{"id":260,"date":"2017-04-11T16:04:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T15:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/?page_id=260"},"modified":"2021-05-26T17:52:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T16:52:37","slug":"business-supplier-interaction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/stakeholders\/business-supplier-interaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Business-Supplier Interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-453 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/files\/2017\/04\/wheat-381848_640-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/files\/2017\/04\/wheat-381848_640-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/files\/2017\/04\/wheat-381848_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/>Importance of Suppliers:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Suppliers provide businesses with\u00a0products and services to run their operations. It is important for businesses to internalise CSR and demonstrate a extended chain of responsibility. After all, their\u00a0reputation is at stake and so\u00a0suppliers should be\u00a0monitored and treated with respect.&#8221; (Jay Basil, 2017).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Relevant ethical issues:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Human Rights Violations:\u00a0<\/strong>Health and Safety violations, forced labour<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corruption:\u00a0<\/strong>Minerals from conflict areas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unethical Sourcing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Preferential Treatment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conflict of Interest<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Misuse of Power<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Gifting and Bribery<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-22306135\">The Dark underworld of Bangladesh&#8217;s clothes industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/7824291.stm\">Primark linked to UK sweatshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journalofinternationalmanagement.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/16\/reacting-to-bad-publicity-over-sweat-shop-issue-the-case-of-primark\/\">Reacting to Bad Publicity over Sweat Shop Issue: The Case of Primark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courseworkbox.co.uk\/pdf\/primark.pdf\">Business Ethics: Case study of Primark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/monkey-cage\/wp\/2017\/04\/24\/four-years-after-one-of-the-worst-industrial-accidents-ever-what-have-we-learned\/?utm_term=.8d94455cd21f\">The Rana Plaza Factory\u00a0Incident &#8211; What Have We Learned Four Years After?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/stakeholders\/business-supplier-interaction\/&amp;t=Business-Supplier Interaction' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Business-Supplier Interaction%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/stakeholders\/business-supplier-interaction\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/stakeholders\/business-supplier-interaction\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/stakeholders\/business-supplier-interaction\/&amp;title=Business-Supplier Interaction' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/csr-at-kbs\/stakeholders\/business-supplier-interaction\/&amp;title=Business-Supplier Interaction' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Importance of Suppliers: &#8220;Suppliers provide businesses with\u00a0products and services to run their operations. 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