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Supply-chain sustainability is the management of environmental, social and economic impacts and the encouragement of good governance practices, throughout the lifecycles of goods and services. [1] There is a growing need for integrating sustainable choices into supply-chain management.
The company maintains that increasing its fair trade purchases would require an unprofitable reconstruction of the supply chain. [21] Fair trade activists have made gains with other companies: Sara Lee Corporation in 2002 and Procter & Gamble (the maker of Folgers ) in 2003 agreed to begin selling a small amount of fair trade coffee.
A supply chain is the network of all the individuals, organizations, resources, activities and technology involved in the creation and sale of a product. A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.
an "extended" supply chain includes suppliers of the immediate supplier and customers of the immediate customer; an "ultimate" supply chain includes all of the organizations involved in the supply of the product or service. In each case, the flow of information and finances is part of the chain as well as the product or service. [10]
The company has made commitments to ensuring sustainability within their supply chain, focusing on two main aspects: people and product. Costa Coffee's Supplier Guiding Principles set out the basic human rights standards the company expects of all of its suppliers and business partners.
Supply chains are often built upon a network of individual suppliers and a firm's ability to meet their Corporate Sustainability Standards can be hindered by suppliers with which they do not directly interact. [8]
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Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. [2] [1] Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social. [1] Many definitions emphasize the environmental dimension.