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Article

17 Nov 2014

Author:
John G. Ruggie, Former UN Special Representative for Business & Human Rights

Responsible purchasing is as important as responsible manufacturing in social compliance programmes, says John Ruggie

“From Audit to Innovation” Keynote Address at the Annual Conference of the Business Social Compliance Initiative, 13 Nov 2014

[The following are] nine leading trends and elements that form the new generation of social compliance programs for supply chains...1. The shift from pass/fail compliance to comprehensive continuous improvement programs...2. Supplementing audits with collaborative assessment and root cause analysis...3. The role of supplier-level grievance mechanisms in improving social performance...4. The integration of capacity-building approaches for suppliers...5. Forming NGO partnerships...6. Providing commercial incentives to suppliers for improvements in social performance...7. Developing metrics to help suppliers identify the business case for better social performance...8. Aligning internal purchasing practices with social commitments made by global brands and retailers...9. Company and industry-wide collaboration to tackle systemic issues.