Supplier Compliance for a Rapidly Regulated World
Supplier Compliance for a Rapidly Regulated World
From DORA to GDPR to supply chain due diligence — Graphite Connect provides purpose-built compliance templates, automated screening, PEP monitoring, ESG scoring, and audit-ready documentation.
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The Living, Breathing Supplier Compliance Network
Graphite’s network of 800K+ vetted and verified supplier profiles means one thing every risk and compliance team loves: actively managed risk data, straight from the supplier’s mouth. Benefit from the 1 million+ updates passing the Graphite Network every month.
Enterprise procurement doesn't happen in a regulatory vacuum. Whether you're in financial services navigating DORA, managing supply chain due diligence under LkSG or CSDDD, or ensuring GDPR compliance across your vendor base, your supplier management platform needs to support compliance — not create more work.
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
What It Means for Procurement
DORA requires financial institutions in the EU to actively manage ICT third-party risk, maintain registers of outsourcing arrangements, and demonstrate operational resilience across their vendor ecosystem.
How Graphite Connect Helps
Maintain EBA Outsourcing Register Compliance
What It Means for Procurement
The European Banking Authority requires financial institutions to maintain detailed registers of outsourcing arrangements, including ICT service providers, with standardized reporting formats.
How Graphite Connect Helps
Preparing & Maintaining LkSG / CSDDDCompliance
What It Means for Procurement
The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) require companies to assess human rights and environmental risks across their supply chains.
How Graphite Connect Helps
Supporting GDPR Compliance
Data Protection by Design
Graphite Connect supports GDPR compliance for organizations managing EU supplier data:
- Data processing agreements available
- Data subject rights support (access, rectification, erasure)
- Data minimization principles built into workflows
- Breach notification procedures established
- Full support of data residency requirements
See our Legal page for full details on data protection measures.
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
Automated Watchlist Monitoring
Graphite Connect screens supplier data against global sanctions and watchlists:
- OFAC: U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (SDN list)
- UN Sanctions List
- EU Sanctions List
- HMT: UK Treasury Sanctions
- DFAT: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
- Additional country-specific sanctions lists
Screening runs automatically at onboarding and on an ongoing basis, with alerts triggered when matches are identified.
ESG Risk Scoring
Graphite Connect provides ESG-specific risk scoring and assessment capabilities:
- Framework Alignment: Aligned with major ESG frameworks including SASB, GRI, and TCFD
- Automated Scoring: ESG risk scores generated from supplier assessments and third-party data
- Comprehensive Reporting: ESG risk reporting and analytics across your supplier portfolio
- EcoVadis Integration: Pull EcoVadis sustainability ratings directly into supplier profiles
Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABAC/AML)
Compliance Support
- Supplier due diligence questionnaires covering ABAC/AML topics
- Risk assessment capabilities for corruption-prone jurisdictions
- Documentation and audit trails for compliance reviews
Compliance Questionnaire Library
Graphite Connect provides access to a library of 6,000+ industry-standard questions covering:
- Information security and cybersecurity
- Financial health and stability
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
- Regulatory compliance (GDPR, DORA, LkSG, sanctions)
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Business continuity and disaster recovery
Questions can be customized and deployed to suppliers with conditional logic — so each supplier only answers what's relevant to their risk profile.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Does Graphite Connect support DORA compliance?
Yes. Graphite Connect provides specific DORA-aligned questionnaire templates, ICT third-party risk management, ongoing monitoring, and audit-ready documentation. Templates are regularly updated to reflect regulatory changes.
Does Graphite Connect export EBA outsourcing register data?
Yes. Graphite Connect supports EBA outsourcing register format exports with automated report generation and scheduled export capabilities.
Does Graphite Connect screen for Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)?
Yes. Graphite Connect screens against multiple PEP databases including World-Check (Refinitiv), Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, and Compliance.ai.
Does Graphite Connect have ESG risk scoring?
Yes. Graphite Connect provides ESG-specific risk scoring aligned with SASB, GRI, and TCFD frameworks, plus EcoVadis integration for sustainability ratings.
Can Graphite Connect help with LkSG/CSDDD compliance?
Yes. Graphite Connect provides specific questionnaire templates for the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) and EU CSDDD, with localization in German and other EU languages.