Some European companies do not manage their supply chains as responsibly as they might, so the Commission launched this study to look at responsible supply chain management in practice by European companies.
The study focusses on three industrial sectors important to the EU (cotton, sugar from sugar cane, and mobile phones), in relation to five key CSR supply chain management issues (child labour, freedom of association and collective bargaining, an adequate standard of living, unfair price levels, and biodiversity). The emerging results are correlated with the "Protect, Respect, Remedy" framework being proposed by Professor John Ruggie.
The study undertook some valuable research and included a number of insightful case studies and recommendations.

By analysing for the first time the external communication of 125 of the world's largest companies, this study aims to identify the major trends in terms of Sustainable Procurement policies.

Developed in collaboration with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) in june 2010, this guide can help companies overcome these challenges by offering practical guidance on how to develop a sustainable supply chain programme based on the values and principles of the Global Compact. Featuring numerous examples of good corporate practice, the guide will assist companies in setting priorities for action that will lead to continuous performance improvement. The topics covered include getting started, establishing expectations, determining scope, and engaging with suppliers and other stakeholders.

This paper on "Supply Chains and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises" was commissioned from the corporate responsibility and consulting firm Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) as background information for the 2010 Corporate Responsibility Roundtable's session on supply chains The purpose of this paper is to provide context and recommendations for discussion at the roundtable on corporate responsibility. This seminar will help clarify and develop appropriate guidance on the application of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines) to supply chain relationships in the context of the update that adhering governments have agreed to undertake in 2010-2011. 

This study, published by ORSE (Study Center for Corporate Social Responsibility) in January 2010, shows the importance which CAC 40 companies place on responsible purchasing in their external communication. The study was based on company websites and published annual documents from 2008. 

Published in 2009, this paper is a collaborative work of the Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project and ASSET4 and was supported by the Investor Responsibilty Research Center Institute. It benchmarks corporate policies on labor and human rights (LHR) as they are applied to global supply chains. 

The Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACFCI) decided to carry out a survey on the nature of client-supplier relationship in 2009. Published in February 2010, this survey was carried on 128 companies who were suppliers or subcontractors to larger companies. 

ORSE (Study Center for Corporate Social Responsibility) published this document in 2007. It is designed to outline the challenges and responsibilities of the Purchasing function with regard to Sustainable Development as well as the main answers provided. 5 feedback sheets are presented (Rhodia, EDF SA, France Telecom, Danone, Adecco). 

This document provides an initial assessment from the supplier's point of view of the integration of sustainable development in the purchasing procedures of big corporations and lists the main failures and incoherencies encountered. It was published by ORSE (Study Center for Corporate Social Responsibility) in 2007. 

This website is an outcome of the work of the Laboratory for Responsible Supply Chain Management set up by CSR Europe. The Portal provides a menu of useful tools and information, to support practitioners in developing their own approach to Corporate Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain. It features a set of 'reference materials' such as supplier trainings, codes of conduct and audit related documents.