In recent years, companies have begun to pay more attention to their suppliers in response to investor and customer concerns. More and more businesses are now examining how responsible their suppliers are. Companies have an interest in ensuring that their suppliers are providing adequate pay and working conditions to their employees, have effective environmental protection policies in place and are conducting their business activities in a transparent manner that is inline with good corporate behaviour. All of this, of course, on top of providing goods of quality at the right price!