Small Suppliers in Global Supply Chains

This report presents findings from a project carried out by the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency during the period June 2006 to January 2008. The objec- tive of the project has been to develop guidelines on how multinational compa- nies (MNCs) can target small and medium-sized (SME) suppliers in their sustain- able supply chain management.

The guidelines have been developed on the basis of findings from 1) a study of the sustainable supply chain management practices of the multinational information technology corporation Hewlett-Packard (HP), 2) on-site assessments of the social and environmental practices of SME suppliers in HP’s supply chain in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, and 3) capability-building activities aimed at the SME suppliers.