Equipment supplier comments: Buyer role central to social responsibility

What role, if any, should buyers have in determining what social responsibility program a supplier should use?

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Here are equipment supplier comments from the survey, identified by the individual’s role in the supply chain. To the question: “What role should buyers play in determining what social responsibility programs a supplier might choose?

Buyers should be vetting new and existing suppliers based on a set of standards that promote and demand excellence in (socially) responsible and sustainable products.

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