A presentation I used to host a webinar on Corporate Social Responsibility

1. A Corporate Social Responsibility discussion
PI Live Webinar
12 Feb 2015
TRANSITION IT | Marnix Wolters

2. Transition IT
• Group of companies focused on delivering sustainable and efficient business
solutions
• Founded in 2010
• Launched SustainView (CSR information management solution) in January 2015
www.transition-it.nl
www.sustainview.com
marnix.wolters@transition–it.nl
+31 6 36397840

3. Corporate Social Responsibility
• “A company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment
(both ecological and social) in which it operates”
• Often concluded in a set of rules and regulations (“Code of Conduct”) that
describes the business ethics of a company
• A business program to comply with law, ethical standards and international
norms

4. Types of CSR programmes
• Philantropic
• Less focus on sustainable & commercially viable programs
• Internally focused
• Little impact
• Risk mitigating
• Focused on operational impact and risks
• Compliance with laws, ethics and norms
• Value creating
• Creating and sharing value with ecosystem through partnership and investments
• Sustainable business model
Image source: Guldenberg.nl

5. CSR programmes today
• Risk mitigation
• Legal reasons
• PR & marketing reasons (loyalty)
• Pressure through global media attention, focused on labor conditions

6. CSR should be Value Creating
• The entire supply chain needs to be engaged and committed
• Convert parties to partners
• Common understanding of objectives, issues and risks
• Need to work together on resolving issues
• Enhance and expand Code of Conduct(s)

7. CSR integrates with PLM
• Sampling process
• Quality control
• Price discussions
• Time to market
• Activate CSR program with production
partners as early in the process as possible

8. What we don’t see (yet) but should see

9. supply chain = value chain
the question is: for who?
FASTER
CHEAPER

10. Local is not truly local
• We look at the “local” countries with our own values and standards
• Are issues really resolved simply by resolving the Non Compliance ?
• Need to understand why things are the way they are (local context)
• Partner with local teams to resolve the root cause of the (potential) issues

11. In other words…
• Current CSR programs are reactive
• Corrective actions are to rectify problems instead to prevent them
• Focus is on risk control and protecting own brand & image

12. A proactive CSR business programme
• Understands your supply chain: “who – what – where – when – why” and does
not stop at your Garment Suppliers
• Focuses on content and runs beyond resolving your Non Compliances
• Creates a Value Add ecosystem and builds strong partnerships with loyal suppliers
(invest time & money in your supply chain)
• Improves quality of service and product recognized by loyal customers

13. SUSTAINVIEW is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) data management solution developed by Transition
IT. (source: www.sustainview.com)
SUSTAINVIEW is a business intelligence (BI) tool that will help retailers to generate up-to-date dashboards and
progress reports on the sustainability of their supply chain as part of their CSR program. It will provide internal
and external reports on how “green” and sustainable their supply chain is. It will also enable retailers to pursue
fair trade, protect the environment and demonstrate their progress and performance to a wide audience
through various channels including social media.
We can help you : SustainView

14. Questions?
You can email questions to :
marnix.wolters@transition-it.nl