Label RFAR
Your parent company is applying for the Label RFAR. Here is what it means for you.
The Label RFAR (Supplier Relations and Sustainable Procurement label, awarded by the French public authorities). By a Label assessor since 2015.
The Label in brief
4 areas, 13 criteria to turn commitment into demonstrable progress.
- 01Sustainable procurement policy and strategy
- 02Risks and opportunities
- 03Professionalisation of the procurement function
- 04Business ethics
Key point: A direction set by top management, priorities, skills and demonstrated ethics.
- 05Procurement strategy and selection of offers
- 06Supplier performance and contracts
Key point: CSR priorities are reflected in tenders, contracts and improvement plans.
- 07Respect for interests
- 08Mediation
- 09Voice of suppliers
- 10Financial fairness
Key point: Balance relationships, make recourse accessible, listen and pay fairly.
- 11Total cost
- 12Local development
- 13Strengthening supply chains
Key point: Decide on total cost, strengthen local areas and build robust supply chains.
RFAR 2026 standard, nemosun teaching summary.
What will be looked at in your subsidiary
The evaluation looks at how purchasing decisions are actually made in your subsidiary: who decides, on which criteria, and how risks and costs are weighed. It also looks at how you treat your suppliers: payment terms, dialogue, and the ability to raise a concern. Expect interviews with your purchasing team and requests for evidence: procedures, contracts, indicators. Your role is to show what you already do, with proof.
The Label's path, and what nemosun does at each step.
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Commit
The Label requires
Signing the Supplier Relations and Sustainable Procurement charter, a condition for accessing the label, then drawing up a multi-year improvement plan.
With nemosun
Carry out an initial diagnosis and a roadmap aligned with the 4 areas of the standard.
Deliverable: roadmap aligned with the 4 areas of the standard
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Self-assess
The Label requires
Official, optional self-assessment questionnaire, to measure maturity before applying.
With nemosun
Read the results with an assessor's eye and identify missing evidence.
- 3
Apply and be assessed
The Label requires
Application file with a letter from the head of the organisation; after validation by the label Committee, assessment by an approved body, paid for by the applicant.
With nemosun
Prepare the evidence file and a mock audit before the official assessment.
The assessment is carried out by an approved body; nemosun never assesses an organisation it has supported.
Deliverable: evidence file
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Submit to the Committee
The Label requires
Complete file (assessor's report, three-year action plan, management letter) sent to the label Committee, which decides on the award.
With nemosun
Until the Committee makes its decision, nemosun stays by your side.
Deliverable: a realistic, manageable three-year action plan.
Stop or go on
Only pay for what you need.
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7-minute test
Free. Discover your maturity.
Test your maturity in 7 minutesFree · Instant result, no e-mail
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Label RFAR positioning diagnostic
€1,250 excl. VAT
Deducted from the full support if you go on.
Know within two weeks whether you can apply and, if not, what to complete.
- Your 13 criteria from the 2026 standard, on the assessment's 4-level scale.
- Review of your documents, a 2-hour interview, a 1-hour debrief.
- A verdict: Apply · Apply after targeted corrections · Complete first.
- Your prioritised gaps and the evidence to gather.
An expert opinion, which does not prejudge the labelling decision.
Stop: you are ready, you apply.
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Modules à la carte
Only on the gaps identified.
Stop: your gaps are closed, you apply.
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Support up to the Label
€6,250 excl. VAT.
€5,000 excl. VAT after a positioning diagnostic.
Roadmap, follow-up and application file preparation, diagnostic deducted.