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Unlocking Excellence: The Role of a Chief Procurement Officer

N2Growth Blog

This requires collaborating with other departments, such as finance and operations, to develop strategies that optimize supply chain performance and enhance overall profitability. Organizations must navigate a complex landscape of laws, regulations, and ethical considerations in today’s interconnected business environment.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. It could help boost pay equality Tips and tools to help you navigate the slippery slope of business ethics Lessons from Britain’s Most Admired Companies on leading with integrity Should pets be allowed in the office?

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Why Companies Are Blind to Child Labor

Harvard Business Review

Many companies claim to adhere to strict policies about child labor. For example, Apple says that whenever it finds an underage worker in its supply chain, it sends the child home safely, continues paying his or her wages, and even finances the child’s education and offers employment once doing so is legal.

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In Defense of Responsible Offshoring and Outsourcing

Harvard Business Review

employees can be 25 percent or greater of total workforce; its supply chain of third parties is vital. In response to that criticism, international corporations have set — or should set — policies to assure decent working conditions overseas, both in their own facilities and in facilities of third party suppliers.

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To Reform Capitalism, CEOs Should Champion Structural Reforms

Harvard Business Review

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. They can invest in for-benefit enterprises.

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