Social Responsibility starts with a code of conduct for both supply management and and supplies. Guiding principles are based on the current ISM Principles and Standards of Ethical Supply Management Conduct (Global) approved in 2005.
International issues are guided by the United Nations "The Ten Principles of the Global Compact."
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) 1977 and revised 1988 prohibits offering a bribe to a foreign official or NGO for an order. In addition, hiring a relative of a foreign official with the intent of influencing decisions is illegal. Intriguingly, "grease payments" like $5 for moving your file forward because the test that there will be an order is not provable. At most things move faster (probably) because of "grease payments" but there is no guarantee of order. However for supply managers such actions might indicate an appearance of impropriety and therefore should be avoided.
Finally, the Sarbanes Oxley ACt (SOX) in the US involves not only adoption of codes of ethics but also evidence that employees have received explicit training on codes of ethics.
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