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SA 8000, see Social Accountability 8000

SAR, see Social Accountability Representative

SCEM, see Supply Chain Environmental Management Systems

SEAAR, see Social and ethical accounting, auditing, and reporting

SEAAR movement, 53, 73 “95

CSR schism , 84 “87

EU government legislation, 75 “79

growth of, 235

home-grown pressures on U.S. companies, 90 “91

litigation, 91 “95

repercussions of conflicting interpretations, 87 “90

United Nations, 79 “80

United States, 80 “84

Sears, 2

SEC, see Securities and Exchange Commission

Sector strategy self-assessment, Sustainable Development Commission s, 281 “291

assessment of current performance of sector and recent change, 282 “289

exemplification, application, and dissemination , 290 “291

general principles, 282

specific sectoral performance, indicators, and targets, 290

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 28, 91

Self-assessment tools, 136

Self- sustaining continuous improvement, 217

Shared product databases, 36

Shareholder

awareness, 4

scrutiny, 27

Shareholder Action Network, 65

Shell

civil lawsuit filed against, 15

market campaigning, 3

reports on environmental policies, 77

Site visits , 199

Six Sigma, 34, 140

Social Accountability 8000 (SA 8000), 87, 142 “144, 152, 192

efficiency, 145

requirements, 207

Social Accountability International, 61, 86, 195, 215

Social Accountability Representative (SAR), 259

Social compliance monitoring, 242

Social and environmental performance, systems to monitor and audit, 235 “247

applying technology to ethical supply chain, 246 “247

risk and incident management systems, 244 “245

standards-specific implementation software, 245

supplier management software, 242 “243

supply chain environmental management systems and environmental health and safety systems, 237 “242

Social and ethical accounting, auditing, and reporting (SEAAR), 68, see also SEAAR movement, based reporting structure, 110

endorsement by, 79

European-style of in United States, 83

Social investment index, 28 “29

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) movement, 28, 31

Social reporting, 67

SOE, see Standards of engagement

Sony, 17

SRI movement, see Socially Responsible Investment movement

SRM, see Supplier relationship management

Stakeholder(s)

groups, identifying, 177

method of communication to, 178

profile, 177

Standards

Deming-like, 242

of engagement (SOE), 188, 189

implementation of, 158

Staples, environmental paper procurement policy, 56

Starbucks, core values, 56 “57

Statements of needs and expectations, 177

Stealth companies, 26

Stock management, 26

Strategic concerns, 11 “31

beyond pressures of globalization, 31

globalization, 12 “22

growing power and influence of NGOs, 22 “25

listing, naming, and shaming, 25 “27

shareholder scrutiny, 27 “31

Strategic Environmental Consulting, 243

Strategic sourcing, 36, 129

Stratos, 98, 209

Subcontractor risk, 50

Supplier

criteria for ranking, 185, 186

description, 202

managed inventory, 36

performance

monitoring of, 192

system of scoring, 189

relationship management (SRM), 236, 242

risk ranking, 198

workplace injuries, 129

Supplier program, 181 “200

case study, 188 “189, 191 “192

communication and training techniques, 190 “192

monitoring compliance and, 182

monitoring supplier performance, 192 “193

presenting suppliers with integrity guidelines and expectations, 186 “187

ranking and prioritizing suppliers, 184 “186

site visits, 199 “200

survey techniques and questionnaires, 196 “199

training company monitors , 195

Supply chain

accurate picture of performance and risk in, 163

analysis of, 51 “52

collaboration, 129

efficiency, evolution of, 39

ethical, 4

extended, 46, 50, 231

fragmented , 14, 43

imperative, 1 “10

getting from here to there, 8 “10

new ethical supply chain framework, 7 “8

keeping track of, 43

procurement practices, 35

revolution, 6, 31, 33

downside to, 60

pre-1990s, 100

team, ethical, 106

Supply Chain Environmental Management Systems (SCEM), 236, 237, 238

Surplus farm workers, 19

Survey(s)

by-mail, 102

PricewaterhouseCoopers, 63

problem with, 197

techniques, 196

Sustainability

consultancy, 164

issues

management of, 103

U.S. approach to, 83

reporting, 131, 166

SustainAbility, 69, 81

advice on reporting program, 233 “234

best global reporters list, 228

top 50 companies, 82

Sustainable Development Commission, see Sector strategy self-assessment, Sustainable Development Commission s

Sweatshop

conditions, effects of, 53

per piece work, 49

Switcher/Prem case study, 249 “261

auditing partners , 252

child labour, 258 “259

extending social accountability, 260 “261

forced labour, 259

human development, 254 “255

image building, 260

internal audit, 259 “260

international standards, 251 “252

labour relations, 257 “258

management review meetings, 259

non-discrimination , 258

occupational health and safety, 257

partnership in India, 253

philosophy, 250 “251

social management, 253 “254

supplier audit, 260

work environment, 254

work organisation and general conditions of, work, 255 “257