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

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
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Index_N
Index_O
Index_P
Index_Q
Index_R
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Index_T
Index_U
Index_V
Index_W
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Case Studies
List of Sidebars