Worldly, the leading sustainability and supply chain intelligence platform for the consumer goods industry, has acquired Bendi Software, a UK-based supply chain mapping and supplier risk intelligence company. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bendi’s technology will be integrated across the Worldly platform over the coming months, expanding capabilities within Worldly Axion, Supplier Compliance Management, and adjacent products.
Bendi’s platform consists of three integrated solutions: Pathfinder, an automated supply chain mapping engine that traces a brand’s suppliers through Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond without requiring supplier participation; Prism, a supplier risk rating framework that scores suppliers on more than 100 environmental, labor, human rights, and governance indicators across more than 35 languages; and VendorPilot, an AI-powered assessment automation tool that reduces the time factories spend completing sustainability assessments including the Higg Index. The acquisition is timed with a wave of regulation including the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive scheduled to take effect in July 2029, as well as forced labor legislation already in force in the United States, Germany, and other jurisdictions.
Worldly serves a network of more than 40,000 companies across apparel, footwear, home furnishings, and sporting goods in 97 countries.
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“Regulators and stakeholders are now demanding answers in that gap, and the consequences — legal exposure, reputational harm, and supply chain disruption — are escalating fast. 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. Together, we’ll give companies the visibility to manage risk proactively, not just react after the fact.”
Scott Raskin, CEO, Worldly
“Joining Worldly means we can bring that capability to the brands and manufacturers that need it urgently, and at a scale that simply wasn’t possible independently.”
Mandeep Soor, Co-Founder and CEO, Bendi
