Rettferdig handel

1
Norwegian companies potential to influence on
working conditions in their supply chain
Gunelie Winum, Project Manager BI January 15th
2008
2
Ethical trade (Responsible Supply Chain Managment)

• Partial responsibility for human rights, labour-
  and environmental
• standards at production plant level
• Code of Conduct based on int. accepted ILO UN
  conventions as an instrument to initiate
  sustainable improvements
• Essential CR activity for merchandisers and
  retailers
• Why?
• CR activities in line with core activity
• Production of goods is part of merchandisers
  value chain
• High risk of exploiting working and
  environmental conditions in global supply
  chains.

3
7 workers died in factory fire
Guandong 40 000 fingers lost every year
The only difference between me and the machine
is that the machine is made of steel. Im made of
flesh and blood
4
ETI Norway a multi stakeholder initiative

• Founded year 2000 by LO, HSH, Coop Norway and
  NCA.
• Membership based resource centre for CoC
  implementation
• Organisational structure AGM ? Board (7 repr.)
  ? Secretariat (6)
• Financed by membership fees project support
  from Norad
• Strategic objectives
• Strengthen the awareness of and positive response
  to ethical trade
• Strengthen ETI N members work with ethical
  trade
• MSI advantages
• Enhance rights perspective and development aspect
• Org. resources benefits companies

5
ETINorway Members - Jan 2008
Fashion/Sports
Supermarkets
Footwear
Eurosko GroupViking Footwear
Coop NorgeCoop NKLICA NorgeNorgesgruppenRema
1000Smart Club
Alpaca Society Anouska Gresvig ASA Helly
HansenKappAhlKristin B.M DesignLa Mote LilleBa
Baby Nepal ProductionsNorrøna Sport Pashmina
Redress/RussedressRusseserviceScan Trade
(Umbro) SophieStormbergSwix SportUniversityVip
sVarner GroupVips
Cosmetics
Body Shop
Supermarket Suppliers
Accessories/Gifts/Toys
Bama (Fruits Veg) Chiquita (Fruits) Friele
Coffeehouse (Coffee)Kjeldsberg Kaffe
(Coffee) Joh. Johansson (Coffee) Lilleborg
(Household) Noramix Dilmah Te (Tea) Nidar
(Chocolate Sweets) Tine (dairy)
Arts CraftsFair Trade NorgeFriends Fair
TradeHokus Pokus ToysNorsk DekorSandvik
Publisher
Flowers
Other
Beer Sten (natural stone) Cultura Sparebank
(banking)Expresspakk (packaging)Etica.no
(webshop)Manta Reiser (travel agency) Telenor
(telecom)Viking Cimex (cleaning)
Mester Grønn
Furniture
Public Sector
Hjelmeland municipality Sauda MunicipalitySuldal
MunicipalityStavanger Municipality
IKEAStokke ASVestre AS
HSH, KS, LO, Norw United Fed of Trade Unions,
Norw Union of Employees, KFO, Church Aid,
Norwegian Peoples Aid, GRIP, Norw Football Ass.,
Norw Olympic Committee Confed of Sports, Fed of
Private Owned Kindergartens, Norw Association of
Heart and Lung Patients OIKOS
Organisations
6
(No Transcript)
7
Impact Drivers

• Company level
• ? High percentage of production
• ? Regular placement of orders
• ? Long-term relationship
• ? Internal/external reporting (frequent
  consistent communication)
• Supplier level
• ? Critical mass of buyers pushing for Code
  compliance
• ? Capacity building/improvement resources
• ? / ? Suppliers attitude
• Negative impact on working conditions
• ? Purchasing Practices undermine CoC compliance
• SME advantage

8
(No Transcript)
9
Challenges Conclusions
More companies adopting ET practices
Governments enforcement of laws and regulations
Improved labour standards
Freedom of Association / Discrimination
10
(No Transcript)