ethical sourcing
Morally obtained materials
Ethical sourcing is the practice of ensuring that products and materials are obtained in ways that respect human rights, labor standards, and environmental sustainability.
Companies committed to ethical sourcing vet their supply chains for fair wages, safe working conditions, and responsible environmental practices: The company's ethical sourcing policy prohibits suppliers that use child labor.
The term appears frequently in discussions of coffee, chocolate, clothing, and electronics—industries with histories of exploitation.
- fair tradeEquitable exchange between parties
- transparencyState of being see-through
- circular economyRegenerative resource management model
- community developmentOrganized local betterment efforts
- paying it forwardRepaying kindness to strangers
supply chain transparency · living wages · sustainability · corporate accountability · conflict-free · human rights · traceability · workplace equity · fair labor · child labor · worker safety · supply chain · renewable resources · farmers · diamonds · stakeholder engagement · waste management · conscious
- eco-friendlysustainable, fair trade, green, biodegradable, recyclable
- green livingeco-friendly, recycling, waste reduction, eco-friendly products, sustainable packaging
- sustainable livingrecycling, composting, solar power, wind power, renewable
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- business ethicscode of conduct, codes of conduct, corporate responsibility, corporate governance, whistleblowing
- eco-fashionsustainable fashion, slow fashion, organic cotton, recycled fabric, upcycling
ethical sourcingsweatshop labor
Exploitative factory work
labor exploitation · forced labor · slave labor · human trafficking · modern slavery
ethical sourcingrace to the bottom
Competition through degraded standards