Supply Chain Transparency Survey Template

This supply chain transparency survey template helps teams review what they know about a defined sourcing process and what they can support with evidence. Identify information gaps, unclear ownership, and the next verification task.

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This supply chain transparency survey template helps teams review what they know about a defined sourcing process and what they can support with evidence. Identify information gaps, unclear ownership, and the next verification task.

Knowing a shipment’s location is different from explaining where a product came from and what supports a sourcing statement. This SurveyLegend questionnaire focuses on the information a team can substantiate and communicate.

When to use this survey

Use it before preparing a sourcing disclosure or reviewing the information available for one product group. Set a clear scope and reference date. Invite the people who maintain or use the relevant records through an email survey , while keeping confidential evidence in an approved document system.

7 questions for your supply chain transparency survey

Answer about the product group or sourcing process and reference date named in the invitation. All questions are optional. Do not paste supplier identities, contracts, audit files or confidential business information into this form.

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Supply Chain Transparency Survey

01 How clear is the scope of supply chain information your team is expected to provide?

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02 Which level best describes the supplier information available to you for this scope?

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03 How easy is it to identify the source of a supply chain statement your team uses?

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04 How clear is responsibility for checking whether this information is current?

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05 How clear is the process for deciding which information may be disclosed?

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06 What information gap most limits your team’s ability to explain this supply chain?

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07 What verification or coordination step should happen next?

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Customize your supply chain transparency survey

Define the product group, sourcing boundary and reference date before sharing. Clarify what “relevant upstream suppliers” means for that scope. Explain that answers are self-reports to guide follow-up, not proof of complete visibility. Request evidence through an approved channel with appropriate access rather than adding public file uploads or confidential records here.

Printable supply chain transparency survey

Use the blank questionnaire in an internal review workshop. Add the same scope statement used online and collect forms through the project’s approved process. The PDF is a discussion aid, not a supplier certificate or an audit report.

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How to use the answers

Separate unknown information from information that exists but cannot yet be disclosed. Group open-ended data into missing records, unclear ownership and unresolved disclosure decisions. Assign a verification task before converting a respondent’s confidence into a public claim. Do not create a compliance or sustainability score from these answers.

Nie and colleagues’ research distinguishes visibility, traceability and transparency. Its abstract describes transparency as requiring “contextual disclosure data for stakeholder accountability”. The supply chain framework informs this questionnaire’s focus on evidence and disclosure responsibilities. The framework is based on literature reviews; it does not verify an organization’s records or validate this original questionnaire.

Frequently asked questions

Is transparency the same as tracking a shipment?

No. This form focuses on the information and context needed to explain sourcing to an intended audience. Operational tracking is a different information task.

Can the results prove compliance?

No. Self-reported answers identify follow-up work. Any compliance claim needs the appropriate evidence and review outside this questionnaire.

Should suppliers complete this version?

This version is for the internal team reviewing information readiness. A supplier request needs its own defined evidence requirements and secure response process.