Charlotte Leire
Lecturer
The implementation of socially responsible purchasing in Swedish organisations
Author
Summary, in English
Social and ethical issues in the supply chain are gaining importance in all types of organizations. Therefore some public and private organizations have already started to introduce socially responsible purchasing practices. However, current practices are limited and seem unsystematic. There is also a difference between few front-running organizations and the rest. It is therefore useful at this early stage to disseminate the knowledge and experiences based on the best-performing organizations. This paper does that by developing a model of the socially responsible purchasing process that is based on the empirical and secondary data. The model reveals the five elementary steps that are necessary in the implementation of systematic socially responsible purchasing practices: developing internal policies; setting purchasing criteria that regard social issues; applying assurance practices; managing supplier relations; and building internal capacity. The model also points to the different activities in the process and their associated challenges. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Publishing year
2010
Language
English
Pages
27-39
Publication/Series
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Volume
17
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- implementation process
- organizations
- private and public
- assurance practices
- purchasing criteria
- supply chain
- socially responsible purchasing
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1535-3966