About supplier pages
Every factory in Provena Source has a page. This page explains what the banner at the top of a supplier page tells you, what the evidence grades mean, and what to check before you rely on it. How Provena Source fits together
Claimed by the supplier
The supplier publishes this page itself, from its own Provena Trust account. Every update is signed with the supplier's key, and Provena Source checks that signature against the supplier's published identity before it shows the page. So you know the page comes from the supplier and has not been changed by anyone else, including us. The date in the banner is when the supplier last published it.
The signature tells you who is speaking, not whether each statement is true. Provena does not visit the factory or check each fact. For that, look at the grade beside each fact.
Public information
Provena collected this page from public sources, such as industry association member directories (for example BGMEA and BKMEA). The supplier did not provide it and has not reviewed it. Each fact names its source and the date it was collected; facts can be out of date.
If this is your company, publish your page from Provena Trust to claim it; your page then replaces this one. You can also ask for this page to be removed.
Evidence grades
Every fact carries the grade of the evidence behind it:
- Independently audited
- A named auditor, on a stated date
- Cross-checked
- Two independent parties agree
- Document-backed
- Attached and dated
- Self-declared
- The factory stated it
- No record
- Nothing is shown as a pass when it is an unknown.
Grades reflect the evidence held when the page was last updated, and change as evidence changes.
Who sees what
On a claimed page, the supplier chooses who sees each fact: everyone, buyers signed in to Provena Source, or only the buyers it works with. Visitors see the facts shown to everyone. Signed-in buyers also see the facts shown to buyers. Where a fact is hidden from you, the page says who can see it. A supplier's contact person and email are never shown on its page.
What to check before you rely on a page
A supplier page is a starting point, not an audit.
- Look at the grade of the facts that matter to your decision. A self-declared fact is the supplier's word.
- Ask the supplier for the documents behind a fact: sign in and send a compliance request.
- Check a certificate with the body that issued it, and check that it covers this factory and is still valid.
- On a public information page, check each fact with its source; the supplier has not confirmed it.
- For a product, open its passport and use the signature check there.