{"id":25845998,"date":"2025-12-21T22:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/third-party-due-diligence\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:41:54","slug":"third-party-due-diligence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/en\/third-party-due-diligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Third-party due diligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25845998\" class=\"elementor elementor-25845998 elementor-845\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c57d62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49c57d62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9987c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9987c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6481b9dd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6481b9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 22\"><path id=\"icons8-genealogy\" d=\"M10,3V6.549L6.449,10H4v4h.018L2.908,17H1v4H5V17.113l1.027-2.779L7,17v4h4V17H9.129L8,13.9V11.279l4.006-3.891L16,11.215V14h.027l-1.133,3H13v4h4V17.082l1.047-2.768L19.027,17H19v4h4V17H21.158L20,13.832V10H17.623L14,6.531V3Z\" transform=\"translate(-3 23) rotate(-90)\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b52ee73 elementor-align-left fil-ariane elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"3b52ee73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6fb04a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f6fb04a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa74b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7aa74b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"strong\">Third-party due diligence:<\/span><br>  <span class=\"lite\">a pillar of<\/span>\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">risk management<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058b52a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058b52a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an increasingly interconnected world, companies, local authorities, and administrations operate at the center of a vast relational spider web. <strong>At each node of this network lies a partner that exposes the organization to risks<\/strong>, sometimes invisible, often underestimated.<\/p><p>In this context, third-party due diligence is not a simple compliance exercise imposed by law. It is <strong>a strategic opportunity to be seized to master the complete risk chain<\/strong>. As a lever for performance and resilience, this proactive approach is a guarantee of sustainability, ethics, and trust for all organizations.  <\/p><p>Dive into this key process to strengthen the solidity and security of your third-party network and avoid getting trapped in the web.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf9d73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dcf9d73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148bff9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"148bff9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162eb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"162eb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"lite\">What is<\/span>\n  <span class=\"strong\">third-party due diligence?<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d759a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d759a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Third-party integrity assessment consists of <strong>analyzing all risks related to the partners<\/strong> with whom the company, administration, or local authority <strong>maintains relationships<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The objective? To anticipate and prevent potential threats that could compromise financial stability, regulatory compliance, operational continuity, or reputation. <\/p><p>This <strong>proactive vigilance<\/strong> provides the organization with a detailed understanding of its external ecosystem. The <strong>identification of weak signals<\/strong> emanating from third parties and the implementation of <strong>mitigation and remediation measures<\/strong> for risks strengthen the resilience of the company, local authority, or administration in the face of uncertainties. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8078aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8078aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"lite\">Who are the<\/span>\n  <span class=\"strong\">third parties to be evaluated?<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1792d46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1792d46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa1611 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aa1611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1f162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a1f162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Third parties refer to <strong>all external actors<\/strong> with whom a company, local authority, or administration maintains relationships.<\/p><p>Numerous and heterogeneous, third parties include strategic partners, suppliers, sensitive clients, and all other intermediaries: buyers, subcontractors, contracting authorities, public contract holders, delegates, grant beneficiaries, service providers, consultants, etc.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Tier 1 third parties<\/strong> are in a direct relationship with the organization.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Tier 2, 3, or 4 third parties<\/strong> interact via other partners (third parties of third parties).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d480ec4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d480ec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8371ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8371ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/evaluation-tiers-reseau-partenaires-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25845999\" alt=\"Partner network within the framework of third-party due diligence.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/evaluation-tiers-reseau-partenaires-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/evaluation-tiers-reseau-partenaires-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/evaluation-tiers-reseau-partenaires-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/evaluation-tiers-reseau-partenaires.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e2798 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0e2798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9e0a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a9e0a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacd33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aacd33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">Third-party due diligence,<\/span>\n  <span class=\"lite\"> between regulatory obligation and <\/span>\n  <span class=\"strong\">strategic lever<\/span>\n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9e029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c9e029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All companies, local authorities, and administrations are concerned by third-party due diligence, regardless of their size or activities. Evaluating the integrity of third parties is indeed much more than a simple matter of regulatory compliance. It addresses a triple strategic challenge.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0824fd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0824fd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99d34d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b99d34d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e9c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47e9c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third-party due diligence, a regulatory compliance imperative<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d14baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d14baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Third-party due diligence is first and foremost a regulatory obligation: this system is one of the <a title=\"The 8 pillars of the Sapin 2 law\" href=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/blog\/8-piliers-loi-sapin-2\/\">eight pillars of the Sapin 2 anti-corruption law<\/a>. Under penalty of sanctions, Article 17 requires large companies, local authorities, and administrations to implement an internal compliance program to fight corruption. <\/p><p>Third-party integrity assessment relies notably on <a title=\"Risk mapping\" href=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/cartographie-des-risques\/\">risk mapping<\/a>. This document lists third parties and evaluates their risk level regarding corruption, money laundering, and influence peddling. <\/p><p><strong>Complementary to the Sapin 2 law, other regulatory texts reinforce the requirement for control and transparency of third parties:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>The Duty of Vigilance law<\/strong> requires parent companies and contracting authorities to evaluate and prevent environmental, social, and corruption risks across their entire value chain, including their third parties.<br><br><\/li><li><strong>The GDPR<\/strong> (General Data Protection Regulation) obliges all companies, local authorities, and administrations to verify the personal data processing procedures implemented by their third parties, in order to prevent any risk of violation or leak.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b520b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b520b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedca03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fedca03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third-party due diligence, a triple strategic challenge for organizations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66eb25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66eb25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beyond the regulatory obligation, every company, local authority, and administration has a genuine strategic interest in <strong>deploying a rigorous third-party due diligence policy<\/strong>.<br>Indeed, in the event of an incident involving a poorly evaluated or non-evaluated third party, the repercussions can be major. The challenge is threefold: <\/p><ul><li><strong>A financial challenge:<\/strong> the failure of a supplier, a supply chain disruption, or an environmental disaster caused by a third party generates heavy financial losses (fines, drop in turnover, loss of customers and capital, budgetary imbalance, etc.).<br><br><\/li><li><strong>A legal and social challenge:<\/strong> the regulatory non-compliance of a supplier, the corruption of a third party, or a case of human rights violation leads to legal proceedings and erodes the trust of investors, who are sensitive to ESG (environmental, social, and governance) criteria.<br><br><\/li><li><strong>A reputational challenge:<\/strong> maintaining relationships with a supplier involved in illegal corruption practices or social or environmental violations durably tarnishes the image of the company, local authority, or administration.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbe650 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cbe650\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e32326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e32326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">Third-party due diligence,<\/span>\n  <span class=\"lite\"> a value-creating <\/span>\n  <span class=\"strong\">approach<\/span>\n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324524a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324524a\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">Third-party due diligence:<\/span>\n  <span class=\"lite\">how to put it <\/span>\n  <span class=\"strong\">into practice?<\/span>\n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcd750b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-timeline\" data-id=\"7fcd750b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_tricks_widget_satellite_icon_bg_hover_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;jet_tricks_widget_tooltip_background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;jet_tricks_widget_scroll_reveal_mask_bg_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_background_hover_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-timeline jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-timeline jet-timeline--align-center jet-timeline--align-top\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline__line\"><div class=\"jet-timeline__line-progress\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline-list\"><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-dae3534 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1324\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-872\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019une checklist et d\u2019une loupe repr\u00e9sentant la d\u00e9finition des objectifs et des risques dans l\u2019\u00e9valuation des tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers.webp 1324w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1324px) 100vw, 1324px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">#1 Framing the approach<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">How to frame the third-party due diligence process<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>Every context is specific. Every organization is unique. Before engaging in a third-party due diligence process, the company, local authority, or administration must precisely define its scope, objectives, and challenges:  <\/p><ul><li><strong>Which third parties are concerned?<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>What are the risks to be evaluated?<\/strong> Corruption, financial, social, environmental, technical, organizational, IT, compliance, or cybersecurity risks?<\/li><li><strong>Do all third parties represent the same level of risk?<\/strong> Which third parties should be evaluated as a priority, whose failure, corruption, lack of integrity, or non-compliance would have a major impact on the organization?<\/li><li><strong>What criteria<\/strong> should be taken into account for the risk level assessment?<\/li><li><strong>What are the regulatory requirements<\/strong> applicable to the third party, as well as to the company, local authority, or administration? Are they subject to the Sapin 2 law, the duty of vigilance, GDPR regulations, or extraterritorial anti-corruption regulations (FCPA \u2013 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act)? <\/li><li><strong>What is the acceptable risk level<\/strong> for the organization and its resilience capacity?<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">#1 Framing the approach<\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1324\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-872\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019une checklist et d\u2019une loupe repr\u00e9sentant la d\u00e9finition des objectifs et des risques dans l\u2019\u00e9valuation des tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers.webp 1324w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cadrer-demarche-evaluation-tiers-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1324px) 100vw, 1324px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-6935d58 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1490\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-877\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle de silhouettes et d\u2019ic\u00f4nes symbolisant une gouvernance d\u00e9di\u00e9e au pilotage de l\u2019\u00e9valuation des tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers.webp 1490w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">#2 Setting up a dedicated governance<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">Setting up a dedicated governance for third-party due diligence<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>The governance of third-party due diligence must also be defined upstream to guarantee the effectiveness of the system.<br>It is based on:<\/p><ul><li><strong>The appointment of a manager<\/strong> to lead third-party due diligence and guarantee process compliance (compliance officer, risk manager, etc.).<\/li><li><strong>The definition of clear procedures<\/strong> to ensure the consistency and rigor of practices.<\/li><li><strong>The involvement of all internal and external stakeholders<\/strong> to cover all issues (executives, elected officials, business teams, purchasing \u2013 legal \u2013 IT \u2013 accounting \u2013 finance functions, suppliers, service providers, subcontractors, international entities, etc.).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">#2 Setting up a dedicated governance<\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1490\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-877\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle de silhouettes et d\u2019ic\u00f4nes symbolisant une gouvernance d\u00e9di\u00e9e au pilotage de l\u2019\u00e9valuation des tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers.webp 1490w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gouvernance-evaluation-tiers-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-9a34028 jet-timeline-item--image-inside\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">#3 A rigorous evaluation process<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">Carry out and document your audit assignments<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p><strong>Conduct your internal audits<\/strong> following clearly defined and documented steps.<\/p><p><strong>Define the list of documents to be collected from auditees<\/strong>, carry out a pre-analysis\/risk assessment, then during the testing phase use checklists, questionnaires and templates to guarantee the consistency and quality of your audits.<\/p><p><strong>Document your observations, conclusions and recommendations<\/strong> in a structured way in standardized, customizable reports.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">#3 A rigorous evaluation process<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-6d8ec0d jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1474\" height=\"984\" 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class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">#4 Relying on high-performance tools<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"timeline-item__card-title\">The need to rely on high-performance third-party due diligence tools<\/h3><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>The implementation of third-party due diligence faces many challenges: the volume of information, the diversity of risks, the number of third parties, the requirement for exhaustiveness and customization of procedures, the integration of databases, etc.<\/p><p>These factors make the <strong>evaluation process long, complex, and prone to errors<\/strong>, particularly during the creation of third-party profiles, duplicate management, or risk scoring.<\/p><p><strong>Digitalization helps overcome these obstacles.<\/strong> Digital tools simplify, automate, and secure the risk management process, resulting in time savings for teams and productivity gains for companies, local authorities, and 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repr\u00e9sentant l\u2019usage d\u2019outils performants pour l\u2019\u00e9valuation des tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/outils-performants-evaluation-tiers.webp 1474w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/outils-performants-evaluation-tiers-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/outils-performants-evaluation-tiers-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/outils-performants-evaluation-tiers-768x513.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4b99c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad4b99c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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As a bulwark <strong>against external risks<\/strong>, it is a powerful lever for trust and performance for all companies, local authorities, and administrations. Adopting a proactive, structured third-party due diligence approach supported by high-performance digital tools transforms a constraint into a competitive advantage. The result? <strong>A secure, agile, and sustainable company, local authority, or administration<\/strong>.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9358530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9358530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a316d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a316d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"strong\">Discover <\/span>\n  <span class=\"lite\"> our solution for <\/span>\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">third-party due diligence<\/span>\n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519d8fd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"519d8fd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2beaf807 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2beaf807\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f887ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f887ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intuitive, innovative, and high-performing, <a title=\"third-party due diligence software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/sapin-2\/logiciel\/evaluation-tiers\/\">Values Associates&#8217; third-party due diligence software<\/a> simplifies, streamlines, and secures your third-party assessments for efficient and flexible risk management. Thanks to &#8220;no-code&#8221; technology, our experts configure <strong>your personalized platform adapted to your public or private challenges in record time<\/strong>, without any compromise on your requirements. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4de935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4de935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you hesitating to invest in a screening tool?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0b9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c0b9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_26 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Our solution harnesses the power of AI to <strong>automate and accelerate the information collection phase<\/strong> and evaluate the need to <strong>deepen your third-party due diligence<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db4d02a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3db4d02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our third-party due diligence software<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e03146 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65e03146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a454f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a454f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logiciel-audit-interne-temp.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25844860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logiciel-audit-interne-temp.webp 833w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logiciel-audit-interne-temp-300x278.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logiciel-audit-interne-temp-768x711.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third-party due diligence: a pillar of risk management In an increasingly interconnected world, companies, local authorities, and administrations operate at the center of a vast relational spider web. 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