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1 S PECIAL T OPICS IN G LOBAL S UPPLY C HAINS – E THICS AND E NVIRONMENT

2 A GENDA Ethics Green Supply Chains

3 E THICS Definition society's general understandings of what is good or appropriate behavior Corporate Social Responsibility corporate self-regulation monitor and ensure their adherence to law, ethical standards, and international norms. Social accounting communication of social and environmental effects of a company's economic actions to particular interest groups within society

4 E THICS IN S UPPLY C HAINS a company at one part of the supply chain (typically a brand owner, retailer or other Western company with a public profile) takes responsibility for the social and/or environmental performance at other stages of the chain Difficulty in ensuring ethics in supply chains Outsourcing Globalization Complexity Competition

5 C ONCERNS IN E THICAL S UPPLY C HAINS Child labor Low prices Harsh working conditions Strong arm tactics Discrimination environment Late recall of unsafe products Animal and human testing Biopiracy Employee raiding Political unstability Utilization of natural resources

6 F AIR T RADE Fair trade's strategic intent is to deliberately work with marginalized producers and workers in order to help them move from a position of vulnerability to one of security and economic self-sufficiency. handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, chocolate and flowers. Setting a price floor; ensuring sustainable business practices Starbucks fair trade certified coffee

7 F AIR TRADE PRINCIPLES Market Access for Marginalized Producers Sustainable and Equitable Trading Relationships Capacity Building & Empowerment Consumer Awareness Raising & Advocacy Fair trade supply chains integrated supply chain product certifications

8 F AIR T RADE

9 S UPPLY S IDE Ethical Consumerism Fair trade Organic Dolphin safe fish Free range poultry Rainforest alliance certified

10 E XAMPLES IKEA Cisco Starbucks

11 D O ETHICS WORK ? Voting with dollars How higher are we willing to pay for ‘ethical’ products? CSR is a means to avoid regulation Window dressing

12 G REEN S UPPLY C HAINS Which is more environmentally friendly Beer in glass bottles or beer in cans? Paper or plastic? Is buying local always the right choice? Real or fake firs?

13 G REEN S UPPLY C HAINS Definition Elements Green Sourcing Green Production Green Distribution Green Reverse Logistics

14 G REEN S OURCING Supplier Screening Pollution control Less packaging Biodegradable materials Preservation of natural resources E.g Ford ordered all 5000 suppliers in Asia to be EMS compliant

15 G REEN P RODUCTION Environmental Compliance Remanufacturing Disposal of hazardous waste Carbon Credit / Cap and Trade Using safe materials Mercury free batteries No CFC

16 G REEN D ISTRIBUTION Green packaging Green transportation Green marketing

17 G REEN REVERSE LOGISTIC Waste free supply chains Incentivize consumers to recycle Ensure a well developed recycling network Acquisition, reverse logistics, refurbish, market

18 Questions!


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