TLDR: Helios gives context to your suppliers data and lets you have an objective, third-party view to benchmark them with during negotiations.
Reason #1 - Suppliers Show You Their Reality. Helios Shows You the Whole Picture.
Your supplier’s pricing reflects what they want you to see—their costs, their risk, and their margin. Helios gives you a neutral, third-party view across global production, climate trends, trade flows, and demand pressures.
Suppliers will cite local issues (“bad harvest,” “labor shortages”)—but Helios can confirm whether those issues are real, widespread, or overstated. You don’t get stuck negotiating in the dark—you negotiate with grounded data.
Example: A banana supplier says flooding has pushed costs up 20%. Helios shows WA%R (weighted average percent of risk) in that region is only 8%—with risk concentrated far from major growing zones. That lets your team push back or negotiate smarter.
Reason #2 - Suppliers React. Helios Predicts.
Your supplier may only know the status of their own fields or local sourcing regions.
Helios forecasts global disruptions and price shifts weeks or months in advance—so you can act before prices move.
You’ll see climate risk indicators rising before harvest failures occur.
You’ll get 12-month forward price forecasts per commodity and region.
You’ll know when to buy or wait, not just when your supplier says they’re out of stock.
Example: Helios flagged climate risk in Côte d’Ivoire cocoa zones months before ICE futures spiked. A buyer relying only on supplier quotes would’ve locked in at the wrong time.
Reason #3 - Helios Gives Proof. Suppliers Give You a Story.
Suppliers often say, “This is what we’re seeing on the ground.” Helios says, “Here’s the data. Here’s the model. Here’s the result. And here’s how it’s performed historically.”
You get backtested forecast performance, with up to 90%+ disruption accuracy.
You get data that’s built to explain itself: WA%R, price drivers, trade signal rationales.
You can defend your decisions internally—or challenge supplier claims—with hard numbers.
This isn’t about mistrust—it’s about leveling the playing field.
Reason #4 - Helios Helps Both Sides Speak the Same Language
Suppliers are increasingly pointing to climate as the cause of volatility. Helios lets you meet them there—but with shared, transparent data instead of conflicting anecdotes.
You can align on shared risk exposure.
You can jointly track metrics like WA%R™ or SC²A climate audit scores.
You can turn climate stress from an excuse into a negotiable, measurable factor.
It’s not buyer vs. seller—it’s both facing climate risk, with Helios as the trusted source of truth between them.