O'Neill
Making waves through traceable supply chains
Renske Lambert
Global Ocean Mission Manager
About
O'Neill
O’Neill is an international sportswear company that makes high-quality performance sportswear for active and adventurous consumers. O'Neill uses Worldfavor to track their far-reaching supply chain, stay on top of human rights due diligence, and analyze risk and performance in social and environmental areas.
Challenge
O’Neill struggled to handle sustainability and supply chain activities efficiently. An internal software upgrade created a need for a new approach to handling data. They sought a solution that could centralize and automate ESG activities while managing crucial supply chain information.
Solution
O’Neill uses Worldfavor Sustainable Sourcing to monitor factory and supplier compliance, and to track product stock twice a year, mapping tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers for each product. Together with Worldfavor, O’Neill has onboarded over 104 factories under the Sustainable Sourcing solution.
Result
Worldfavor's intuitive dashboards highlight crucial details, such as audit expirations and risky responses from factories. Worldfavor enhances O'Neill's ESG efforts by centralizing data management, and improving risk analysis, fostering trust for workplace improvements.
“It's been a real treat to let go of separate documents that are no longer needed thanks to Worldfavor. To have useful information and data gathered in one place to the greatest extent possible, can really facilitate the work with the data collection and further evaluations of it.”
Sandya Lang
Sustainability manager at Nudie Jeans
Challenges
O’Neill’s products are manufactured in supplier factories in various countries. To stay on top of the current situation in each country, the company uses independent specialists to conduct audits.
Supply chain data management:
O’Neill did an internal software upgrade which created a need for new approach to handle data, which led them to Worldfavor to ensure efficiency and automation of ESG activities.
The new solution required handling additional information in the supply chain, such as inquiries about workers' rights, unionization, and complaints processes.
Supply chain due diligence requirement:
New legislation under the European Green Deal mandates supply chain due diligence.
Aims to address sustainability issues and protect human rights.
Manual data collection challenges:
Retiring the old system necessitated manual data collection and processing.
Highlighted the need for an automated and integrated system.
Solution
Worldfavor allows O’Neill to track crucial factory and supplier details, from addresses to workforce numbers, all in one place. With additional questionnaires, O’Neill ensures social and environmental compliance across their supply chain. Together with Worldfavor, O’Neill has onboarded 104 factories and 523 products onto the platform.
Worldfavor serves as an automated communications channel for all partners.
Maps all tier-1 and tier-2 actors for each product.
Enables tracking of products over their entire supply route.
Result
Worldfavor empowers you with the essential tools to identify the impacts of your supply chain, giving you insights to conduct an informed double materiality assessment. Access key data in line with the ESRS standards to understand risks and opportunities, and take smart action to improve your sustainability, and excel in your CSRD reporting!
