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ISM's International Supply Management Conference Proceedings
Several of the workshops presented at the ISM Annual International Supply Management Conference each year relate to social responsibility topics. Proceedings papers from ISM's most recent Conference, May 6-9, 2007 in Las Vegas included the following articles on social responsibility:
- Supplier Diversity: Impacting the Bottomline!
- Wake Up Your Supplier Diversity Program: How to Develop an Effective Supplier Diversity Process
- 21 or Over? Measuring Your Social Responsibility Maturity
- Ethical Behavior — Boundaries of Influence
- Ethics: Establishing the Imaginary Line BEFORE You Cross It
Proceedings papers on social responsibility topics from previous Conferences are available at the following links:
- ISM's 91st Annual International Supply Management Conference (2006)
- ISM's 90th Annual International Supply Management Conference (2005)
- ISM's 89th Annual International Supply Management Conference (2004)
Presentation handouts from some of the workshops on social responsibility topics are available on this Web site in the Conferences area:
2007 Conference, Las Vegas: Online Daily Shuffle
2006 Conference, Minneapolis: Online Catch of the Day.
2005 Conference, San Antonio: The Online Daily Roundup.
2004 Conference, Philadelphia: The Online Daily Crier.
Social Responsibility Article Series from Inside Supply Management® Magazine.
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May 2004 -- "Responsible Business = Good Business." (PDF) |
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July 2004 -- "Being Diverse, Within and Throughout the Chain." (PDF) |
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September 2004 -- "Community Efforts Begin With the Power of One." (PDF) |
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November 2004 -- "Raising the Bar for Values and the Balance Sheet." (PDF) |
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January 2005 -- "Sourcing Green in the Supply Chain." (PDF) |
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March 2005 -- "Corporate Ethics: Taking the High Road." (PDF) |
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May 2005 -- "Business is Better Safe Than Sorry." (PDF) |
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July 2005 -- "Protecting Human Rights Worldwide." (PDF) |
ISM members can access additional ISM articles on social responsibility by searching the ISM Articles Database which offers free online access to ISM publications including Inside Supply Management®, The Journal of Supply Chain Management, and ISM InfoEdge. This expansive collection of articles and research is searchable by keyword.
Other Publications
- ISM Makes the Business Case for Social Responsibility (PDF 120KB) published by The American Society for Quality www.asq.org.
- Integrating IBM (IBM takes on the challenge of weaving corporate social responsibility efforts into its core business practices.) The CRO, May 2007.
- Gap's New Look: The See-Through Fast Company Magazine, September 2004.
- ISM Calls for Environmental Responsibility Green SupplyLine, July 2005.
- One Business's Commitment to Society: An Interview with the President of Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development The McKinsey Quarterly, 2006 Number 3.
- Proving the Case for Sustainability at Alcoa Corporate Responsibility Management, August/September 2004 (PDF) - Click past the opening screen to view the article.
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