Prove your supply chain meets human-rights expectations
A limited-scope SEAM recognition for modern slavery, forced labor, and supply-chain human-rights due diligence — in commercial real estate operations and procurement.
Who it’s for
Built for commercial real estate value chains
Reporting entities
Organizations with modern slavery, forced-labor, or supply-chain disclosure obligations.
Vendors and suppliers
Tier 1 vendors and suppliers to commercial real estate value chains.
Property owners and managers
Building owners and operators with tenant relationships or procurement responsibilities.
Investment managers
Funds and asset managers reviewing portfolio-level due diligence.
The Activity pathway
A defined pathway to recognition
01
Governance, scope, and value-chain mapping
Establish project understanding and governance, and map the value chain the assessed party operates within.
02
Risk identification and exposure analysis
Identify and scope likely social and human-rights impacts, determine the social area of influence, and assemble baseline data.
03
Policy and procurement controls
Set ethical materials procurement governance and policy, ethical sourcing of products and materials, and site-specific social responsibility policies.
Only one site-specific policy Activity applies per assessed party: TGa3.1 for the construction-project phase (Buildings + Interiors), TGa3.2 for the operating asset (Operations + Maintenance).
04
Labor conditions in the assessed organization's own operations
Living wage and decent work conditions for the assessed party's own workforce.
05
Corrective action and remediation
Address identified impacts and remediate materials-procurement-related human-rights impacts.
06
Grievance, reporting, and transparency
Communicate externally about human-rights impacts, and operate a grievance mechanism for direct reporting of violations.
07
Training and capability
Educate and train relevant procurement employees on human-rights standards.
08
Monitoring, effectiveness, and review
Implement ongoing social performance monitoring, plus periodic evaluation and review.
Compliance
Aligned with global frameworks
Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018
UK Modern Slavery Act 2015
Canada Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
French Duty of Vigilance Law
Norwegian Transparency Act
EU Forced Labour Regulation
US Tariff Act Section 307 / UFLPA
UNGPs · OECD · ILO forced-labor standards
Pricing
A flat fee per Assessment Scope
$5,000 per Seal · per Assessment Scope.
One reviewed entity, scope, and period. Every activity counts toward full SEAM Certification if you choose to pursue it later.
Questions about the Ethical Procurement Seal
How is this different from full SEAM Certification?
Full SEAM Certification evaluates a whole building across all four pillars. The Ethical Procurement Seal is a limited-scope Seal focused on one theme — modern slavery, forced labor, and supply-chain due diligence — and only within a defined Assessment Scope. It does not certify the full owner, portfolio, fund, or asset.
What is the "Assessment Scope"?
The Assessment Scope is the explicit boundary of the Seal review and the public claim. It identifies the assessed party, their role, the frameworks covered, the supply-chain profile, tenant relationships, the reporting period, exclusions, and any owned or controlled entities included.
What does proportionate due diligence mean here?
Required Activities apply to every assessed party. Scope-Triggered Activities apply only when the Assessment Scope includes the relevant condition — for example, Tier 1 Suppliers in scope, tenant labor practices in scope, or U.S. import responsibilities. This adapts the same Standard-based method to the assessed party’s actual profile.
What is "Leading Practice" recognition?
Achievement is binary — you either earn the Seal or you don’t. Above that, organizations meeting the Gold-equivalent or Platinum-equivalent thresholds across the applicable Activity subset may receive the distinction "SEAM Ethical Procurement Seal — Leading Practice."
Does this satisfy modern slavery reporting obligations?
No. The Seal can support evidence organization for selected frameworks, but it does not complete legal reporting, regulator filings, customs responses, or import admissibility determinations. The assessed party and its counsel remain responsible for legal interpretation and filings.
What disqualifies an assessed party from earning the Seal?
The Seal may not be awarded where credible evidence shows active, unremediated modern slavery, forced labor, child labor, trafficking, or refusal to provide required evidence within the Assessment Scope. Any such finding must be resolved, remediated, or documented through an approved corrective action process before the Seal can be granted.
Does it count toward full Certification later?
Yes. Activities completed for this Seal may carry forward toward a future SEAM Human Rights Seal or full SEAM Certification when the assessed scope, entity, reporting period, evidence, and applicable rating system remain aligned with SEAM requirements.
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