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Transformative guidance for putting responsible sourcing at the heart of your supply chain strategy
In Certifiable: How Businesses Operationalize Responsible Sourcing, supply chain and corporate social responsibility expert Chris van Bergen delivers a practical and incisive discussion of how to create, implement, and audit transformative socially responsible sourcing practices that create a permanent competitive advantage for your firm. In the book, you’ll find start-to-finish guidance on doing the hard work and creative problem solving required to put responsibly sourced products on store shelves.
Drawing on his own experience creating the groundbreaking Ethical Handcraft program at non-profit organization Nest, as well as many other real-world case studies, the author shows you exactly how to navigate the complex arena of global supply chains without falling victim to the common pitfalls presented by typical factory auditing systems. You’ll also find:
An engaging and rigorously supported exploration of the real-world implementation of supply chain transparency and corporate social responsibility, Certifiable belongs on the bookshelves of managers, executives, directors, operations and sourcing professionals, and other business leaders seeking transformative change.
CHRIS VAN BERGEN is a supply chain transparency expert who is also extensively experienced in issues of corporate social responsibility. He is an Adjunct Professor at the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business and the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Nest, Inc., a global nonprofit organization.
Foreword by Rebecca van Bergen
Introduction
Chapter 1 Down the Dusty Road: The Complexity of Supply Chains in the Age of Globalization
Chapter 2 Globalization and the Corporate Wake-Up Calls
Chapter 3 The Power Pathway: External and Internal Pressures on Global Supply Chains
Chapter 4 Pulling Back the Curtain: The Basics of Standard-Setting and Auditing to Increase Transparency
Chapter 5 Wake-Up Calls: The Dual Disasters of Rana Plaza and COVID-19
Chapter 6 Walking Further Together: Partnership and Innovation
Chapter 7 Rays of Sunshine: Stories of Brand Success
Chapter 8 Let Me Tell You a Story: The Responsible Marketing of Responsible Sourcing
Chapter 9 Convincing the Money Folks: Business Finance for Sustainability and Impact
Chapter 10 On Your Own Path
Notes
Index
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