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| Name | Global Action Local Change, Moving towards Sustainable Supply Chains |
| Author(s) | Global Reporting Initiative |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Web Location | http://www.cbern.ca/kr/One.aspx?objectId=14715128&contextId=677979&lastCat=10539789 |
| Keywords | Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), sustainability reporting, supply chain |
| Areas of Interest | Accountability - Reporting; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Economic; Globalization; Labour; Public Policy - Regulation; Sustainability |
| Citation | Global Reporting Initiative, Global Action Local Change, Moving towards Sustainable Supply Chains, GRI, 2011. |
| Summary | The aim of this paper is to provide the reader with an insight into sustainability reporting within the supply chains of large multinational buyers. The paper aims to identify the business case, benefits and challenges of reporting through the experiences of first-time reporters during their participation in the Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (GANTSCh) Program between 2009 and 2010. Furthermore, to sketch the context, this paper provides the reader with information about the project countries, such as macroeconomic overview, sustainability context with reference to main actors, policies and legislation, country specific issues, and public awareness of sustainability and reporting. |
| Abstract / Description | The aim of
this paper is to provide the reader with an insight into sustainability
reporting within the supply chains of large multinational buyers. The
paper aims to identify the business case, benefits and challenges of
reporting through the experiences of first-time reporters during their
participation in the Global Action Network for Transparency in the
Supply Chain (GANTSCh) Program between 2009 and 2010. Furthermore, to
sketch the context, this paper provides the reader with information
about the project countries, such as macroeconomic overview,
sustainability context with reference to main actors, policies and
legislation, country specific issues, and public awareness of
sustainability and reporting.
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| Publisher/Organization | GRI |
| Cluster Library | Business and Human Rights; Ethics of Resource Extraction; Governance Law and Public Policy; Socially Responsible Investment |
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