UK retail giant Tesco has stopped taking clothing from one of its supplier factories in Bangladesh after a structural survey of the site revealed serious safety issues.
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EcoVadis's curator insight,
May 8, 2013 10:25 AM
An interesting move from the United Global Compact to focus on down-to-earth CSR issues and advocate for the adoption of better health safety standards in the supply chain. This is a little reactive after major incidents such as the one at the Tazreen factory fire and Rana Plaza factory collapse that led to a 800+ death toll (not 400 as mentioned), but welcome. |
An expected response from Tesco: withdrawal. This is of course more cost effective than capacity building or supplier training , but what about the social consequences for already impoverished economies?