All core values
Trust
Ethical sourcing
Choosing suppliers with attention to labor conditions, environmental impacts, and business conduct, not price alone.
Behaviors
- Checks supplier practices before awarding work
- Investigates credible reports of harmful conditions
- Supports remediation with clear deadlines
Anti-patterns
- Assuming low prices have no hidden human cost
- Accepting supplier promises without evidence
- Ignoring misconduct outside the company's own walls
Reinforce it with
- Supplier standards and risk checks
- Periodic supply-chain reviews
- Documented remediation and escalation processes
Ethical sourcing extends an organization's values to the work done on its behalf.