Fair Trade Jewellery Company: Establishing an Ethical Global Value Chain
商品編號：9B20M139
出版日期：2020/05/08
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商品主題：Entrepreneurship; General Management/Strategy; International Business; Sustainability
商品類型：Case (Field)
涵蓋議題：global value chain;sustainability;Africa;supply chain
難易度：4 - Undergraduate/MBA
內容長度：12 頁
地域：Canada
產業：Retail Trade
事件年度：2019
In August 2019, Fair Trade Jewellery Co., a mid-size jewellery retailer based in Toronto, Canada, was wondering how to ensure that its customers received responsibly sourced gold and diamond jewellery. The company had already devoted considerable amounts of time, energy, and expense to develop a responsible supply chain. Its activities toward that goal had included various initiatives beyond jewellery retail, such as providing inventory financing for artisanal miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After discovering that a key US partner along the supply chain may have not been following a clear chain-of-custody system in its refinery, the company was unsure how to proceed. Responsibly sourced gold was potentially being contaminated by other gold at the refinery, which led Fair Trade Jewellery Co. to consider opening its own local small-scale refinery. However, that initiative could mean considerable strategic risk and financial burden for the company. It could also have potential effects on its employees, who relied on the company for their livelihood. Did the company’s ethical mission require vertically integrating to such a considerable extent?
教學手冊：Fair Trade Jewellery Co.: Establishing an Ethical Global Value Chain - Teaching Note
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