Supplier Sustainability Audit for a Fast-Fashion Retailer
Overview
What this challenge is about.
You will create a tiered supplier audit program for a fast-fashion retailer, including a risk-based scorecard and remediation plan. You get a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
ModaVeloce operates 200 stores in Italy and sells online. Its supply chain is typical of fast fashion: low margins, high volume, and complex multi-tier sourcing. The company has no formal sustainability audit program beyond basic compliance checks.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How can StyleNow design a cost-effective supplier sustainability audit program that reduces risk, improves labor and environmental practices, and aligns with industry standards like the Higg Index?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Design a supplier audit program aligned with global sustainability standards
- Develop a weighted scorecard to evaluate supplier ESG performance
- Understand trade-offs between cost and sustainability in sourcing decisions
- Communicate sustainability initiatives to executive stakeholders
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Global Supply Chain Management
Master · Operations
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Global Supply Chain Management at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Supplier Auditing
Apply supplier auditing to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Sustainability Scorecard
Apply sustainability scorecard to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Risk Categorization
Apply risk categorization to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Stakeholder Communication
Apply stakeholder communication to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: