Ethical & Sustainable Sourcing
Every sourcing strategy should align with your organization's ethical and sustainability objectives, minimize your supply chain impact and promote best practices among suppliers. This course covers a six-step ethical and sustainable implementation process and related activities.
Course Includes:
- 4 Modules
- 12 Learning Activities
- 9 Checkpoints
- 4 Quizzes
- 4 Downloadable, Fillable templates
- 3 Downloadable, Completed Examples
Course Modules:
Module summary:
- Introduces ethical and sustainable sourcing (E&SS)
- Explains the financial and reputational benefits of E&SS
- Defines social sustainability and considers 4 supporting criteria
- Defines economic sustainability and shows how to support a supplier's long-term viability while being able to support E&SS
- Defines environmental sustainability and explains 2 supporting criteria
Module lesson titles:
- Introduction to ethical and sustainable sourcing
- Social sustainability
- Economic sustainability
- Environmental sustainability
Module summary:
- Using a 6-step process, shows how to integrate ethical and sustainable sourcing in a strategic sourcing process
- Introduces lifecycle sustainability assessment (LCSA)
- Describes the 7 phases of LCSA
- Introduces the circular economy and contrasts it with a linear economy
- Shows how to increase the lifespan of products and end obsolescence
Module lesson titles:
- E&SS integration
- E&SS lifecycle analysis
- E&SS circular economy
Module summary:
- Details 6 key enablers that align supplier ethical and sustainable sourcing (E&SS) with the buyer's E&SS needs
- Explains the need for and content of a code of conduct
- Explains the need for and content of a code of ethics
- Identifies the need for audits to ensure suppliers follow E&SS code of conduct
- Explains the need for and benefit of 3rd-party independent auditors
Module lesson titles:
- E&SS key enablers
- E&SS code of conduct
- E&SS code of ethics
- E&SS audit
Module summary:
- Describes the 5 key ethics of sourcing and how to avoid unethical practices
Module lesson titles:
- Ethical sourcing
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