Autor_in: Deniz Köksal, Jochen Strähle, Martin Müller, Matthias Freise

Schlagwörter: Lieferkette, Sozialstandards, Soziale Verantwortung, soziale Verantwortung, soziale Probleme, Studie 

Kurzbeschreibung:
So far, a vast amount of studies on sustainability in supply chain management have been conducted by academics over the last decade. Nevertheless, socially related aspects are still neglected in the related discussion. The primary motivation of the present literature review has arisen from this shortcoming, thus the key purpose of this study is to enrich the discussion by providing a state-of-the-art, focusing exclusively on social issues in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) by considering the textile/apparel sector as the field of application. The authors conduct a literature review, including content analysis which covers 45 articles published in English peer-reviewed journals, and proposes a comprehensive map which integrates the latest findings on socially related practices in the textile/apparel industry with the dominant conceptualization in order to reveal potential research areas in the field. The results show an ongoing lack of investigation regarding the social dimension of the triple bottom line in SSCM. Findings indicate that a company’s internal orientation is the main assisting factor in sustainable supply chain management practices. Further, supplier collaboration and assessment can be interpreted as an offer for suppliers deriving from stakeholders and a focal company’s management of social risk. Nevertheless, suppliers do also face or even create huge barriers in improving their social performance. This calls for more empirical research and qualitative or quantitative survey methods, especially at the supplier level located in developing countries.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Sprache: Englisch

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Final report to BCI Steering Committee

 Herausgeber: BCI Better Cotton Initiative

Schlagwörter: Baumwolle, Baumwollanbau, Arbeitsbedingungen, Gender, Kinderarbeit, Zwangsarbeit, Gewerkschaften, Arbeitnehmervertretung, soziale Probleme, Westafrika, Indien, Pakistan, Brasilien

Kurzbeschreibung: This study was commissioned by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) to assist in understanding its role in addressing the social and labour impacts in cotton cultivation at farm-level, and in determining the scope of future BCI work. It focuses on three regions – West Africa, South Asia (India and Pakistan) and Brazil.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2006

Umfang: 102 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Sprache: Englisch

Inhalt: Arbeitsbedingungen im Baumwollanbau unter verschiedensten Produktionsbedingungen, von Großplantagen bis zu kleinen Familienbetrieben, und verschiedenen Kontinenten, Brasilien, Westafrika, Indien und Pakistan. Hauptprobleme (sozial/Arbeitsbedingungen: Gesundheit/ Sicherheit (gesundheitliche Probleme durch den Pestizideinsatz), Verschuldung von Bauern, mangelnde (Selbst-)Organisation der Arbeiter (in Gewerkschaften) (Arbeitnehmerinteressenvertretung), Benachteiligung von Frauen, Kinderarbeit, Zwangsarbeit, die Rolle des Finanzsektors, Zusammenhang sozialer Fragen mit Umweltfragen, Handlungsoptionen und Zielsetzungen

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