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Fiona Gooch

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Fiona Gooch

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    1. Fiona Gooch Project Manager Responsible Purchasing Initiative Private Sector Policy Advisor, Traidcraft, UK

    2. Responsible Purchasing Initiative 4 fair trade organisations in UK, Belgium, Italy & Spain Consultation with companies, professional associations, NGOs, & government 4 case study sectors Business case Indicators Public policy options

    4. EU Food Supply Chain Bottleneck Constraints of working in a highly competitive market place Ethical business is undermined by bad laws and poor law enforcement (DR) Business needs a level-playing – if I am to take the costs of conforming to the law, I need my competitors to if I am to remain competitive. But national labour law is weakly enforced or ignored International labour law is circumvented with weak national law Under these circumstances it is hard to make sustainable improvements. (ETI has had success when it has been able to work with national governments in order to promote a culture of compliance with the law and encourage stronger working relationships between government, business, trade unions and NGOs). Competition is driving short-termism (DC) Concentration and consolidation is making the problem worse (FG) Consequently, the business case for CSR is undermined (DC) Constraints of working in a highly competitive market place Ethical business is undermined by bad laws and poor law enforcement (DR) Business needs a level-playing – if I am to take the costs of conforming to the law, I need my competitors to if I am to remain competitive. But national labour law is weakly enforced or ignored International labour law is circumvented with weak national law Under these circumstances it is hard to make sustainable improvements. (ETI has had success when it has been able to work with national governments in order to promote a culture of compliance with the law and encourage stronger working relationships between government, business, trade unions and NGOs). Competition is driving short-termism (DC) Concentration and consolidation is making the problem worse (FG) Consequently, the business case for CSR is undermined (DC)

    5. Some suggested EU Solutions to Problems in International Supply chains? Action by private companies alone is insufficient to deliver improved social impact. ….. Need for public policy…… Problem: Significant Power Imbalance in supply chains Solution: Competition policy & other policies

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