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The Relationships Between CSR, Good Governance and Accountability in the Economy of Communion (EoC) Enterprises Kapitel lesen Erstes Kapitel lesen

2015 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

5. Social Audits and Global Clothing Supply Chains: Some Observations

verfasst von : Muhammad Azizul Islam

Erschienen in: Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This study provides some preliminary insight in relation to the use of social audits by the global clothing and retail companies that source garment products from developing nations. In the era of globalisation, companies based in developed nations have transferred their production locations to many parts of the developing nations. At the same time, there are widespread global stakeholder concerns about the use of child labour, inadequate health and safety standards and poor working conditions at many of these production locations. Social audits appear to be a tool used by companies to monitor working conditions and to ensure that manufacturing takes place in a humane working environment. The study finds that companies use social auditing in order to maintain their legitimacy within the wider community.

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A right to adequate food, clothing, and housing.
 
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After Lindex was transferred to the ownership of Stockmann in 2007, the Lindex purchasing offices in China, Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Turkey took on the role of purchasing offices serving all divisions of the Stockmann Group (Stockmann’s Annual Report 2009). In 2009, Lindex worked steadfastly for the promotion of sustainable development. These efforts were noted in Bangladesh, for example, where the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) gave an award to the company towards the end of the year: a prize for its outstanding achievements in Bangladesh in 2009, particularly in the areas of environmental and corporate social responsibility (Stockmann’s Annual Report 2009). According to a survey conducted by the Amnesty Business Group among the 150 largest companies in Sweden on the way they handle human rights, Lindex came seventh in 2007 (Lindex, Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2007).
 
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BSCI audits are performed by the same authorised certification institutions that perform SA8000 audits, which means that a company can opt to upgrade to SA8000 certification. An audit conducted by an external independent auditor guarantees the transparency and reliability of the system. More information is available about the operation of the BSCI on its own website, at www.​bsci-eu.​org (Stockmann Group’s Sustainability Report 2009, p. 11).
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Social Audits and Global Clothing Supply Chains: Some Observations
verfasst von
Muhammad Azizul Islam
Copyright-Jahr
2015
Buch
Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-10908-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-10909-1

Copyright-Jahr: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10909-1_5

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