Compliance and Supply Chain Management


To achieve and maintain a competitive advantage against current and future competition, it has become necessary to meet certain social, ecological and quality requirement criteria. These criteria stem from legal stipulation, various codes of conduct as well as diverse industry and trade standards. It is possible for an organization to comply with all of these requirements simultaneously by applying the CSM 2000 management system, which can be custom tailored to any branch of industry. CSM itself also defines a set of minimum compliance requirements. CSM’s systematic approach contains an instrument for long-term sustainable self-assessment of the entire chain of supply and production and allows producers and suppliers to verify and present proof of their performance. The management principles contained in CSM are compatible with existing industry standards such as ISO. Since CSM’s approach is so flexible, it can be integrated into companies’ existing management structures and be used to optimize them. CSM’s integration follows a “begin-of-pipe” approach whereby the entire chain of supply and production is analyzed to find weaknesses in meeting the requirement criteria. This reduces inspection and testing costs. This also assists in logically and systematically improving production processes, since CSM’s integrated approach investigates all requirement areas simultaneously and defines where optimization is possible.

CSM 2000 can be put into place in any kind of industrial or service organization of any size and is recognized and accepted by trade and industry. Thus, a CSM certification offers trade organizations a meaningful standards safety net. Auditing and certification are carried exclusively out by TÜV, an inter-nationally respected, international auditing organization. Furthermore, the eco-tex consortium offers audited organizations a platform on the internet to present their positive performance to the public.