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Subject: IMPLEMENTING CODES OF CONDUCT
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 20:36:45 GMT
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication on December 7th, 2004 of:
IMPLEMENTING CODES OF CONDUCT
HOW BUSINESSES MANAGE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Ivanka Mamic, International Labour Organisation, Thailand
Co-published with the International Labour Organisation
December 2004 | 234 x 151 mm | 429 pp | Hardback
ISBN 1 874719 89 6 | £35.00 US$65.00
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AT THE START of the 21st century manufacturing is in the midst of a
major transformation, with goods moving from factories in São Paolo, Ho
Chi Minh and Guanzhou to the shelves of stores in New York, Hamburg and
Sydney. As production of goods has become increasingly global, with an
impact on workers and societies around the world, the ILO has sought to
answer the challenging question: how best to implement voluntary
corporate initiatives in value chains that stretch around the globe from
a constantly changing supply base of factories both large and small?
In order to address growing pressures from stakeholders, a number of
global companies have adopted codes of conduct with the aim of
influencing the practices of their suppliers in less-developed countries
and providing a baseline of expected standards. Typically, codes of
conduct draw on international labour standards, setting guidelines on a
range of issues, including child labour, forced labour, wages and
benefits, working hours, disciplinary practices, the right to freedom of
association, health and safety, and environmental practices.
Notwithstanding the array of initiatives that has emerged, anecdotal
evidence suggests that, in many cases, managers both at the company and
supplier level have struggled and continue to struggle with the issue of
how to implement their codes of conduct.
Based on interviews with hundreds of managers, activists, government
officials, factory workers and workers' representatives, Implementing
Codes of Conduct represents the most extensive research conducted to
date into the emerging nature of corporate social responsibility and
global supply chains. Its objective is to provide useful examples and
lessons learned to companies, policy-makers and others interested in
implementing their own code of conduct or who are actively involved in
this field.
This book has broad implications for firms that are serious about seeing
the social and environmental objectives expressed in their corporate
codes become a reality at the supplier level - implications that stretch
from the boardroom to the factory floor. The book presents a model that
maps a route from the creation of a vision to its implementation at the
operational level. Based on research conducted in the sports footwear,
apparel and retail sectors, this book provides a detailed account of the
approaches currently used by leading brands and retailers and practical
suggestions for other companies to follow in addressing social pressures.
Given an increasingly clear link between corporate social responsibility
and profits, this book serves as an invaluable tool in assisting those
interested in balancing the complex demands of society and competitive
concerns.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Foreword
Chapter 1: Overview of the research
1. Background
2. Purpose and impact
3. Scope of research
4. Methodology
5. A note on the presentation of data/transcriptions
6. Limitations
7. Acknowledgements
Chapter II: Review of the environment and content of codes
1. Context
2. Emergence of corporate initiatives
3. Distinguishing features of codes
4. Language used in a code
5. Types of code of conduct
6. Selection of code content
7. Specific standards
8. Implementing guidelines
9. Regulatory conflicts
10. Assuring compliance
11. Multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs)
12. Challenges facing MSIs
Chapter III: Background and framework of the report
1. Background
2. Report framework
Chapter IV: Review of the footwear sector
1. Background
2. Creating a shared vision
3. Developing understanding and ability
4. Implementing the code in operations
5. Feedback, improvement and remediation
6. Interrelation, integration and dialogue
Chapter V: Review of the apparel sector
1. Background
2. Creating a shared vision
3. Developing understanding and ability
4. Implementing the code in operations
5. Feedback, improvement and remediation
6. Interrelation, integration and dialogue
Chapter VI: Review of the retail sector
1. Background
2. Creating a shared vision
3. Developing understanding and ability
4. Implementing the code in operations
5. Feedback, improvement and remediation
6. Interrelation, integration and dialogue
Chapter VII: Implementing specific areas addressed by codes
1. Background
Chapter VIII: Summary and conclusions
1. Summary
2. Conclusions
3. Recommendations
Glossary
Appendix 1: International instruments
Appendix 2: Interview schedule
1. Introduction
2. CSR function
3. Integration of systems process
4. Policy development process
5. Communication process
6. Information management process
7. Monitoring and evaluation process
8. Stakeholder management process
9. Manufacturing process
10. Purchasing and logistics process
11. Marketing process
12. Human resource management process
Appendix 3: Experts' comments on the interview schedule: suggested
additional questions
Appendix 4: Multi-stakeholder initiative codes of conduct
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Index
About the author
Ivanka Mamic is with the International Labour Organization, currently
based in Bangkok, Thailand. Her work focuses on supply chain management,
corporate social responsibility and relations between workers and
managers at the enterprise level. Ivanka has worked for a variety of
organisations, both private and public, including the Department of
Trade and Industry in the UK and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in
Australia on labour-related issues. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland
(Australia) as well as a Master's of Philosophy in Development Studies
from Queens' College at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is
currently implementing a training programme in Viet Nam which aims to
demonstrate and document the linkage between good labour practices and
improved business performance at the factory level. She is married and
has a son, Tomislav, to whom she dedicates this book.
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