Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties Colleges
College 1
How responsible is contemporary business?
- Are your clothes made by workers who earn living wages?
- Living wage = the remuneration received for a standard workweek by a worker in a
particular place sufficient to afford a decent standard of living for the worker and her
of his family.
Family: 2 parents and 2 children.
Fatsoenlijke levensomstandigheden is wanneer men de benodigde kosten kan betalen en enig
spaargeld kan opbouwen.
Clean clothes campaign: Europe’s sweatshops (2017)
Payment blow minimum wage frequently occurs in these countries.
Europe’s sweatshops: worker quotes
- We have reached the point where all an employee can earn is only enough to pay the
electricity bill.
- In 40*C heat, you already feel dizzy or sick; you cannot bear it any longer. Should I say
it is inhuman? Because that is what I think.
,Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties Colleges
- We know when an inspector is going to visit the factory because beforehand
management opens doors and windows and switches on the air conditioning.
Gross minimum, actual & living wages
Apparel companies and living wages
Almost all clothing brands source from low-wage countries
- H&M: we can make significant improvements to the situation of workers. However,
there is a limit to how much above the industry standard a factory can pay without
losing their competitiveness.
- LVMH: if there is no legal minimum wage, wages must be at least equal to the average
minimum in the relevant industrial sector.
- Nike: we know that factory worker wages can increase as factories become more
efficient.
- Patagonia: in 2019 on average our suppliers pay 88% of the living wage.
,Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties Colleges
Climate change and apparel companies
- Only15% of FTSE100 companies has committed to achieving net-zero emissions no
later than 2050.
- Climate neutrality is desirable, but apparel companies’ own emissions may constitute
as little as 1% of their entire value chain.
- Examples of very few apparel initiatives that are already climate neutral and
substantially reduce emissions of value chain:
The unsustainable development goals
SDG 14: life below water why?
- Seas ultimately regulate our water, weather, climate. Coastlines, oxygen and much of
our food.
- More than 3 billion people depend on the oceans as their primary source of protein.
, Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties Colleges
- Oceans are threatened by marine and nutrient pollution, resource depletion and
climate change, all caused primarily by human actions.
- Adverse effects on marine ecosystems and biodiversity will create global socio-
economic problems.
1. Reduce marine pollution.
2. Protect and restore ecosystems.
3. Reduce ocean acidification.
4. Sustainable fishing.
5. Conserve coastal and marine areas.
6. End subsidies contributing to overfishing.
7. Increase the economic benefits from sustainable use of marine resources.
8. Increase scientific knowledge, research and technology for ocean health.
9. Support small scale fishers.
10. Implement and enforce international sea law.
- Trach products/materials life cycle: which products could find their way into marine
environments.
- Record and disclose information on chemical/material usage withing products,
packaging, and processing to facilitate closing the loop.
- Improve resource efficiency by altering the design, manufacture, or use of products
and packaging to reduce waste that could enter the environment.
- Improve resource efficiency by generating value from waste.
- Prevent waste mismanagement or littering that could pollute the marine
environment.
- Raise consumer awareness on effective ways to properly dispose of their waste to
discourage littering and promote responsible behaviour.
- Contribute to the development of waste management technologies that minimize the
use of clean water.
Dimensions and goals of responsible management
Sustainability management
- Triple bottom line optimization (economic, social, environmental).
Responsibility management.
- Stakeholder value optimization.
Ethics management
- Moral excellence.
College 1
How responsible is contemporary business?
- Are your clothes made by workers who earn living wages?
- Living wage = the remuneration received for a standard workweek by a worker in a
particular place sufficient to afford a decent standard of living for the worker and her
of his family.
Family: 2 parents and 2 children.
Fatsoenlijke levensomstandigheden is wanneer men de benodigde kosten kan betalen en enig
spaargeld kan opbouwen.
Clean clothes campaign: Europe’s sweatshops (2017)
Payment blow minimum wage frequently occurs in these countries.
Europe’s sweatshops: worker quotes
- We have reached the point where all an employee can earn is only enough to pay the
electricity bill.
- In 40*C heat, you already feel dizzy or sick; you cannot bear it any longer. Should I say
it is inhuman? Because that is what I think.
,Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties Colleges
- We know when an inspector is going to visit the factory because beforehand
management opens doors and windows and switches on the air conditioning.
Gross minimum, actual & living wages
Apparel companies and living wages
Almost all clothing brands source from low-wage countries
- H&M: we can make significant improvements to the situation of workers. However,
there is a limit to how much above the industry standard a factory can pay without
losing their competitiveness.
- LVMH: if there is no legal minimum wage, wages must be at least equal to the average
minimum in the relevant industrial sector.
- Nike: we know that factory worker wages can increase as factories become more
efficient.
- Patagonia: in 2019 on average our suppliers pay 88% of the living wage.
,Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties Colleges
Climate change and apparel companies
- Only15% of FTSE100 companies has committed to achieving net-zero emissions no
later than 2050.
- Climate neutrality is desirable, but apparel companies’ own emissions may constitute
as little as 1% of their entire value chain.
- Examples of very few apparel initiatives that are already climate neutral and
substantially reduce emissions of value chain:
The unsustainable development goals
SDG 14: life below water why?
- Seas ultimately regulate our water, weather, climate. Coastlines, oxygen and much of
our food.
- More than 3 billion people depend on the oceans as their primary source of protein.
, Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties Colleges
- Oceans are threatened by marine and nutrient pollution, resource depletion and
climate change, all caused primarily by human actions.
- Adverse effects on marine ecosystems and biodiversity will create global socio-
economic problems.
1. Reduce marine pollution.
2. Protect and restore ecosystems.
3. Reduce ocean acidification.
4. Sustainable fishing.
5. Conserve coastal and marine areas.
6. End subsidies contributing to overfishing.
7. Increase the economic benefits from sustainable use of marine resources.
8. Increase scientific knowledge, research and technology for ocean health.
9. Support small scale fishers.
10. Implement and enforce international sea law.
- Trach products/materials life cycle: which products could find their way into marine
environments.
- Record and disclose information on chemical/material usage withing products,
packaging, and processing to facilitate closing the loop.
- Improve resource efficiency by altering the design, manufacture, or use of products
and packaging to reduce waste that could enter the environment.
- Improve resource efficiency by generating value from waste.
- Prevent waste mismanagement or littering that could pollute the marine
environment.
- Raise consumer awareness on effective ways to properly dispose of their waste to
discourage littering and promote responsible behaviour.
- Contribute to the development of waste management technologies that minimize the
use of clean water.
Dimensions and goals of responsible management
Sustainability management
- Triple bottom line optimization (economic, social, environmental).
Responsibility management.
- Stakeholder value optimization.
Ethics management
- Moral excellence.
