Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry : the case of cotton
CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, has become increasingly important in a globalised world where the responsibilities of companies and governments are somewhat blurry. The textile industry is an industry where long supply chains and raw material production in developing countries are factors addi...
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| author | Holmsten-Carrizo, Catarina |
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| description | CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, has become increasingly important in a globalised world where the responsibilities of companies and governments are somewhat blurry. The textile industry is an industry where long supply chains and raw material production in developing countries are factors adding to the complexity and difficulties of solving ethical issues. Cotton production faces many environmental, social and financial challenges in the value chain. Therefore this case study takes a closer look at five Nordic home textile companies, Ikea, Hemtex, S Group, Moko and Finlayson, and how these companies choose their cotton related CSR tools and communicate their work on this area. These companies are of various sizes and therefore the resources for CSR work are also different, as well as the perceived values for working with CSR. The results show that there are a variety of approaches to CSR in the companies’ value chain but each company is taking steps towards CSR. However, the supplier relationships, in the case companies, are more often based on compliance with a Code of Conduct or similar rather than a commitment approach. Additionally, some of the “tools” identified were multi-stakeholder initiatives, eco-labels and innovations. In the end, this study reflects that the solutions are mostly instrumental so there would be room for more collaboration in taking steps towards significant change in the industry. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU57912013-07-01T11:10:29Z Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry : the case of cotton Holmsten-Carrizo, Catarina code of conduct corporate social responsibility CSR ethical sourcing multi-stakeholder initiative procurement SSCM standard supply chain value chain CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, has become increasingly important in a globalised world where the responsibilities of companies and governments are somewhat blurry. The textile industry is an industry where long supply chains and raw material production in developing countries are factors adding to the complexity and difficulties of solving ethical issues. Cotton production faces many environmental, social and financial challenges in the value chain. Therefore this case study takes a closer look at five Nordic home textile companies, Ikea, Hemtex, S Group, Moko and Finlayson, and how these companies choose their cotton related CSR tools and communicate their work on this area. These companies are of various sizes and therefore the resources for CSR work are also different, as well as the perceived values for working with CSR. The results show that there are a variety of approaches to CSR in the companies’ value chain but each company is taking steps towards CSR. However, the supplier relationships, in the case companies, are more often based on compliance with a Code of Conduct or similar rather than a commitment approach. Additionally, some of the “tools” identified were multi-stakeholder initiatives, eco-labels and innovations. In the end, this study reflects that the solutions are mostly instrumental so there would be room for more collaboration in taking steps towards significant change in the industry. CSR är ett begrepp som blir alltmer aktuellt i och med en globaliserad värld där multi-nationella företag gör affärer med utvecklingsländer. Det finns ofta varierande etiska utmaningar som företagen stöter på i utvecklingsländerna och företagen får ofta agera i rollen som myndigheter och regering. Tekstil industrin är ett av de exempel på industrier som stöter på dessa problem redan i början av värde-kedjan i och med produktionen av råmaterial. Dethär arbetet har därför tagit en närmare titt på hur tekstil företag kommunicerar sitt CSR arbete med bomull. Eftersom nästan ingenting har skrivits om hemtekstiler tidigare har denna studie fokuserat på hemtekstil företag. Fem företag, Ikea, Hemtex, S Group, Moko och Finlayson, i Norden (Sverige och Finland) har varit föremål för denna fallstudie. Intervjuer har gjorts med experter i området inom varje företag och har därefter analyserats efter följande teman; strategisk ledning, upphandling och kommunikation. Resultaten visar på att alla fem företag jobbar med CSR, men att de använder olika tillvägagångsätt. Det kunde finnas ett mervärde i mera sammarbete mellan företagen. Alla företag är också rätt blygsamma med att marknadsföre sin strävan till etisk upphandling av bomull. Det kunde ytterligare finnas ett mervärde i att upplysa och informera kunder om deras ansträngingar och därmed stärka sina varumärken och efterfrågan på sina produkter. SLU/Dept. of Economics 2013 H2 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/5791/ |
| spellingShingle | code of conduct corporate social responsibility CSR ethical sourcing multi-stakeholder initiative procurement SSCM standard supply chain value chain Holmsten-Carrizo, Catarina Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry : the case of cotton |
| title | Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry
: the case of cotton |
| title_full | Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry
: the case of cotton |
| title_fullStr | Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry
: the case of cotton |
| title_full_unstemmed | Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry
: the case of cotton |
| title_short | Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry
: the case of cotton |
| title_sort | responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry
: the case of cotton |
| topic | code of conduct corporate social responsibility CSR ethical sourcing multi-stakeholder initiative procurement SSCM standard supply chain value chain |