Effect of Guided Delegation and Information Proximity on Multi-tier Responsible Sourcing

Responsible sourcing and green supply chains are becoming dominant tools towards procuring materials in a sustainable manner across the architecture, engineering and construction sector to achieve the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. The aim of this study was to provide a structured review of responsible sourcing literature to identify the potential opportunities and obstacles towards the accomplishment of a roadmap for the sector to support delivery of the goals. The main opportunities included competitive advantage, stakeholder value and improved supply chain management. The main obstacles included cost, deficiencies in structured frameworks and an array of industry specific constraints. These were aligned with the goals to produce a roadmap, validated by industry experts. For fruition, it is surmised that refocusing the industry in recent years combined with achievement of the goals will stimulate innovative technical solutions to produce truly sustainable development.

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Socially Responsible Sourcing

Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-95867-5_300153 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 924-924

Keyword(s):

Socially Responsible ◽

Responsible Sourcing

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Responsible Sourcing

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide ◽

10.4135/9781412973793.n119 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Joyce Tsoi

Keyword(s):

Responsible Sourcing

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The eu “Conflict Minerals Regulation”: Potentialities and Limits in the Light of the International Standards on Responsible Sourcing

The Italian Yearbook of International Law Online ◽

10.1163/22116133-02701014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 235-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Valentina Grado

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Mineral Resources ◽

International Standards ◽

Due Diligence ◽

Conflict Zones ◽

Human Rights Abuses ◽

Conflict Minerals ◽

Risk Areas ◽

The Eu ◽

Responsible Sourcing

Business enterprises involved in the exploitation of mineral resources originating from conflict zones are at risk of financing armed activities and fuelling systematic violations of international law and human rights abuses. This article first analyses the initiatives developed by the UN and OECD aimed at encouraging companies to respect human rights and avoid contributing to conflict by adopting “supply chain due diligence” practices. Second, it focuses on a recent Regulation adopted by the EU to tackle trade in certain minerals sourced from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in order to highlight its main positive aspects and challenges and, at the same time, to ascertain whether and to what extent this new legislation is consistent with the UN/OECD international standards on responsible sourcing.

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