Worldly, the leading sustainability and supply chain intelligence platform for the consumer goods industry, today announced the acquisition of Bendi Software Ltd., a UK-based supply chain mapping and supplier risk intelligence company. The acquisition expands Worldly's ability to deliver supply chain visibility as brands navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape globally, where seeing and managing risk beyond Tier 1 suppliers has never been more critical or more difficult.
Worldly network includes 40,000+ companies in 97 countries.
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) takes effect July 2029.
Forced labor legislation in US, Germany, and other jurisdictions already in force.
Bendi's Pathfinder builds multi-tier supply chain maps without requiring supplier participation.
Prism scores suppliers on 100+ environmental, labor, human rights, and governance indicators across 35+ languages.
VendorPilot reduces time factories spend completing Higg Index assessments.
Worldly is building the largest network of primary supplier data in the consumer goods industry; Bendi adds AI-powered discovery and risk intelligence for suppliers that brands haven't yet engaged with directly. For years, customers have told Worldly the same thing: visibility is much more challenging beyond Tier 1 suppliers — and that blind spot is exactly where the greatest labor, environmental, and compliance risk lives. Regulators and stakeholders are now demanding answers in that gap, and the consequences — legal exposure, reputational harm, and supply chain disruption — are escalating fast. Together, Worldly and Bendi will give companies the visibility to manage risk proactively, not just react after the fact.
Bendi's technology consists of three integrated solutions. Pathfinder is an automated supply chain mapping engine that traces a brand's suppliers through Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond, building multi-tier supply chain maps without requiring supplier participation, surfacing suppliers that brands did not previously know existed in their value chains. Prism is a supplier risk rating framework that combines public data sources, including regulatory filings, court records, and NGO publications, with a proprietary methodology that scores suppliers on more than 100 environmental, labor, human rights, and governance indicators across more than 35 languages. VendorPilot is an AI-powered assessment automation tool that reduces the time factories spend completing sustainability assessments, including the Higg Index, which is stewarded and governed by Cascale and available through Worldly. Reducing assessment burden improves data quality and accelerates completion rates across the Worldly ecosystem.
The acquisition coincides with a wave of regulation requiring large companies to conduct due diligence across their value chains. The European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), updated under the Omnibus I package and now scheduled to take effect in July 2029, requires the largest companies operating in the EU to identify and address human rights and environmental impacts across their chains of activity. Forced labor legislation in the United States, Germany, and other jurisdictions is already in force. These regulations are creating urgent demand for the capabilities Bendi has built: visibility beyond Tier 1, supplier-level risk assessment, and systematic documentation of due diligence. With Bendi integrated into Worldly's Supplier Compliance Management solution and across the platform, Worldly is positioned to serve this compliance-driven demand at scale.
About Worldly
Worldly is the leading sustainability and supply chain intelligence platform for the consumer goods industry. The company empowers brands, retailers, and manufacturers to turn verified primary data into insight and action across complex global supply chains. Trusted by a network of more than 40,000 companies across apparel, footwear, home furnishings, and sporting goods, Worldly provides visibility into environmental and social performance. Built on industry-recognized standards, including Cascale's Higg Index, Worldly translates raw data into actionable intelligence that helps organizations reduce risk, meet evolving regulatory requirements, and drive measurable progress over time.
About Bendi
Bendi Software is a London-based AI-driven platform founded by CEO Mandeep Soor, CRO Benjamin Norsworthy, and CTO Olivier Bacs. Bendi specializes in helping businesses manage and mitigate ESG risks in complex global supply chains. Bendi automates the mapping of supply chains, uncovers hidden risks, and provides real-time insights to ensure regulatory compliance and enhance sustainability through three integrated products: Pathfinder (N-tier mapping), Prism (ESG risk screening) and VendorPilot (automated data exchange).
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