Title:
Sustainable procurement from developing countries : practices and challenges for businesses and support agencies
Authors:
Boomsma, M.J.
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
KIT Publishers
Year:
2008
Series Title:
Bulletin : Development Policy & Practice
Serial number:
385
PAGE:
63
ISBN:
978-90-6832-745-8
ISSN:
0922-7911
Language:
eng
Subject:
Economic Development and Trade
Keywords:
agriculture
,
enterprises
,
trade
,
globalization
,
sustainable development
Abstract:
This book shows how sustainable procurement by Western companies in global value chains can be increased in such a way that all chain actors, including the poor, benefit. It presents three cases of businesses that procure supplies of ginger, mango, and citrus from Sierra Leone, Mali and South Africa. The book draws lessons from the cases on the drivers behind sustainable partnerships in value chains. It asks why partnerships were established between businesses in the Netherlands and the South. It discusses the changes that were needed in organization and marketing, the additional costs of applying sustainable procurement principles, and the actors who bear these costs. It then suggests conclusions on the sustainability of the partnerships and the limits of sustainable purchasing for businesses. The book is intended for readers who work for businesses and support organizations interested in promoting sustainable procurement in developing countries.
Note:
Check http://www.kit.nl/publishers for availability of a print edition of this title.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Country:
Mali
,
Sierra Leone
,
South Africa
Region:
Africa
,
Africa South of Sahara
Category:
Policy
Right:
© 2008 KIT This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
Document type:
E-Book/ E-Book Chapter
File:
114577.pdf
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114578.pdf