ESG Waypoint: A smarter starting point for responsible supply chain due diligence

SUMMARY: ESG Waypoint is a tool that helps organisations identify and prioritise ESG and conflict‑related risks in global supply chains. It uses country‑level ESG and CAHRA risk mapping to support early‑stage due diligence, helping teams spot environmental, human rights and conflict risks quickly. The key takeaway is that clear, visual risk scoping enables faster, more defensible and regulation‑aligned sourcing decisions.

Written by Jeremias Soto

Supply chain risk is rising, but so is the pressure to act fast, act credibly, and act defensibly.

From climate impacts and human rights concerns to corruption and conflict exposure, organisations are navigating a rapidly expanding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk landscape alongside increasingly stringent due diligence requirements.

ESG Waypoint was created to solve a very practical problem:

‘How to identify and prioritise supply chain risks quickly, consistently and in line with regulatory expectations, without drowning in data.’

Developed by Kumi and powered by Grouptree’s technology, ESG Waypoint is an interactive, web‑based tool that transforms complex ESG data into a clear, visual, country‑level view of risk. It gives sustainability, procurement and compliance teams a reliable starting point for structured, evidence‑based decision‑making at the earliest stages of due diligence.

See risk clearly, before it becomes a problem

Instead of trawling through fragmented datasets and spreadsheets, ESG Waypoint presents your supply chain on an intuitive global map, with colour‑coded ESG and Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Area (CAHRA) risk indicators by country.

Behind that simplicity sits a robust data engine. ESG Waypoint compiles and analyses a wide range of authoritative, publicly available sources, fully referenced and time‑stamped, so teams can understand why a country is flagged as high‑risk and explain those decisions with confidence.

This means you can:

Quickly identify high‑risk sourcing locations
Prioritise suppliers and countries for deeper due diligence
Build defensible audit trails aligned with regulatory and industry expectations

ESG Waypoint reflects how due diligence works in the real world, offering two distinct but complementary analytical lenses.

Designed for speed, scrutiny and scale

ESG Waypoint is built for teams under pressure to move quickly and stand up to scrutiny. Key features include:

Instant risk visibility through interactive maps and dashboards
Configurable views tailored to your regions, materials or risk priorities
Downloadable, time‑stamped country reports for clean audit trails
Data export to Excel to integrate with internal workflows
Monthly updates to ensure risk views remain current

Everything is designed to reduce time spent hunting for data and increase time spent making informed decisions.

ESG Waypoint is not a generic ESG scoring tool. It is grounded in Kumi’s risk‑based due diligence methodology and provides the first, pragmatic step in an OECD‑aligned, phased due diligence journey, helping companies demonstrate that they know where their risks are, and how they intend to address them. The platform supports early‑stage scoping and prioritisation for frameworks including CSDDD, UFLPA, EUDR, EUBR and others.

Why ESG Waypoint, and why Kumi?

Technology alone doesn’t manage ESG risk. Knowing where to look and what matters is just as important as the data itself. Kumi’s deep technical expertise in responsible sourcing and global supply chains and Grouptree’s scalable technology, designed to make complexity manageable, creates the solution your organisation needs. A clear focus on actionable insight, not box‑ticking.