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The Supply Chain Imperative: How to Ensure Ethical Behavior in Your Global Suppliers
by Dale Neef	ISBN:0814407838
AMACOM © 2004
This book helps companies avoid costly litigation and potentially devastating injury to reputation brought on by violations of law and ethical norms.

Table of Contents
	The Supply Chain Imperative
	Preface
	Introduction
	Chapter One	-	Strategic Concerns
	Chapter Two	-	The Extended Global Supply Chain: New Problems and New Responsibilities
	Chapter Three	-	Risky Business
	Chapter Four	-	Companies Behaving Badly
	Chapter Five	-	The SEAAR Movement
	Chapter Six	-	Who Is in Charge Here? Organizational Responsibilities for an Ethical Supply Chain Program
	Chapter Seven	-	The Corporate Ethics and Risk Management Framework
	Chapter Eight	-	Choosing an Aspirational Code of Conduct
	Chapter Nine	-	Creating a Case for Action
	Chapter Ten	-	Choosing Performance and Process 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
	Chapter Fourteen	-	The Audit Process
	Chapter Fifteen	-	Compliance Issues
	Chapter Sixteen	-	Reporting Your Good Work ” Moving Toward Triple-Bottom-Line Accounting
	Chapter Seventeen	-	Systems to Monitor and Audit Social and Environmental Performance Within the Supply Chain
	Chapter Eighteen	-	Pulling It All Together: The Switcher/Prem 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
	Index
	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	List of Case Studies
	List of Sidebars