UTStarcom has entered into an agreement with United States government agencies, agreeing to pay a combined USD3 million in penalties and fines for bribes in China.

At a gathering of more than 1,000 leading suppliers, Chinese officials and non-governmental organizations in Beijing, Wal-Mart has outlined a series of goals to build a more environmentally and socially responsible global supply chain.

A new report by Business for Social Responsibility says that companies working directly with factory managers to equip suppliers with skills, knowledge and systems to take ownership of corporate social responsibility issues are more effective in addressing persistent issues such as labor standards violations, environmental degradation, and poor health and safety protection.

Kung fu star Jet Li and Alibaba CEO Jack Ma called on Chinese businesses and individuals to make a difference using a variety of means, the pair said Saturday at the Second APEC Business Advisory Council SME Summit in Hangzhou.

The Shanxi Province Industrial Enterprise Corporate Social Responsibility Guide press conference and CSR Forum were recently held in Taiyuan, Shanxi.

Ford Motor Company says it has delivered another record year in China, not only in terms of sales, but also with the ongoing introduction of a pioneering program that helps improve the standards and working conditions of companies in its supply network.

By Bill Valentino
Supply chain management is a key business process focused on identifying and streamlining the ways to reduce costs, grow revenues and manage assets. It is a business process that begins with needs and ends with monitoring and evaluating the suppliers and relationships who meet those needs. It is a two-way network, a system [...]

Chinese e-commerce service provider Alibaba has released a social responsibility report will set up a special social responsibility department to promote the development of the social responsibility management system within the company.