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Supplier ESG Audit Burden & Improvement Survey

Assesses the operational effort, data challenges, and improvement priorities suppliers face during customer-requested ESG audits. Designed for manufacturing and supply chain professionals involved in ESG compliance processes.

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25 questions · ~4 min
Q01
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Welcome to the Supplier ESG Audit Experience Survey. This survey explores the operational effort and challenges your organization faces during customer-requested ESG audits. Your responses will help identify practical improvements to the audit process. • Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time. • There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest experience. • All responses are confidential and will be reported in aggregate only. • Estimated completion time: 6–8 minutes. Please proceed to begin.

Q02
Multiple Choice

In the last 12 months, has your organization completed any customer-requested ESG supplier audits?

Q03
Multiple Choice

What are the main reasons your organization has not completed a customer-requested ESG audit in the last 12 months? (Select all that apply.)

Q04
Long Text

Approximately how many customer-requested ESG audits did your organization complete in the last 12 months? (Include on-site, remote, and hybrid.)

Q05
Long Text

Approximately how many internal person-hours did a typical customer ESG audit require from start to finish?

Q06
Multiple Choice

Which systems or sources did your organization use to provide ESG data during audits? (Select all that apply.)

Q07
Long Text

Overall, how valuable are customer-requested ESG audits to your organization?

Q08
Long Text

Which of the following best describes your primary role?

Q09
Long Text

Thank you for your time and insights. Your responses are confidential and will be used in aggregate to help improve future ESG audit requests and processes.

Q10
Multiple Choice

Which audit formats did your organization complete in the last 12 months? (Select all that apply.)

Q11
Long Text

How burdensome was the preparation and document collection phase of a typical audit?

Q12
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To what extent did different customers' audit requests overlap in the information or evidence they required?

Q13
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How likely are you to recommend that your organization continue participating in customer ESG audits?

Q14
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How many employees does your organization have in total?

Q15
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How burdensome was the on-site or remote assessment phase of a typical audit?

Q16
Multiple Choice

Which ESG standards or frameworks were most frequently referenced in your customers' audit requests? (Select all that apply.)

Q17
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Please rank the following improvements by how much they would reduce your audit burden. (Drag to reorder; top = most helpful.)

Q18
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In which region is your organization's main facility located?

Q19
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How burdensome was the corrective action and response phase of a typical audit?

Q20
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What single change would most improve the ESG audit experience for your team?

Q21
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Which manufacturing sector best describes your organization?

Q22
Long Text

How burdensome was the final reporting and close-out phase of a typical audit?

Q23
AI Interview

Based on your survey responses, please share more about your ESG audit experience. Our AI moderator will ask a couple of brief follow-up questions.

Q24
Long Text

How many production sites does your organization operate?

Q25
Long Text

How many years has your organization been involved in supplier audits or ESG reporting?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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