Business-Supplier Interaction

Importance of Suppliers:

“Suppliers provide businesses with products and services to run their operations. It is important for businesses to internalise CSR and demonstrate a extended chain of responsibility. After all, their reputation is at stake and so suppliers should be monitored and treated with respect.” (Jay Basil, 2017).

Relevant ethical issues:

• Human Rights Violations: Health and Safety violations, forced labour
• Corruption: Minerals from conflict areas
• Unethical Sourcing
• Preferential Treatment
• Conflict of Interest
• Misuse of Power
• Gifting and Bribery

Resources

• The Dark underworld of Bangladesh’s clothes industry
• Primark linked to UK sweatshops
• Reacting to Bad Publicity over Sweat Shop Issue: The Case of Primark
• Business Ethics: Case study of Primark
• The Rana Plaza Factory Incident – What Have We Learned Four Years After?