Bangladesh and the Problem of Ethical Sourcing
Why a renewed emphasis on social accountability could impact the manufacturing landscape—and what it could mean for the print and promotional industries
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But how much will overseas sourcing and manufacturing policies actually change in the wake of these tragedies? Public reaction to incidents like these is often fickle, a brief but impassioned outcry for change that fizzles with the revolving of the news cycle. Apple's Foxconn debacle and Nike's ongoing Indonesian child-labor allegations ultimately did little to sway consumer habits, which in turn yielded little change in either company's sourcing policies; they may have cleaned up their acts (or at least assuaged consumer doubts), but neither company moved its manufacturing elsewhere.
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Sean Norris is editor-in-chief for Promo Marketing. Reach him at snorris@napco.com.
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