&Wider gathers anonymous insights directly from workers via mobile, giving your team the real-time data you need to meet due diligence requirements, reduce risk, and drive meaningful improvement.
How &Wider works
Most companies don't know what's really happening inside their supply chains. &Wider changes that, by going straight to the source, the workers.
Workers on farms and in factories receive questions via SMS or a simple mobile app, in their own language. Questions like: are you paid on time? Do you feel safe? Are you treated with respect? It only takes a few minutes and it's completely anonymous, so workers can be honest.
All those responses come into &Wider's platform, a special dashboard that turns thousands of answers into clear, easy-to-read data. Patterns emerge. If lots of workers in one place say they feel unsafe, the platform spots it.
The brands and companies that hire these workers, like big food companies or clothing brands, log into the &Wider dashboard. They can see which factories or farms need attention, what's working well, and what needs to improve.
Because companies can track changes over time, they can see if improvements are happening, or if problems are getting worse. It's not a one-off check. It's continuous listening that leads to continuous improvement.
Think of it this way
You know how a school report card shows how a student is doing in different subjects, and tracks progress over time? &Wider does the same thing, but instead of maths and English, it tracks things like fair pay, safety, and dignity at work. And instead of one student, it covers millions of workers across the world.
The tools &Wider builds
Each one helps companies understand and improve what's happening in their supply chains.
The flagship tool. Companies use this to check in on their suppliers regularly, tracking working conditions at specific factories and farms over time.
Ongoing monitoring
A big-picture view of human rights risks across an entire region or sector, like all the farms growing cocoa in a particular country, tracked over a full year.
Sector-wide view
A smart prediction tool that uses AI and primary worker voice data to spot risks before they become problems. It's like a weather forecast, but for human rights risks in supply chains.
AI - powered
&Wider was started in 2014 after a tragedy at a platinum mine in South Africa called Marikana, where it became painfully clear that workers' voices simply weren't being heard.
Lea Esterhuizen, the founder, believed there had to be a better way. So she built one.
Why it matters
New laws around the world now require companies to check that workers in their supply chains are treated fairly. &Wider helps companies do exactly that.
The EU, UK, and Germany all have laws that say companies must check for human rights risks in their supply chains. &Wider helps companies meet those requirements.
Traditional inspections only show a snapshot of one day. &Wider listens continuously, so companies get the real picture, not just what looks good on an inspection day.
Millions of workers have never had a safe, anonymous way to say what their working life is really like. &Wider gives them that voice.
Companies that treat workers well have more stable, resilient supply chains. Less disruption. Less risk. Better outcomes for everyone.
