Affiliation:
1. Excelia Business School, France
Abstract
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, ethical supply chain practices have been in the focus of several supply chain stakeholders such as firms, suppliers, government, and consumers. The pandemic caused a disruption that forced supply chains to reorganise their activities and sometimes take unethical decisions to ensure the business survival or satisfy customers. In light of several scandals, stakeholders require to increase transparency in the supply chain and recent norms on sustainable procurement highlight the importance of sustainable procurement in this mission. The chapter revises all key concepts of business ethics, supply chain practices, and supply chain resilience to explore, through the COVID-19 pandemic, unethical supply chain practices and propose solutions and recommendations based on practitioners' and researchers' studies.
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