Purchasers wield power in ethical decision-making
29 August 2012
Buyers must take responsibility for promoting an ethical supply chain, a pressure group has urged global retailers and brands.
Dan Rees, director of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), an alliance of firms, NGOs and trade union groups, was speaking at the launch of a scheme to educate executives about the impact of their decisions on workers in supply chains.
“Often a company’s responsibility to promote workers’ rights is confined to an ethical trading department that is ignored by...