Results for Supply Chain
International news round-up (Aug/Sep)
September 01, 2005 Two months on from the G8 Summit and the Live8 party, are businesses responding effectively to the challenge to Make Poverty History? Read more >
Working the supply chain
September 01, 2005 Supply chain responsibilities are becoming more complex. Not only are issues such as child labour and human rights important but other issues have arisen such as reducing "food miles" and holding large companies to account for the performance of their suppliers. Read more >
Fair Trade
September 01, 2005 Some multinational companies dismiss 'fair trade' as a narrow concept, whereas their own approaches to ethical trade are more broadly based. But fair trade as a brand is becoming larger and cannot be ignored. Read more >
News round-up (Jun/Jul)
July 01, 2005 Nike and other companies have joined forces with six leading anti-sweatshop groups to devise a single set of labour standards with a common factory inspection system. In addition, seven out of nine Chinese toy suppliers investigated in a recent report systematically cheat during social audits. Read more >
Supply chains Issue 82
July 01, 2005 With the introduction of the Government's Sustainability Development Strategy, sustainability will play a big part in decision-making, meaning factors such as fuel efficiency and benefits to the community will be considered. Read more >
Comment: suppliers
November 01, 2004 The publication of the Common Code for the Coffee Community hardly sounds like an event to get excited about. But it is - because it provides a rare example of a whole industry approach involving representatives of all parts of the supply chain working with the voluntary sector and government. Read more >
Do we really need another ranking table on supply chain standards?
July 01, 2004 Do we really need another ranking table on supply chain standards? Read more >
