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Exploring the motivations of companies operating in the Dutch clothing industry to choose socially responsible supplier development
Ohan, M.K. (2024) Exploring the motivations of companies operating in the Dutch clothing industry to choose socially responsible supplier development.
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| Abstract: | Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming more important for reasons such as its crucial influence on competitiveness and the presence of social issues. An industry that is known for having social issues is the clothing industry, with social issues including child labour or dangerous workplaces. Thus, clothing suppliers have much to improve, which could be achieved with socially responsible supplier development. Socially responsible supplier development could be described as the buying company’s efforts to identify and address areas for improvement in CSR practices. However, from the perspective of buying companies, reasons for implementing socially responsible supplier development could differ. This research thus explores the motivations of companies operating in the Dutch clothing industry to choose socially responsible supplier development. It aims to identify and understand their motivations for engaging in socially responsible supplier development practices. The main findings highlight that companies are motivated by meeting client requirements, complying with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) regulation, seeing the difference between the beauty of fashion and poor working conditions, having specific values as a family company, and staying competitive. The perceived benefits of implementing socially responsible supplier development and the methods used, for example, are also researched. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 43 environmental science, 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100213 |
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