The Elusive Pursuit of Responsible Purchasing Tiffany Rogers, vice president of research & development in social compliance at the Fair Labor Association (FLA), recognizes that purchasing decisions have a profound impact on working conditions in supply chains.
These everyday business practices can either perpetuate or mitigate exploitation, and it's not just about cost negotiations, payment terms, and lead times.
Recent data from EcoVadis paints a grim picture of the UK retail sector: over 56% of suppliers to major retailers in high risk countries have no formal mechanism for workers to report labor rights abuses without fear of reprisal.