Supply chain due diligence and the Telecommunications sector – navigating a changing global landscape

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Global expectations of ethical, sustainable and climate-conscious supply chains continue to evolve. For JAC members, our supplier partners are essential to advancing ethical business practices, accelerating emissions reduction, enabling circularity and deploying new technologies responsibly.

At the same time, the global landscape for supply chain due diligence and assurance is becoming more complex, and established approaches and pathways for demonstrating assurance continue to evolve. Policy makers, regulators, customers and other stakeholders are reshaping expectations around due diligence, transparency, circularity and emissions reduction, while the wider regulatory and geopolitical environment is also influencing how companies approach supply chain assurance. As an industry, we need to respond with practical, coordinated and credible approaches.

The JOINT ALLIANCE for CSR (JAC), the leading supply chain assurance organisation in the telecommunications sector, is pleased to invite you to its 2026 Supplier Forum, taking place in Zurich on Thursday, 15th October.

This invitation-only Forum will bring together JAC members and selected supplier partners for practical workshops, discussion and exchange. We will share our perspective on the changing global regulatory and stakeholder landscape, discuss what these developments may mean in practice for supply chain due diligence and assurance, outline how JAC is preparing for the future, and explore how suppliers and customers can collaborate to strengthen responsible supply chains across the ICT sector.

Your participation is important. We want to hear your views, understand your priorities and work with you on how practical, credible and resilient approaches to supply chain assurance should evolve. The Forum will also introduce supplier initiatives in areas including CSR, circularity and emissions reduction, helping clarify future expectations and opportunities for engagement. In addition, we will recognise supplier leadership and collaboration, including the announcement of the 2026 JAC Supplier Awards for contributions to our audit and emissions reduction programmes.