplaces. |
| Forced labour and deforestation rules | The EU Forced Labour Regulation and the EU Deforestation Regulation add sourcing checks for products sold in the EU: the Deforestation Regulation applies from 30 December 2026 (30 June 2027 for micro and small businesses) and the Forced Labour Regulation from 14 December 2027. |
| UK GDPR | Suppliers that handle customer data on your behalf need contracts with the required processor terms and ongoing oversight. |
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How Trestec helps
Due diligence portal
Guided requests for new and existing suppliers, with AI screening that flags missing or expired evidence for review.
ESG due diligence
Carbon, modern slavery and supply chain ethics checks recorded against each supplier.
Supply chain mapping
See the factories, processors and subcontractors behind each supplier and range.
Contract analyser
Check sourcing, audit, data protection and termination terms, and track renewals.
Supplier checks in one guided flow
- Suppliers answer and upload in one place
- AI screening with a confidence score and issues
- A reviewer approves or returns each submission
- Evidence kept for your annual statement
AI suggests and flags. A named person reviews the evidence and decides.
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Trestec in retail and consumer: feature by feature
The same platform, applied to manufacturers, growers, packaging and logistics partners, and the technology providers behind your stores and online channels.
Supplier register and tiering
Every manufacturer, processor, packaging supplier and service provider in one record, with an owner, tags and a change history, tiered by your own rules.
In retail and consumer
Tag suppliers by category, such as apparel, food or homeware, and tier own label manufacturers above suppliers of branded stock.
Supplier map with country risk signals
Suppliers are plotted at their recorded location and can be coloured by risk rating, with signals for higher risk countries.
In retail and consumer
See where your apparel factories sit, and which of them are in countries flagged as higher risk.
Nth parties from due diligence and contracts
Subcontractors and sites named in due diligence answers or contracts are recorded behind each supplier, so the chain below your direct suppliers becomes visible.
In retail and consumer
A clothing supplier names the subcontracted factory that does its finishing work; it appears behind that supplier and can be checked in its own right.
Due diligence portal
New and existing suppliers answer and upload by secure link and one-time code. AI screening runs on submission and flags gaps and expired evidence; a reviewer approves or returns each submission.
In retail and consumer
Onboard a new supplier for a seasonal range and collect its audit reports, certificates and product safety policies in one request.
ESG due diligence
Carbon, modern slavery and supply chain ethics checks are recorded against each supplier as they happen.
In retail and consumer
Gather labour and ethics evidence from your factories through the year, so your modern slavery statement draws on records.
Concentration analysis
Reliance is measured by provider, country and type of service against thresholds you set, and the screen shows when one is crossed.
In retail and consumer
See when too much of a category is sourced from one country, or when one packaging supplier serves most of your ranges.
Contract analyser and renewal alerts
Contracts are read for liability, termination, exit, renewal and other clauses, with each finding linked to the source text, and renewal dates raise alerts.
In retail and consumer
Check audit rights and termination terms in supplier agreements, and the data protection terms in contracts with providers that handle customer data.
TresAI with sources
Ask questions of your own records, of open sources, or both, and every answer shows where it came from. TresAI can draft a board report, saved to report history for review.
In retail and consumer
Ask which approved suppliers have audit reports due to expire this quarter, then draft a sourcing update for the leadership team.
How it works for retail and consumer
Illustrative example. The company, suppliers and events are invented to show how the features fit together.
- 01
A supplier's factory region is flagged
The 12 hourly geographic scan reports flooding near the city recorded for a key homeware manufacturer, and raises an alert on that supplier.
- 02
The team sees what the supplier supports
The supplier record shows its owner, its tier, the contracts it holds, the services it supports and the subcontractors recorded behind it.
- 03
Backup suppliers are checked
The register and the concentration view show which other approved suppliers serve the same category, and whether their due diligence is current.
- 04
Updated evidence is chased
A due diligence refresh asks the manufacturer for its continuity plan and an update on the site. Chasers follow it up on your firm's cadence.
- 05
Leadership gets a clear picture
A board report drafted with TresAI from the supplier records is saved to report history for the team to review before it goes to leadership.
Talk to us about retail and consumer
See how Trestec would check your sourcing network and keep the evidence ready.