Social responsibility on the increase_2
17 August 2012
More than three-quarters of FTSE 100 companies will have a social responsibility report within the next 10 years and their suppliers should be ready to prove that they can meet their major clients’ expectations.
These FTSE firms already have environmental reports and the move towards vetting suppliers for social responsibility is growing, Leo Martin, director of Internet company GoodCorporation.com, told SM.
“Nike is an example,” said Martin, who is a former director of economics with KPMG consultants and is a fellow of the Overseas Development Institute. “Nike spent a...