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Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing: Towards Strategic and Holistic Sustainable Supply Chain Management

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Decent Work and Economic Growth

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

Synonyms

Ethical Buying; Ethical Procurement; Ethical Purchasing; Green Buying; Green Procurement; Green Purchasing; Green Sourcing; Green Supply Chain Management; Purchasing Social Responsibility; Responsible Buying; Responsible Procurement; Responsible Purchasing; Responsible Sourcing; Responsible Supply Chain Management; Socially Responsible Buying; Socially Responsible Procurement; Socially Responsible Purchasing; Socially Responsible Sourcing; Sustainable Buying; Sustainable Procurement; Sustainable Purchasing; Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Sustainable Supply Management

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Ethical Sourcing:

Sourcing the materials, products, and services an organization needs from its suppliers in an ethical and social responsible way, whether the focal organization is formally accountable or not. Ethical sourcing thereby sets ethical and social principles first, in order to ensure fair income for local communities and avoid unethical labor practices such as child labor or slavery....

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  1. Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands

    Wim Lambrechts

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  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

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Lambrechts, W. (2020). Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing: Towards Strategic and Holistic Sustainable Supply Chain Management. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_11-1

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