Supply Chains in the Apparel Industry: Do Transnational Initiatives for Social Sustainability Improve Workers’ Situation?
Supply Chains in the Apparel Industry: Do Transnational Initiatives for Social Sustainability Improve Workers’ Situation?
Author(s): Claude MeierSubject(s): Labor relations, International relations/trade, Law on Economics, Accounting - Business Administration, Globalization, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Mednarodna fakulteta za družbene in poslovne študije
Keywords: transnational initiatives; globalisation; social sustainability; apparel industry; stakeholder; labour rights;
Summary/Abstract: Non-state driven Transnational Initiatives for Social Sustainability (TISSs) have increasingly attempted to approach social issues like labour laws in global supply chains. The reason is that state-laws are territorially confined. But can TISSs contribute to effective solutions of issues on which they are focused? This examination presents a theoretical framework explaining the effectiveness of TISSs. For the empirical case study, the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) and the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) were selected. Data was collected from expert interviews and documents. The results led to the conclusion that stakeholder-involving approaches are adequate to support social sustainability in the future.
Journal: International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning
- Issue Year: 4/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 27-40
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English