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Supply Chain Imperative, The: How to Ensure Ethical Behavior in Your Global Suppliers

ISBN: 0814407838
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 123

Authors: Dale Neef

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• The Supply Chain Imperative
• Preface
• Introduction
• A New Ethical Supply Chain Framework
• Getting from Here to There
• Chapter One: Strategic Concerns
• The Growing Power and Influence of NGOs
• Listing, Naming, and Shaming
• Shareholder Scrutiny
• Beyond the Pressures of Globalization
• Chapter Two: The Extended Global Supply Chain: New Problems and New Responsibilities
• Chapter Three: Risky Business
• Risky Business
• The Global Supply Chain
• Vertical Industries Most at Risk
• Forest Products, Pulp, and Paper
• Chapter Four: Companies Behaving Badly
• Denial, Obfuscation, and Half-Baked Measures
• Early Efforts
• The Failure of Company Codes of Conduct
• Coming Clean
• Social and Environmental Reporting
• The Explosion of the SEAAR Movement
• The Mandatory Versus Voluntary Debate
• Chapter Five: The SEAAR Movement
• EU Government Legislation
• The United Nations
• The SEAAR Movement in the United States
• The CSR Schism
• The Repercussions of the Conflicting Interpretations
• Home-Grown Pressures on U.S. Companies
• Litigation
• Chapter Six: Who Is in Charge Here? Organizational Responsibilities for an Ethical Supply Chain Program
• Lacking Strategic Focus or Coordination
• Activities Necessary to Monitor and Manage the Ethical Supply Chain
• Who Is in Charge at the Organizational Level?
• Chapter Seven: The Corporate Ethics and Risk Management Framework
• The Benefits of Creating a Company-Wide Ethics and Risk Management Framework
• Chapter Eight: Choosing an Aspirational Code of Conduct
• The ILO
• The UN Global Compact
• The Pros and Cons of Aspirational Codes
• Combining a Corporate Value Statement and Company Code of Ethical Conduct
• Chapter Nine: Creating a Case for Action
• Potential Costs
• Tools and Methods for Compiling the Business Case
• Creating a Formal Implementation Plan
• Chapter Ten: Choosing Performance and Process Standards
• Horizontal Social Performance Standards
• The Ethical Trading Initiative
• Horizontal Environmental Performance Standards
• ISO 14001
• Vertical or Industry-Specific Environmental Standards
• Methodologies for Implementing Standard Codes of Conduct
• The Gradient Index
• Selecting a Standard
• The Validity of Standards
• Implementation of Standards
• Chapter Eleven: Creating Measurable and Verifiable Indicators of Performance
• Chapter Twelve: Building Awareness and Support for Codes and Standards
• Chapter Thirteen: The Supplier Program
• The Supplier Program
• Step One: Rank and Prioritize Suppliers
• Step Two: Presenting Suppliers with Integrity Guidelines and Expectations
• Communication and Training Techniques
• Step Three: Monitoring Supplier Performance
• Training Company Monitors
• Survey Techniques and Questionnaires
• Site Visits
• Chapter Fourteen: The Audit Process
• The Audit Process
• Consultants
• Chapter Fifteen: Compliance Issues
• Moving Beyond Compliance to Self-Sustaining Continuous Improvement
• Chapter Sixteen: Reporting Your Good Work - Moving Toward Triple-Bottom-Line Accounting
• Core Features of the GRI
• Pros and Cons of the GRI Framework
• Independent Verification
• The Way Forward
• Chapter Seventeen: Systems to Monitor and Audit Social and Environmental Performance Within the Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Environmental Management Systems and Environmental Health and Safety Systems
• Supplier Management Software
• Risk and Incident Management Systems
• Standards-Specific Implementation Software
• Applying Technology to the Ethical Supply Chain
• Chapter Eighteen: Pulling It All Together: The SwitcherPrem Case Study
• Final Thoughts
• Appendix A: Corporate Responsibility Initiatives in Europe
• Appendix B: Sample Farm Description Questionnaire
• Appendix C: Sample Audit Checklist
• Appendix D: The Sustainable Development Commission s Sector Strategy Self-Assessment
• Appendix E: Sample Company Self-Assessment
• Social
• Index
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Case Studies
• List of Sidebars