Richer or Poorer?: id21 insights, issue 36

Ethical trade as an approach to supply chain management has mushroomed in recent years. Northern companies are becoming increasingly concerned with the ‘ethics’ of their operations and the risks to reputation and productivity posed by bad employment practices in global supply chains. But can voluntary private sector codes really improve employment conditions in supply chains?

In this issue of Insights, we bring together not only current research but some stakeholder perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing ethical trade.

Articles included:

• Who benefits in South Africa?: Kleinbooi, K.
• Consensus or conflict: Jenkins, R. and  Pearson, R.
• Code compliance?: Auret, D.
• Trade union perspective: Kearney, N.
• Changing standards?: Kohl Kaufman, E.
• Death by a thousand codes: Blowfield, M
• Fresh off the shelf:  Barrientos, S and Dolan, C.
• Learning by doing?: Rees, D.
• Just trading?: Dhanarajan, S.