Transparency is essential for creating responsible and efficient supply chains. However, many brands still struggle to understand how actively their suppliers participate in providing the data needed to verify sustainability, traceability and compliance. To make this clearer and easier to evaluate, CommonShare is introducing the Network Reputation Rating, a new feature that highlights how engaged and responsive suppliers are when working with partners across the platform.
Each supplier now receives a clear reputation score that reflects the completeness of their data, their responsiveness and their level of collaboration. This helps buyers instantly understand how reliable and transparent a supplier is while encouraging suppliers to raise their level of participation.
Why We Introduced Reputation Ratings
Many suppliers still struggle or hesitate to provide the supply-chain information that brands need. This lack of data makes it difficult to evaluate risk, compliance and sourcing opportunities.
The new Reputation Rating highlights suppliers who:
Do not respond to data or information requests
Have not provided traceability information
Do not maintain complete or up-to-date product data
Have not undergone verification checks
By making these gaps visible, CommonShare motivates suppliers to improve their engagement and contribute to a more trustworthy global supply chain.
Introducing the CommonShare Supplier Rating
To complement transparency around participation, CommonShare is launching the Supplier Rating, a structured scoring framework that evaluates suppliers across four key dimensions of supply-chain collaboration, traceability and compliance.
Brands gain a consistent method to:
Understand how data-ready and compliance-ready a supplier is
Identify trusted partners
Prioritize onboarding or mapping
Encourage suppliers to improve their performance over time
This rating provides the foundation for smarter sourcing decisions and stronger supplier relationships.
The Four Pillars of the Supplier Rating
1. Responsiveness
Evaluates how quickly a supplier responds to operational and data requests, including time to accept BOMs, time to accept orders, time to reply to inquiries and completion of required updates without delays. Fast communication prevents bottlenecks and supports efficient production.
2. Traceability
Assesses the supplier’s ability to map and document its supply chain accurately. This includes facility completeness, tier accuracy, BOM linking, component definitions and visibility into materials and upstream suppliers. Reliable traceability is essential for transparency, risk management and regulatory alignment.
3. Verification
Measures the quality and reliability of documentation provided by the supplier, including sustainability certificates, Transaction Certificates, proof of origin and third-party verifier checks. Strong verification ensures compliance and builds trust across the value chain.
4. Data Completeness
Evaluates the accuracy and completeness of all information a supplier provides on the platform, including facility profiles, product catalogs, BOM details and metadata accuracy. High-quality data enables automation, reduces manual review and strengthens supply-chain insights.
How Clients Benefit
With the Reputation Rating and Supplier Rating, brands can:
Quickly identify high-performing and reliable suppliers
Focus support and onboarding efforts where needed
Benchmark suppliers across tiers and categories
Improve supply-chain visibility and reliability
Strengthen compliance with evolving regulations such as EUDR and LCA or PEF
This creates a more strategic and data-driven approach to supplier selection and management.
A Better Supplier Experience
These scoring systems also empower suppliers. By making expectations clear and accessible, suppliers are encouraged to:
Respond consistently
Provide accurate and complete information
Maintain updated documentation
Improve their performance over time
This approach creates a collaborative ecosystem that benefits both suppliers and brands.
Conclusion
The introduction of the Network Reputation Rating and Supplier Rating marks an important evolution in CommonShare’s mission to build transparent, data-driven and responsible supply chains. By giving buyers clarity and giving suppliers clear expectations, these tools elevate trust, improve collaboration and support more compliant and efficient sourcing relationships.
CommonShare will continue developing advanced scoring and transparency tools to help organizations better evaluate, partner with and support the suppliers that power their products.