Accountability from China

September 14th, 2007 at 04:01pm David Bush - Iasta

On the heels of yesterday’s post, I wanted to bring attention to another article regarding the topic of offshoring. This one comes from a publication named Cargo News Asia and comments on some of the proactive measures that buyers are beginning to build with regard to a recent swell of problems coming from Chinese sourced products.

In the face of potential negative publicity among discerning consumers, suppliers in China are facing increasing pressure to conform to demands of brand name retailers for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

A recent China Supply Chain Council conference in Shanghai on IPOs (Internal Purchasing Organisations) raised a number of issues facing buyers and suppliers in China, one of which was the increasing demand for accountability from buyers.

The fact that China might have as many unregistered, migrant workers as 67% of the entire population of the US, is incredible and presents even more daunting issues and shows the amount of due diligence and organization needed to effectively (and safely) source from low cost countries.

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