1. Sebastian Kretschmer October 29, 2014
Fox School of Business – Ethical Supply Chains - Proposed Course Outline
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Sustainability in the supply chain can be an important indicator of a corporation’s social and environmental
performance and overall business ethics. Applying triple bottom line philosophy to sourcing and network
logistics can yield significant competitive advantages and intangible benefits for a company that knows how to
commercialize these efforts in its CSR communications. This course will deliver background information and
current praxis of sustainable supply chain design and management.
Upstream and downstream supply chain analysis
◊ Ethical supply chains and the triple bottom line – social entrepreneurship
◊ Adapting business to integrate small holders into supply chains
◊ The role of NGOs – valuable partners for corporations
◊ Optimizing supply chains through collaboration and resource sharing
◊ Setting fair prices – principles of sustainable marketing
◊ LEED standards – leadership in energy and environmental design
◊ Commercializing the sustainable supply chain
◊ Training and mentorship of partners along the supply chain
The ecological footprint
◊ Calculating socio-environmental damages – the externality of supply chains
◊ Greenwashing – deceptive PR practices
◊ Food miles and the true cost of food
◊ Clean Development Mechanisms – renewable energies in and around the supply chain
◊ “Every dollar we spend is a vote for how we want the world to be” – how shopping changes the world
◊ Sourcing with respect - ethical sourcing and protection of biodiversity
◊ Ecosystem services derived from social and natural capital
Equitable Development
◊ The CCBA Protocol, climate, community and biodiversity - verification and certification programs
◊ Human Rights violations associated with supply chains – Mica sourcing in child labor mines in India
◊ Sourcing from developing countries – case studies from Latin America
◊ Free, prior and informed consent (negotiations with transparency and dialog) – indigenous trade partners
◊ Poverty reduction and women empowerment through microfinance induced supply chains
◊ People under pressure innovate – a Cuban case study of supply chain breakdown and people resilience
◊ Equitable sharing of benefits derived from biodiversity – CSR driven Benefit Sharing Programs
◊ Patents and Biodiversity