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Hau
Lee: Benefits of Social Responsibility
Businesses can make money while operating in socially responsible and environmentally friendly ways. It just takes what Stanford business school supply chain expert Hau Lee calls the Triple-A approach—having agility, adaptability, and alignment. [podcast]
[news story] [powerpoint slides] - Personal Touch Keeps Supply Chains Pure Many organizations’ reputations depend on their supply chains, suppliers firms that may be from other parts of the world or around the block. Keeping a personal touch with those suppliers may be vital. [podcast] [news story]
- Gap Urges Global Manufacturing Standards Gap, the clothing giant, monitors 2,000 garment factories in 50 countries and conducts about 4,000 inspections annually. But today there is no single set of global standards, the firm’s vice president for social responsibility told a supply chain conference. [podcast] [news story] [powerpoint slides]
- Fresh Approaches to Supply Chain Practices Leaders from Nau, Inc., World of Good, and the San Francisco Department of the Environment describe how they are promoting social and environmental well-being through their core business activities, their fresh approaches to supply chain practices, and their work to influence others in their industries. [podcast]
Coverage of the 2008 Conference:
- Social & Environmental Responsibility in the Gap Inc. Supply Chain.
Dan Henkle, Gap Inc. - AAA Value Chains: Agility, Adaptability and Alignment. Hau Lee, Stanford University.
- Greening Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics. Buddy Polovick, Environmental Protection Agency
- Biofuels: A sober look at the potential. Chris Field, Carnegie Institution: Department of Global Ecology, and Stanford University, Department of Biology
- Carbon Footprint of Supply Chain Transportation and Shipping.
Lee Kindberg, Maersk
Powerpoint Slides from the 2008 Conference:
- Podcast from the 2007 conference
- Stanford Executive Program: Strategies and Leadership in Supply Chains
- Stanford Executive Program: Business Strategies for Environmental Sustainability
- Stanford Executive Program: Corporate Social Responsibility (Barcelona, Spain)
- 10-week video course: Poverty and Development (Stanford and Google.org)
SPARK INNOVATION THROUGH SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES
"We are talking about supply chains which share risks, gains, and costs, and have a partnership mentality, as opposed to [strictly] a transactional relationship,” said Hau Lee, the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Professor Lee highlighted examples of how small to mid-sized companies in China, India, and Israel boosted profits while shrinking waste and pollution and providing a fair workplace for employees.
At the 2nd annual Stanford Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains: A Source for Innovation conference on April 22, 2008, thought leaders and industry executives shared many examples of how organizations are developing new processes, products and technologies to improve supply chain responsibility. Cosponsored by the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum and the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, 280 people attended this dynamic gathering. With the active cross-sector networking that took place over the day, it was clear that the conference provided a rich environment to spark new ideas, connections, and networks to continue innovating. We look forward to seeing you in 2009!
The diversity of perspectives really added to a deeper understanding of some of the challenges we face.
- '07 participant
The 2008 Stanford Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply ChainsConference was presented by:
