Social Hotspots Database
Providing greater visibility in social responsibility issues of product supply chains

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The life cycle of a product includes all the production activities from extraction of raw material to final disposal. Life cycles can be far reaching, complex and very large, including tens of thousand of production activities.

For every production activity, different suppliers, facilities and locations may be involved. The Social Hotspots Database is a solution to acquire greater visibility in product supply chains. It is a unique source on potential social impacts integrating data from a wide range of well-recognized resources. It can help prioritize site-specific assessment and relate all supply chains’ social responsibility information to a common thread.

The Social Hotspots Database project enables users to:

• Model Product Supply Chains by country specific sector
• Identify and visualize risks and opportunities in product life cycles
• Educate and communicate effectively about product life cycles social hotspots
• Assess the scope or completeness of a product’s social footprint, certification or social impact results

Social Hotspots are production activities in the product life cycle that provide a higher opportunity to address issues of concern (eg. human rights, community well-being etc.)

• Risks of violations
• Risks effecting reputations
• Issues that need to be considered when doing business in a certain sector in a certain region/country

By identifying key areas of concern related to the production of goods and services, the Social Hotspots Database project aims to foster greater collaboration in improving social conditions in supply chains worldwide.

The Social Hotspots Database project is supported by a growing set of contributors.

Mission

The Social Hotspots Database mission is to support the improvement of social conditions in supply chains worldwide by providing a comprehensive assessment resource using the best available information.