Communicating Ethics Up the Supply Chain: Getting the Word Out to Suppliers

Anyone who hasn’t considered the consequences of an ethical breach by a member of the supply chain needs to read this report.

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Today’s consumers are prepared to hold an enterprise accountable for its – and its suppliers’ – ethical lapses, with results that range from expensive to devastating.

This paper looks at the risks posed by the unethical activities of suppliers and the pressures to ensure ethical supply chain activity. It describes seven ways to communicate ethics to external suppliers, along the way discussing how to set up an ethical screening process, ethics communication tools, ways to make a supplier dialogue session a success, and the key components of a best practice ethics program for suppliers.

The practice of communicating and enforcing ethical expectations with suppliers is new – and has never been so important. That’s why this report is a must-read.