If you aren't convinced that social responsibility in sourcing isn't important to companies, then you haven't been talking to the business associates at Ben & Jerry's. The socially conscious ice cream manufacturer based in Vermont touts using ethically conscious products from sustainably grown vanilla to fair trade cocoa.
This values-led business takes social responsibility to a level most companies cannot touch. It's throughout their decades-old mission statement. Their employee's are challenged to a once annual personal "Social Mission". And, of course, social and ethical responsibility is integral to their product sourcing as well.
All of this adds up to an amazing company offering some sweet desserts and advertising campaigns -ads like the one I found in my Sunday paper two days ago (see above.)
Sample Test Question: Task 1-D-1
It is no longer sufficient for organizations to simply state their standards. They must demonstrate communication, implementation, training, and tracking of standards within an organization. This enhanced expectation is demonstrated in adhering to (a) code(s) of ethics based on which of the following:
A) ISO standards
B) Sarbanes-Oxley Act
C) MSDS
D) ISO standards and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
