Concerns about corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues involving the supply chain prompt many companies to devote their energies to monitoring factory conditions.
A series of pilot projects, however, shows that efforts are better spent in partnering with factory leaders to provide suppliers with skills, knowledge and systems that enable them to cope with CSR issues as they emerge, BSR said in releasing its report.
The organization's "Pilot Summary Report: Building Capabilities to Implement CSR Management Systems at ICT Suppliers in China" is based on recently completed pilot projects that sought to break through barriers to improving factory conditions.
