Presented by The Packer and Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), People First is a spotlight on social responsibility in fresh produce with several weeks of focused content published and promoted across all The Packer platforms. Headlining the program will be a free, four-part webinar series that will feature interviews with changemakers in the field and cover topics including social compliance, worker voice, recruitment, and The Ethical Charter for Responsible Labor Practices.
What role, if any, should buyers have in determining what social responsibility program a supplier should use?
That was a question posed to 41 people responding to The Packer’s survey on social responsibility.
Opinions on the topic varied, but most people who responded saw a key role for buyers for encouraging supplier engagement with social responsibility and supporting that engagement with financial rewards.
Here are 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?”
