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This skill assesses supplier sustainability across environmental, social, and governance factors to enable transparent, compliant procurement decisions.

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---
name: sustainable-procurement-assessor
description: Sustainability assessment skill for procurement practices and supplier evaluation
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Glob
  - Grep
  - Bash
metadata:
  specialization: supply-chain
  domain: business
  category: sustainability
  priority: future
---

# Sustainable Procurement Assessor

## Overview

The Sustainable Procurement Assessor provides comprehensive sustainability assessment capabilities for procurement practices and supplier evaluation. It evaluates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and supports sustainable sourcing initiatives.

## Capabilities

- **Environmental Impact Scoring**: Carbon, water, waste footprint assessment
- **Social Responsibility Assessment**: Labor practices, community impact
- **Ethical Sourcing Verification**: Conflict minerals, fair trade compliance
- **Circular Economy Evaluation**: Recyclability, end-of-life considerations
- **ESG Questionnaire Scoring**: Standardized sustainability assessment
- **Certification Tracking**: ISO 14001, SA8000, other certifications
- **Sustainability Improvement Planning**: Development roadmap creation
- **Reporting Framework Alignment**: GRI, CDP, SASB compliance

## Input Schema

```yaml
sustainability_assessment_request:
  supplier_id: string
  assessment_scope:
    environmental: boolean
    social: boolean
    governance: boolean
    circular_economy: boolean
  supplier_data:
    certifications: array
    esg_questionnaire: object
    audit_results: array
    self_disclosure: object
  external_data:
    esg_ratings: object           # EcoVadis, CDP, etc.
    news_screening: array
    sanctions_check: object
  reporting_requirements:
    frameworks: array             # GRI, CDP, SASB
    disclosure_items: array
```

## Output Schema

```yaml
sustainability_assessment_output:
  supplier_id: string
  assessment_date: date
  sustainability_scores:
    overall: float
    environmental:
      score: float
      carbon_footprint: object
      water_usage: object
      waste_management: object
    social:
      score: float
      labor_practices: object
      health_safety: object
      community_impact: object
    governance:
      score: float
      ethics_compliance: object
      transparency: object
  certifications:
    current: array
    expired: array
    recommended: array
  circular_economy_assessment:
    recyclability_score: float
    material_efficiency: float
    end_of_life_program: boolean
  risk_flags:
    high_risk_areas: array
    improvement_required: array
  improvement_plan:
    recommendations: array
    timeline: object
    targets: array
  reporting_data:
    gri_metrics: object
    cdp_disclosure: object
    sasb_metrics: object
  benchmark_comparison: object
```

## Usage

### Comprehensive ESG Assessment

```
Input: Supplier questionnaire, certifications, external ratings
Process: Score across ESG dimensions
Output: Complete sustainability assessment
```

### Certification Gap Analysis

```
Input: Current certifications, industry requirements
Process: Compare against standards and peers
Output: Certification roadmap
```

### Reporting Data Preparation

```
Input: Supplier sustainability data, reporting framework
Process: Map data to disclosure requirements
Output: Framework-aligned reporting data
```

## Integration Points

- **ESG Data Providers**: EcoVadis, CDP, Sustainalytics
- **Certification Bodies**: ISO, SA8000 registrars
- **Reporting Platforms**: GRI, CDP reporting tools
- **Tools/Libraries**: ESG frameworks, sustainability databases

## Process Dependencies

- Sustainable Procurement Assessment
- Supplier Evaluation and Selection
- Supplier Performance Scorecard

## Best Practices

1. Use recognized ESG frameworks and standards
2. Verify supplier self-disclosures where possible
3. Consider industry-specific sustainability factors
4. Set improvement targets collaboratively
5. Integrate sustainability into sourcing decisions
6. Report progress transparently

Overview

This skill provides a structured sustainability assessment for procurement practices and supplier evaluation. It scores environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, identifies risks and certification gaps, and generates improvement plans and reporting data aligned to major frameworks.

How this skill works

The assessor ingests supplier inputs (questionnaires, certifications, audits) and external data (ESG ratings, news, sanctions). It computes dimension scores, flags high-risk areas, compares suppliers to benchmarks, and produces framework-aligned reporting outputs and a prioritized improvement roadmap.

When to use it

  • Evaluating suppliers during onboarding or periodic re-assessment
  • Running certification gap analyses to plan compliance activities
  • Preparing supplier data mapped to GRI, CDP, or SASB reporting
  • Screening suppliers for high ESG or regulatory risk
  • Designing supplier improvement plans and tracking progress

Best practices

  • Combine supplier self-disclosure with independent ratings and audit evidence
  • Use industry-specific indicators when scoring environmental and social risks
  • Prioritize high-risk suppliers for verification and corrective action
  • Set measurable improvement targets with timelines and owner assignments
  • Integrate assessment outputs into sourcing decisions and contract terms

Example use cases

  • Comprehensive ESG assessment: ingest questionnaire, certifications, and external ratings to generate an overall sustainability score and risk flags
  • Certification gap analysis: compare current certifications to industry requirements and produce a certification roadmap
  • Reporting preparation: translate supplier data into GRI/CDP/SASB metrics for consolidated disclosures
  • Circularity review: evaluate recyclability, material efficiency, and end-of-life programs to inform product sourcing
  • Remediation planning: produce prioritized recommendations, timelines, and targets for supplier improvement

FAQ

What inputs are required for an assessment?

Supply the supplier identifier, scope flags (environmental, social, governance, circular economy), certifications, questionnaire responses, audit results, and any external ESG ratings or news screening.

Which reporting frameworks does it support?

Outputs are prepared to align with common frameworks such as GRI, CDP, and SASB and can be mapped to other disclosure requirements on request.