RFP Templates & Social Responsibility

What Is The Socially Responsible RFP?
Social Responsibility refers to a business' commitment to thepreservation of society and the environment.
Because purchasing is responsible for many decisions thataffect society and the environment, you have a key role inhelping spread Social Responsibility (SR). Not only can youmake your organization more socially responsible, but you canalso compel other organizations (i.e., your suppliers) to bemore socially responsible.
You can increase global SR by including SR among the othercriteria used in selecting suppliers. Here are 12 questionsyou can include in your RFP templates to probe suppliers'commitment to SR.
1. How does your organization support the communities in which it operates?
2. How does your organization encourage its suppliers to support those communities?
3. How much money does your organization spend annually with socially diverse suppliers?
4. How does your organization promote diversity in its own employment practices?
5. How does your organization encourage its suppliers to have a diverse workforce and supplier base?
6. What does your organization do to make its operations more environmentally friendly?
7. How does your organization encourage its suppliers to be more environmentally friendly?
8. How does your organization monitor compliance with its ethics policy?
9. How does your organization ensure that human rights are valued in its operations?
10. How does your organization ensure that its suppliers value human rights?
11. How does your organization ensure maximum safety in its working conditions?
12. How does your organization ensure that its suppliers have safe working conditions?