Verité

What Verité does

Verité is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1996 and headquartered in Northampton, Massachusetts, that works to advance fair labor practices and human rights in global supply chains. The organization operates across 97 countries with 490+ client and funder partners, providing human rights due diligence consulting, country and sector risk assessments, supplier and workplace assessments, ethical recruitment guidance, and training and capacity building to multinational corporations, governments, and civil society organizations. Verité's stated focus areas are forced labor, child labor, working conditions, migrant labor, workplace discrimination, and worker engagement.

Verité's product portfolio centers on labor rights due diligence tools and frameworks. Its core proprietary technology is the CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen™, a membership-based platform using patented technology to map cross-border labor supply chains and screen for International Labour Organization forced labor indicators. Other key products include the Recruitment Cost Calculator (RCC), the Farm Labor Due Diligence (FLDD) Toolkit and First Mile Toolkit for agricultural supply chains, the Supply Chain Traceability Matrix, the Responsible Sourcing Tool for mining/critical metals, an E-learning Platform, the Palm Oil Toolkit, and the Maturity Benchmarking Tool.

Verité's revenue model is multi-streamed, drawing from government grants (U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of State, Swiss SDC), private foundation funding (Walmart Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Humanity United, Walt Disney Company, Agnes Varis Trust), private-sector consulting engagements with multinational brands, and individual donations. Distribution combines direct advisory services, a membership platform (CUMULUS), free downloadable toolkits and resources, and an e-learning platform, with a sales-led go-to-market motion focused on consultative engagements with enterprise, government, and civil society clients.

Name

Verité

Legal name

Verité

Website

https://verite.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Verité is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1996 that helps multinational corporations, governments, and civil society organizations identify and address forced labor in global supply chains through due diligence consulting and tools like the CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Due Diligence & Ethical Supply Chain Consulting

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social Compliance & Labor Standards Certification (SMETA/SA8000) (AFALAMAM)

Keywords

• Human rights due diligence
• Ethical supply chains
• Forced labor screening
• Ethical recruitment
• Labor rights consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Amherst

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant funding: Verité receives funding from government agencies including U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of State, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
2. Private sector consulting services: Revenue from providing human rights due diligence consulting, training, assessments, and advisory services to businesses and corporations.
3. Foundation and civil society funding: Support from foundations including Walmart Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Humanity United, The Walt Disney Company, and other philanthropies for specific initiatives.
4. Individual donations: Verité accepts individual donations to support their mission as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Verité is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides human rights due diligence consulting, research, and worker advocacy services to help businesses, governments, and civil society organizations identify and address forced labor, child labor, and other labor rights abuses in global supply chains. The organization develops proprietary tools and platforms (such as CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen™ and the Recruitment Cost Calculator), sector-specific toolkits (Farm Labor Due Diligence, Palm Oil, First Mile), and the E-learning Platform, and delivers advisory engagements, training, supplier assessments, and remediation support across 97 countries.

Product overview

Verité offers a comprehensive suite of tools, platforms, and resources focused on advancing fair labor practices in global supply chains. The core offerings include the CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen™ membership platform for forced labor risk assessment, the Recruitment Cost Calculator web-based tool for ethical recruitment cost analysis, and the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative with its FLDD Toolkit and First Mile Toolkit for agricultural supply chain due diligence. These are supplemented by the STREAMS project's Supply Chain Traceability Matrix, the Responsible Sourcing Tool microsite, the Palm Oil Toolkit, an E-learning Platform, and various guidance documents including Sample Code of Conduct Provisions. The portfolio also includes the Maturity Benchmarking Tool for self-assessment. Together, these products provide end-to-end support for human rights due diligence from enterprise-level embedding to first-mile farm operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen™: A membership-based platform that uses targeted remote assessments and shared labor supply chain data to assess forced labor and human trafficking risk. It maps cross-border labor supply chains and screens for ILO forced labor indicators.
• Recruitment Cost Calculator (RCC)
• Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative (FLDDI)
• Supply Chain Traceability Matrix
• STREAMS
• Responsible Sourcing Tool

Products and services

• CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen™ A membership-based platform that uses patented technology to map cross-border labor supply chains and assess forced labor and human trafficking risks at individual workplaces, providing a private dashboard for risk analysis, benchmarking, and data sharing across members.
• Recruitment Cost Calculator (RCC) A web-based calculator tool that helps companies, suppliers, and labor agents accurately estimate recruitment fees and costs across industries and migration corridors, enabling users to factor ethical hiring costs into contracts and benchmark offers against market rates.
• Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative (FLDDI) A Verité-led collaboration with companies and civil society organizations to define good practices and provide resources for eliminating labor abuses from global agricultural supply chains through comprehensive human rights due diligence.
• FLDD Toolkit A comprehensive toolkit for human rights due diligence in agricultural supply chains, covering six elements: Embed, Assess, Cease/Prevent/Mitigate, Track, Remediate, and Report, including maturity benchmarking tools and practical guidance documents.
• First Mile Toolkit A companion toolkit to the FLDD Toolkit providing guidance on human rights due diligence specifically targeted for first mile operations in agricultural supply chains such as sugar mills, cocoa cooperatives, and palm oil plantations, available in English, French, and Portuguese.
• Palm Oil Toolkit An online and downloadable toolkit for palm oil producers to build social compliance programs with basic knowledge and tools for labor rights, available in English, Spanish, Indonesian, and Malay.
• E-learning Platform An online learning platform offering courses on identifying and responding to forced labor, human rights due diligence, ethical recruitment, and other labor rights topics for companies, suppliers, and sustainability professionals.
• Responsible Sourcing Tool A microsite providing guidance and resources on responsible sourcing practices, including a due diligence toolkit and sector-specific guidance focused on the mining industry and critical metals.
• Supply Chain Traceability Matrix A framework that helps companies use supply chain traceability to address forced and child labor risks, guiding users in defining due diligence goals, identifying needed insights, choosing methods, and assessing feasibility.
• Maturity Benchmarking Tool An interactive tool within the FLDD Initiative that helps companies assess where they stand in their human rights due diligence practices and identify priorities for improvement.
• Sample Code of Conduct Provisions and Auditable Standards Model code of conduct language and practical standards to help companies and auditors prevent forced labor and protect migrant workers, providing ready-to-use provisions and auditable standards for agricultural supply chains.
• Business Advisory Services Consultative advisory services covering human rights due diligence, country and sector risk assessment, supplier and workplace assessments, ethical recruitment guidance, grievance mechanisms, remediation, and training and capacity building for businesses, governments, and civil society.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 years of experience advancing labor rights since 1996
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CargillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, collaborating to define good practices and create tools to help companies eliminate labor abuses from global agricultural supply chains.
• ECOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, contributing to development of resources for agricultural supply chain due diligence.
• JDE Peet's (Jacobs Douwe Egberts)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, working to advance ethical labor practices in coffee supply chains.
• Fairtrade InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, collaborating on standards and practices for fair labor in agricultural supply chains.
• Mars, IncorporatedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, supporting development of due diligence tools for cocoa and agricultural supply chains.
• McDonald'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, collaborating on practices to eliminate labor abuses from agricultural supply chains.
• Philip Morris InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, working on human rights due diligence in agricultural supply chains.
• Rainforest AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, collaborating on sustainability standards and labor practices.
• Better CottoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTREAMS project partner collaborating on cotton chain of custody pilot in India, exploring how traceability technologies support sustainability and worker well-being.
• Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTREAMS project partner, collaborated on mid-tier gatekeeper pilot and development of YESS Standard for due diligence in cotton supply chains.
• Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), GhanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner conducting field research on migrant workers in Ghana cocoa sector, surveying internal migrant workers and farmers.
• Cellule d'Analyse de Politiques Économiques du CIRES (CAPEC), Côte d'IvoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner conducting field research on migrant workers in Côte d'Ivoire cocoa sector in Gbôklé and Guémon regions.
• AIM-ProgresscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association partner working to promote responsible sourcing and social compliance in consumer goods supply chains.
• Alliance To End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner working to end slavery and trafficking, collaborating on advocacy and policy efforts.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN migration agency partner collaborating on migrant worker protection and ethical recruitment initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Social Accountability International (SAI): Nonprofit standards-setting and certification body behind SA8000 with a comparable mission of advancing workers' rights in global supply chains through standards, accreditation, and capacity building — directly overlapping with Verité's certification-adjacent and advisory work.
• Fair Labor Association (FLA): Multi-stakeholder nonprofit that combines independent supply chain assessments, remediation, and a Workplace Code of Conduct for member companies — directly comparable to Verité's due diligence assessments, ethical recruitment programs, and member-network model.
• Better Work (ILO/IFC partnership): Joint ILO–IFC program delivering factory-level assessments, advisory, and capacity building on labor conditions in global supply chains — directly comparable in scope, methodology, and target audience of brands, factories, and governments.
• Sedex: Membership-based technology platform for supplier ethical data sharing (SMETA audits, risk assessments) — directly comparable to CUMULUS in being a membership data platform for labor rights due diligence across shared supply chains.
• Impactt: Consulting and technology firm specializing in ethical trade, worker voice, and human rights due diligence in supply chains — direct peer providing similar advisory and tech-enabled services to multinational brands and producers.
• Responsible Business Alliance (RBA): Industry coalition enforcing a Code of Conduct (labor, health, safety, environment) across electronics and broader manufacturing supply chains through VAP audits — directly comparable for code-of-conduct and audit work.

Emerging players

• KnowTheChain: Investor and company benchmarking initiative on forced labor risks in supply chains — overlaps with Verité's research and benchmarking outputs (e.g., Maturity Benchmarking Tool) and is an adjacent emerging voice in the same space.
• Ulula: Digital worker voice and supply chain risk platform used for grievance mechanisms, supplier monitoring, and forced labor detection — comparable tech-enabled offering also used by multinational brands, and a partial competitor to CUMULUS-style platforms.

Broad incumbents

• Anthesis Group: Large global sustainability consultancy offering human rights and supply chain due diligence practices alongside broader ESG services — comparable as a broader incumbent that competes for the same enterprise advisory mandates.
• LRQA (formerly ELEVATE / part of LRQA): Established assurance and supply chain services provider (including former ELEVATE) offering ethical sourcing programs, assessments, and advisory — a broader incumbent with overlapping labor due diligence and supply chain services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Veritefairlabor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/veritefairlabor
• Instagraminstagram.com/veritefairlabor
• Xx.com/VeriteNews

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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