Building CSR into the Supply Chain

GreenBiz.com, 5 August 2008 - Firms that work directly with factory managers to help suppliers take ownership of corporate social responsibility issues have a better chance of effectively addressing concerns about labor practices, the environment and worker health and safety, according to a new report by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).

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.

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