Ethical Sourcing for Responsible Supply Chain Management

Ethical sourcing has become integral to responsible supply chain management as organizations face growing criticism over the social and environmental impacts of their business practices. Beyond meeting regulatory requirements, companies are expected to ensure fair labor conditions, protect human rights, and minimize ecological harm throughout their supplier networks. This shift reflects rising consumer and investor expectations and the acknowledgement that ethical sourcing strengthens long-term resilience, transparency, and brand trust. As global supply chains grow more complex, integrating ethical principles into sourcing decisions demands robust standards, continuous monitoring, and collaborative partnerships that promote accountability throughout the production process. Ethical Sourcing for Responsible Supply Chain Management explores socially responsible global supply chain strategies and leadership for achieving organizational sustainability in business and service organizations. It examines how organizations integrate their supply chain strategies for ethical practices, ethical leadership, environmental consciousness, and social accountability. This book covers topics such as logistics, social entrepreneurship, and organizational development, and is a useful resource for business owners, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

Ramakrishna Yanamandra is a Supply Chain Consultant. He possesses around twenty eight years of corporate and academic experience. He worked as a Manager-Operations in a leading Public Sector Undertaking, Govt. of India and managed several large scale projects related to production, operations and supply chain management areas. He holds a PhD in Supply Chain Management from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India. His research and teaching interests include Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Lean Management, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Project Management, Healthcare Supply Chain and Service Operations Management. He has published several Scopus indexed research articles, four edited books and many book chapters in leading international journals and publishers. He is an Associate Editor, and reviewer of several Scopus indexed research journals. He has conducted many Management Development Programs (MDPs) for various Government and Private sector enterprises in UAE, UK and India.

Logaiswari Indiran graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) degree in 1999. She earned a Master of Education (Technical and Vocational) degree in 2002 and a PhD (Management) from University Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2018. She commenced teaching in the Department of Polytechnic and Community College, serving here for 19 years. Currently, she is serving the AHIBS in the research areas of technology entrepreneurship, innovation, intellectual capital, business incubators and start-ups. Her passion and enthusiasm in entrepreneurship and innovation is captured in her achievements. She clinched several international awards, such as the Expriex BMC ASEAN 2016 in Jakarta; International Business Model Canvas (IBMC) 2016, in the US; International Invention Innovation Competition (iCAN) 2016, in Canada; and the Sasin Business Plan Competition 2018, in Bangkok. Along with her PhD, she also received the Merit Thesis Award, Certificate of Excellence for PhD Thesis, Best Student Award PhD Management Category, MTDC Innovation Book Prize Award and 3-minute Thesis Competition award. Thanks to her specialisation in the area of entrepreneurship, she was selected as a Certified Trainer for Alibaba Certified Global E-Commerce Talent Lecturer. She was also involved in the International Training Programme on Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation through Incubation in India and holds a professional certificate on Entrepreneurial Education@3EP (Entrepreneurship Educators Enhancement). Her teaching accomplishments and her passion for innovation has positioned her as a valuable mentor for entrepreneurs in the start-up industry.

Siti Norida Wahab is a senior lecturer in the operations management program at the Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam. She has around 20 years of experience in both the industrial and educational fields. Her previous leadership positions include roles at the managerial level in multinational logistics companies and renowned private universities. Her research interest includes sustainable adoption in logistics and supply chain management. She managed national and international grants and published her research works in high-rated journals, proceedings, books and, book chapters. Besides, she supervised a number of PhD and MSc candidates. For excellence, she has won platinum, diamond, gold, silver, and bronze medals in innovation competitions. She also actively serves as a reviewer for journals and academic conferences. Currently, she is a professional technologist of the Malaysia Board of Technologists. She has published several research articles in top rated journals and books / edited books through popular publishing agencies.

Muhammad Rasheed Khalid is currently the Head of Corporate Relations Office of Horizon University College, Ajman, UAE. He has rich corporate and academic experience and is responsible for leading liaison activities with corporate entities, government organizations, institutions, and businesses. His primary role is to establish MOU and Partnership, facilitation with Scholarship Offering to the employees and extended families and manage strategic relationships to create mutually beneficial outcomes for the university’s students, faculty, staff, and departments. He was instrumental in successfully executing more than 150 Corporate MOUs with reputable and leading Corporates & Local Organizations based in UAE & outside. He has a wide network of relationship with government, leading business organizations, NGOs and Charity organizations. He also has a wide network of connection with globally leading and accredited universities and institutes. His research areas of interest include marketing, advertising and promotion, branding, establishing professional relationships, communicating with stakeholders, digital technologies, artificial intelligence, strategic management, entrepreneurship and sustainability. He is currently pursuing PhD in Marketing from Girne American University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and completed course work already. He has published several research articles and edited books in reputed journals and with globally reputed publishers.