Climate Change and Supply Chain Liability

BUSINESS SOCIETY MANAGEMENT
2008

“How retailers in the food industry may leverage their bargaining power to induce change in CO2 emissions and foster climate change awareness with respect to other members along the suply chain”






TABLE OF CONTENT

TABLE OF CONTENT 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
INTRODUCTION 3
STEP 1 PROBLEM DEFINITION 4
ORGANIZATION’S VIEW & COVERAGE OF THE PROBLEM 5
RESPONSIBILITY 5
LEVEL OF ANALYSIS 7
STEP 2 INTERNAL DIAGNOSIS 9
RESOLVING THE PROBLEM 9
EXISTING BEST PRACTICES 10
CODES AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF CSR 11
BEST-PRACTICES VS. WORST PRACTICE LISTING 11
DEVELOPED INITIATIVES 12
STEP 3 EXTERNAL DIAGNOSIS 14
STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS 14
RELATED ISSUES AND CLUSTERS 15
STEP 4 DESIGN AND OUTCOME 17
ADDRESSING THE ISSUE - BSM TOOLS 17
REPORTING 21
FURTHER SELF - REGULATIONS 22
STEP 5 IMPLEMENTATION 22
STEP 1: CARBON DISCLOSURE 22
STEP 2: CSR DISCLOSURE 23
STEP 3: SUPPLIER ADJUSTMENT 23
STEP 4: CUSTOMER EDUCATION 24
STEP 6 EVALUATION 24
[A] CARBON DISCLOSURE 25
[B] CSR DISCLOSURE 25
[C] SUPPLIER ADJUSTMENT 26
[D] CUSTOMER EDUCATION 26
NEXT PROBLEM/ ISSUE 28
CONCLUSION 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY 31
APPENDICES 34


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This research paper is a group study which provides background, analysis, interpretations and proposed solutions to the issue of climate change. More specifically, we strive to research how retailers in the food industry may use their bargaining power to induce change and advance awareness of CO2 emissions with respect to members along the supply chain. Therefore, this paper is divided into several phases which make up a coherent set of steps to delve into climate change and supply chain liability. Step one provides the reader with an overview of the issue on hand. We will set a foundation for our research through a broad analysis on perspectives and developments of the problem in order to be able to drill down into more depth in the consecutive phases. This step will be followed by an... [continues]

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