Conduct research to find one for-profit business, i.e., Company A, that is headquartered in one country and sources products or services from a company in another country, i.e. Company B, that are used in Company’s A final products or services offered for sale. Company B represents the supply chain for Company A. (An example of this is Apple – Company A – which sources manufacturing of some of its products from Foxconn – Company B. Describe the following. What are the names of your two companies and the countries in which each is located? Does your company have any social, ethical, or environmental issues in its supply chain, if so please describe.
Company A - Arcelor Mittal (headquartered in Luxembourg) and manufactures Steel
Company B- BHP Biliton (headquartered in Melbourne, Australia) and supplies iron ore.
Yes there are a lot of issues for company B because its iron ores are in the sensitive Great Barrier Reef in Australia and a dam collapse in Brazil and more mining will lead to degradation of the environment.
BHP was also hit with ethical issues of business with regards to corruption during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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