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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Sean Norris
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What could all this mean for the U.S.-overseas manufacturing dynamic? Ultimately, not much—at least in the short run. If safety standards and working conditions overseas improve as a result of the tragedies in Bangladesh and elsewhere, that's a good thing. But it will take more than a few companies—even if they are giants like Walmart and Disney—tweaking their sourcing policies to affect significant change in global supply chains. And most of that comes down to simple economics.
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Sean Norris is editor-in-chief for Promo Marketing. Reach him at snorris@napco.com.
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