SRI Focus:
Supply Chain Management: the evolving debate
March 2008
A company's standing can be tainted not only by its own activities but also by those of its suppliers. The ability of a company to manage its supply chain can, therefore, be highly important in terms of reputation, sales and, ultimately, share price.
2007 saw a number of high profile cases of supply chain difficulties. The abuse of workers rights figured at Bangladeshi factories producing garments for Tesco, Asda and Primark, while Gap faced allegations of child labour in a contracting supplier's factory in India.
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