Developing Sustainable Supply ChainsChapter 4 Review Going Global
ByFatimah HakeemAnn HuebnerFareeha Naz
Consumers and corporations all across the world have demonstrated interests in social, environmental, economic, political responsibility:- Recycling, global warming, pollution,
workers conditions, unfair treatment of human beings.
Consumers and Corporations responsibilities
The expression which gives attention to these responsibilities in the business processes and supply chain is Codes of conduct.but the Sustainability considered strategy to integrate these responsibilities integrate dimensions to enhance cooperation and uniformity among the supply chain.- Code of conduct = supporting sustainability
Concepts related to responsibilities
- Small firms = applying a code of conduct always is so difficult.
- Challenges: multiple languages, resource availability, and limitation of infrastructure and financial.
Challenges of sustainability of corporate supply chains
- Activist organizations by consumer worldwide has helped shape working conditions
- e.g. The Gap store: agreed implement in workers conditions.
pressure for corporate attention to sustainability
Corporate exploitation:law price wages, workplace sexual harassment, extended work hours, child labor.
Outcome: FLA
To mission is to improve work locations worldwide.corporation membership in the Fair Labor Association.e.g Adidas and Nordstrom.
implementation of corporate supply chain sustainability
- Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production.
- WRAP process: Application > Self-Assessment > Monitoring > Evolution > Certification
WRAP
Corporate Codes of Conduct
WRAPApplicationSelf-AssessmentMonitoringEvaluationCertification
Fair Trade
Human Rights
Abuses in Apparel IndustryThree primary factors that contribute to human rights violations:
● Poverty● Gender● Age
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Poverty Measurement
HDI- Human Development Index considers three variables:
1. GDP per capita
2. Life expectancy at birth
3. Adult literacy
Human Rights
Abuses in Apparel Industry
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Human Rights
http://www.srilankabrands.com/made-in-sri-lanka-with-pride-and-integrity/
Many consumer activist groups now demand:
-that all workers need to be paid a living wage.
Human Rights Organizations
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Trade Unions
10 months after the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 garment workers and injured over 2,000 more, 70 trade unions protested working conditions
● Support education● Prevent pollution● Value biodiversity● Promote safety and
health
● Minimize energy consumption● Preserve natural resources● Recycle waste
● Provide reasonable wages● Support equal opportunity● Commit to community● Make a profit
THE SPHERES OF SUSTAINABILITY
Going Global Textbook , pg 111
Discussion Question:
How does this illustration guide the apparel industry toward a sustainable supply chain?