An Overview of Onboard Brands
Onboard Brands is an assessment platform designed to help retailers evaluate the social, ethical, and environmental practices of the brands they wish to partner with. It has been created by the founders of Akojo Market, a platform supporting artisan makers in emerging markets. The tool facilitates faster onboarding, deeper visibility, and greater trust in supply chains. The goal was to give retailers a clear, structured way to analyse whether prospective suppliers meet their ethical standards, sustainability criteria, and compliance requirements.
How we helped
Coding Sprint was appointed to design and build a bespoke digital platform that simplifies supplier onboarding and equips retailers with complete visibility and control. The focus was to ensure the portal helps retailers confidently monitor partnerships, streamline reviews, and make informed decisions that align with their values.
Client-side development
We used React.js to build a fast, intuitive interface that allows retailers to navigate brand profiles, review documents, and manage assessments effortlessly.
Server-side engineering
Our Laravel team created a secure, scalable backend. We ensured the backend can handle large data sets, multiple questionnaires, and ensure smooth API-driven verifications.
Custom form builder
We designed the form builder to enable retailers to design their own questionnaires. This helped them create varied question formats and tailor evaluation flows for compliance needs.
Technologies implemented
The platform was engineered using a modern web stack chosen for scalability, performance, and long-term flexibility.
Project features at a glance
Onboard Brands required a platform capable of performing in-depth due diligence while remaining easy for retailers to adopt. Key features include:
Custom questionnaire builder
Brand onboarding workflows
API-driven verification tools
Document submission and review
Interactive dashboards for retailers
Ethical and compliance evaluation
Our approach
We carried out detailed discovery sessions to understand their vision and map out how it could be translated into a functional platform. With future growth in mind, the system needed to be scalable as more retailers and brands joined.
Need
Onboard Brands needed a purpose-built platform that would give retailers complete visibility of supplier practices. Their goal was to simplify compliance checks, make due diligence workflows repeatable. So, retailers can confidently onboard brands that work ethically and sustainably.
Solution
We used React.js for the frontend and Laravel for the backend. A flexible form builder was also built to allow each retailer to customise questionnaires and create their own approval criteria. Deep API integrations enabled verification against global compliance databases. This ensured accuracy and reduced manual checking.
Outcome
The platform now provides retailers with a seamless onboarding process. It provides a wide range of functionalities, such as answering customised questionnaires and submitting documentation. It also facilitates generating compliance badges and reviewing AI-assisted alerts.
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