Goods Not For Resale (GNFR)

Cleaning, catering, logistics, facilities management, utilities, marketing, IT, professional services, and office supplies. These essential services are often ESG blind spots and among the riskiest. Verisio helps you extend oversight beyond products, ensuring GNFR suppliers meet the same ethical and safety standards as your core supply chain.

REGULATORY DRIVERS

  • UK Modern Slavery Act, EU CSRD.
  • ILO Labour Standards.
  • National health & safety requirements.

SECTOR PAIN POINTS

  • Low ESG maturity, GNFR are often excluded from core strategies.
  • High-risk service areas with little supplier transparency.
  • Need for consistent oversight across diverse suppliers.

Key Risks

  • Labour exploitation in outsourced services (cleaning, catering, logistics).

  • H&S risks in high-risk service sectors.

  • Limited ESG visibility in non-core procurement.

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Illustrative scenario

Overlooked Outsourced Services

An organisation might outsource services like catering, cleaning, or transport without integrating them into core ESG due diligence. A lack of transparency increases the risk of labour exploitation.

Verisio can come in and assess outsourced service providers, introduce tailored SAQs, and support better supplier management to bring GNFR in line with product-related standards.

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FAQs

What ESG risks are most common in GNFR supply chains?

Labour exploitation in services like cleaning, security and logistics, subcontracting and agency labour, unsafe equipment, data privacy risks, and waste from uniforms, fixtures and packaging. Shadow tiers and brokers increase exposure.

Can you assess labour conditions in outsourced or seasonal services?

Yes. Use risk-based audits with worker interviews off-site, agency and payroll checks, right-to-work verification, overtime and scheduling reviews, plus site safety and accommodation inspections where provided.

How do your practices support compliance with global standards and regulations?

By aligning due diligence to ILO standards, ISO management systems, SMETA or equivalent social audits, health and safety law, data protection rules and local licensing, with evidence trails, corrective actions and ongoing monitoring for client and regulator review.

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