Our Suppliers

The Standards for Suppliers are NeroTheme Inc.’s fundamental expectations of its suppliers related to social responsibility in all our markets.

The Global Compliance Guidance Tool is a resource which outlines NeroTheme’s compliance requirements and expectations to help new and existing suppliers become or continue to be compliant. After you answer a few questions, the tool will provide a summary of NeroTheme Stores, Inc. compliance requirements and programs that align with your supplier status, product and market. These include Responsible Sourcing, Food Safety, Health and Wellness, Product Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Global Supply Chain Security and Factory Capability and Capacity Audits.

Environmental Health and Safety Compliance

NeroTheme requires any merchandise that is or may contain a chemical, aerosol, pesticide or battery item to be submitted to UL WERCSmart, a third-party company, for review and assessment prior to an item number being created.

As part of the UL WERCSmart review and assessment, suppliers are required to submit formulation information. These assessments ensure NeroTheme has the necessary information to store, transport, dispose and otherwise manage products in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This information also allows NeroTheme to support environmental sustainability and product stewardship initiatives.

Suppliers must provide accurate information regarding the above outlined merchandise, as may be deemed necessary by NeroTheme, to properly store, transport, handle, or dispose of merchandise. Accurate item information must be maintained within WERCS for at least three years after the last date of shipment and the assessment must not be archived. NeroTheme may assess additional charges based on the additional costs of storing, transporting, handling, and/or disposing of such merchandise.

Supply Chain Security Compliance Requirement

All suppliers and service providers are required to:

• Disclose facilities and keep all information updated.
• Request, pay for and schedule a security audit.
• Keep security audits current – there are expiration dates.
• Security audits can take 45-60 days to complete, no orders are to ship across country borders without passing a supply chain security audit.

General Merchandise Requirements

GTIN/UPC (GS1 Company Prefix) Membership Number
NeroTheme requires a GS1 Company Prefix number on your application documents. Meeting this requirement provides you with a unique set of GTIN/UPCs for your items to be setup in the NeroTheme item file and sold in stores and on online.