Results for Supply Chain
Suppliers: from ripples to tsunami
November 01, 2003 Since the mid 1990s, companies have been pursuing supply chain strategies based on monitoring and compliance. It's a good start, but the incentive piece is still missing. Working together to strip out the disincentives would be a good next step in building the sustainable supply chain puzzle. Read more >
Supermarkets: is the industry delivering the goods?
September 01, 2003 As the government prepares its verdict on the Safeway's takeover, Briefing considers the wider role that the supermarket industry plays in UK society. The sector’s main players makes much of their commitment to corporate social responsibility, but does this make much of a difference? Read more >
Suppliers: corporate responsibility from field to fork
July 01, 2003 We are coming up against limits of what consumer driven labels can achieve, unless the business case can be demonstrated. Read more >
Trends: Etireno: a new chapter in the history of supply chain issues
August 01, 2001 In the second of two articles on corporate supply chain issues, Mick Blowfield and Alison Gulliford look at what the socially responsible company should do about its value chain. Read more >Comment: suppliers, prioritising issues in the value chain
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Etireno: not the end of the story
June 01, 2001‘Etireno’ was the ‘slave ship’ off Benin, which hit the headlines in April. ‘Etireno’ means ‘end of story’ – ironic, for an incident which marks a new chapter in the history of corporate supply-chain issues. In the first of two articles, Mick Blowfield and Alison Gulliford examine why.
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Suppliers: prioritising issues in the value chain
June 01, 2001 A missing Nigerian ship in April prompted a massive debate about child labour in West Africa. Implications for companies are far-reaching - and whilst it pays to listen to critics, companies themselves are ultimately the ones best equipped to tackle the issues. Read more >
Human rights: stop denying responsibility
October 01, 1999 Peter Frankental from Amnesty International UK argues that companies must overcome their state of denial on human rights, if they are to manage risk effectively and comply with principles in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read more >