Supply Chain Solutions

Nest supports brands in navigating the complexities of responsible sourcing,  informal, and artisan production with confidence and credibility. Through social compliance certification, handcrafted product verification, and bespoke supply chain consulting, Nest delivers trusted solutions for responsible sourcing beyond traditional factory models. 

  • Social Compliance Verification and Certification

    Deep expertise in mapping informal supply chains, engaging home-based and small workshop producers through culturally sensitive approaches, and implementing robust production and social compliance certification programs adapted to nontraditional production settings.

  • Handcrafted Product Verification

    Third-party assurance on claims and consumer-facing mark to bring legitimacy and increased value to handcrafted products via certified suppliers.

  • Custom Supply Chain Consultation

    Our bespoke responsible sourcing consultation services enable brands to responsibly manage informal production compliance, strengthen transparency, and meet evolving ethical and regulatory demands.

Trusted By

Target

Williams Sonoma Inc.

Tory Burch

Target Williams Sonoma Inc. Tory Burch

Our Programs + Services

  • The only comprehensive global Standard for social production compliance and Certification in informal production risk management
    Nest’s Ethical Handcraft Program has revolutionized the industry by making home-based supply chain work a safe and viable option for unseen workers worldwide. In 2017, leveraging International Labor Organization (ILO) principles, Nest developed the Nest Standards, the first-ever set of universally applicable standards and verification methodology for work that takes places outside of regulated factories in informal or cottage industries. Built uniquely for the last mile of production, Nest’s one-of-a-kind Ethical Handcraft social compliance program delivers unmatched oversight, cross-category and geography applicability, and Tier 4+ transparency within the deepest levels of production. Nest pairs this with human-centered, boutique consulting to support teams through even the most complex informal supply chain challenges.

  • Nest’s Handcraft validation tools offer a range of retail stakeholders — including merchandisers, buyers, brand executives, and consumers — a full understanding of what constitutes a handcrafted product as well as a robust toolkit to distinguish between handcrafted and machine-made or industrially-made products. Nest Verified Handcrafted(™) products offer insight into the production techniques or processes used in an item’s creation and enable brands to showcase their commitment to craftsmanship and transparency.

  • Nest provides bespoke responsible sourcing consulting services to support brands in meeting human rights and social due diligence requirements within informal, subcontracted, and homeworker supply chains that align with OECD Due Diligence Guidance, UNGPs, EU CSDDD, national modern slavery frameworks and other regulatory requirements. Our services include the review and development of policies specific to informal production—designed to complement existing factory-focused policies—and guidance on establishing internal SOPs that embed homeworker requirements into sourcing, compliance, and sustainability systems. Nest also delivers targeted internal trainings to strengthen cross-functional understanding of homeworker risks, responsibilities, and remediation pathways, and conducts investigations, community needs assessments, exploratory assessments, and other tailored activities to support risk identification, mitigation, monitoring, and continuous improvement across informal supply chains to meet brands’ evolving needs.