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- legal and ethical, serves and community/society, envi-
The 3 Parts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
ronmental sustainability.
- Avoid legal issues, government regulation, and fines,
- Responsibility as a global/local citizen,
- Business risks - political, resource shortage, population
Reasons to be Socially Responsible: growth, climate change
- Business opportunities - increased profits, lower costs?
Maintain business operations? Develop socially responsi-
ble competitive weapons
- How SCM can help companies become more socially
responsible
Links between SCM and SR o Eliminate waste
o Legal and Ethical Business practices
o Improve quality of life
- What's the right thing to do?
- Monitoring supply chain partners (and yourself)
- Tracking outcomes across the SC
- How supply chains can be socially irresponsible
o Customer related issues
Challenges of being SR
o Business partner related issues - Buyers and Suppliers
o Labor related issues
o Culture related issues
o Country and community related issues
o Environment related issues
- Obey laws
- Choosing ethical business partners
- Do not bully SC partners or employees
Ethical Issues in SCM
- Conflicts of interest
- Protect the environment, workers, and consumers
, - Breaches in intellectual property, consumer, and
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