Inclusion
How effectively does Africa participate in sustainable global value chains? And to what extent do international sustainability codes include African suppliers? This was the topic of a workshop I contributed to at the AOM conference in Boston. Two research findings stood out. First, because of the expense and capacity needed to comply with these codes, small, local suppliers tend to be excluded. Second, some African suppliers do not want to be included. Either they feel the codes do not represent their local priorities and needs, or they do not want to become dependent on and beholden to powerful multinationals.
— Wayne Visser
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