I would like to draw your attention to an article by our Supply Chain Social and Environmental Responsibility Manager Zoe McMahon, who talks about corporations’ accountability for minerals sourced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). You can access the article here . Non-governmental organisations...
At the beginning of this month the UN Global Compact launched its Annual Review 2008 . Let me give you a short summary of the key findings – both positive and negative. Let me start with positive ones: Corporations worldwide are adopting increasingly responsible business practices. The number of participating...
Karl wants to share some news about the current status of carbon emission transparency along the supply chain. Enjoy reading, Jeannette Corporations are committed to reducing carbon emissions but action is lacking A recent survey by Accenture, a global consultancy caught my attention as it is linked...
Karl was last week at the multistakeholder forum and I asked him to give us a short summary of the event. Enjoy reading, Jeannette. EC Multistakeholder Forum – a unique platform for dialogue At the beginning of this month I participated in the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility...
I would like to share with you a best practice example in supply chain responsibility. ArcelorMittal, a global leading steel company, participated in a supplier engagement programme in Brazil with a focus on sustainability and environmental issues and presented lately first results: Of the participating...
My colleague Karl Daumüller, Programme Manager and SC SER Lead Auditor, attended the European Alliance for CSR Event in Brussels last week and I asked him to give some updates on the latest supply chain news. Enjoy, Jeannette. The online responsible supply chain portal Last week I attended The European...
I asked my colleague Karl, Programme Manager and SC SER Lead Auditor, to share some supply chain updates. Enjoy, Jeannette. Let’s make carbon emissions transparent I have had such an exciting month. I just came back from the Ethical Supply Chain Summit in Berlin organised by Ethical Corporation , which...
I recently read in the newsletter “ McKinsey Quarterly ” an interesting article about managing global supply chains . Operations and other senior executives worldwide were asked about their supply chain strategies, goals and the factors that influence the strategies and goals and how their corporations...
I would like to share a best practice of Intel with you today regarding their supply chain management. Intel organizes a Supplier Day on a yearly basis and invites its equipment and material suppliers to talk about their business relation and Intel’s expectations. Such a supplier Day is also useful to...
Civil society increasingly demands transparency and consumers would like to have details about how their products are manufactured and by whom. It is not enough anymore to know that a laptop is an HP laptop for example. We acknowledged this demand and were the first IT company to publish a list of our...