Corporate Social Responsibility

I offer expert services on corporate social responsibility (CSR):

• especially CSR in import business, and more generally environmental responsibility
• salaries, working times etc. in factories in developing countries
• CSR initiatives (BSCI, SA8000, FWF etc.)
• responsibilities of a retailer, an importer and a manufacturer

My specialties are in the garment sector, but I have experience on researching other sectors as well.

In the garment sector, companies' own codes of conduct outnumber those on other industry sectors. The garment industry has been the first industry of many countries. Sewing cannot be automated and establishing a clothing factory requires no complicated technology or a large investment. For these reasons there are a lot of workers' rights violations globally in the garment sector: Child labour, underpayment, excessive overtime work, scaring off those defending their rights. The garment sector provides an interesting view towards the corporate social responsibility in general.

Other subjects include

• information on developing countries and responsible consumption
• responsible public procurement

Expert services

I offer various expert services:

• Surveys
• for example, company surveys on the implementation of corporate social responsibility
• Training
• for companies and public procurers on the responsibility in purchasing
• development and trade issues generally, for example, for schools, universities and NGOs
• Statistical research
• for example, using import and development statistics
• Qualitative research
• interviews, qualitative social scientific research methods
• Other expert services
• dissemination existing information in a popularized form
• considering the best practices and the roles of different actors in CSR

Publications

SASK news EU haluaa vastuullista vaatetuotantoa An article on a welcome resolution of European parliament for promoting responsibility of clothing sector

Fingo quest article Vihdoin poliittisia paatoksia suitsimaan vaatetusalaa Another article on before mentioned subject

Europarl.europa.eu The above mentioned adopted text by European parliament

Vastuullisia kenkiä? Ihmisoikeudet suomalaisten jalkineyritysten tuotantoketjuissa (PDF) A study on global human rights in Finnish shoe production (in Finnish). Pro Ethical Trade 2016 Outi Moilala (edited by Anna Härri and Anna Ylä-Anttila)

Vastuullisia vaatteita? Ihmisoikeudet suomalaisten vaateyritysten tuotannossa A study on global human rights in Finnish garment production (in Finnish). Pro Ethical Trade 2014 Outi Moilala and Anna Härri

Tappajafarkut ja muita vastuuttomia vaatteita A book on the CSR of the garment industry (in Finnish). Into Kustannus 2013

Vikatikki blog on the CSR in the clothing industry (in Finnish), published by Vihreä Lanka

Hengenvaarallinen muotioikku - Suomessa myytävien farkkujen hiekkapuhallus (PDF) Finnwatch study on sandblasting of jeans 2011 (in Finnish). Finnwatch, 2011, Outi Moilala

Julkisen vallan CSR-järjestelmä eri maissa (PDF) Finnwatch study on public sector CSR systems in different countries 2010 (in Finnish). Finnwatch, Eeva Simola, Päivi Pöyhönen, Outi Moilala, Kristoffer Wilen. A publication of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Kilpailukyky 41/2010

Ostoja etelästä ja hikipajoista - Kotimaisten vaate- ja urheiluyritysten sosiaalinen ja ympäristövastuu (PDF) Finnwatch study on CSR of clothes and sport products, update 2010 (in Finnish). Finnwatch, 2010, Outi Moilala

Hikipajat pinnalla - Suomen urheilukaupan hankintojen sosiaalinen ja ympäristövastuu (PDF) Finnwatch study on CSR of sporting goods 2008 (in Finnish). Finnwatch, 2008, Outi Moilala

(PDF) Eettiset periaatteet julkisissa hankinnoissa. Tapaus reilu kauppa (PDF) A study on ethical public procurement 2007 (in Finnish). Pro Fair Trade, 2007, Outi Moilala

Vaatteita etelästä - Alan yritysten sosiaalinen- ja ympäristövastuu (PDF) Finnwatch study on CSR of clothes 2006 (in Finnish). Finnwatch, 2006, Outi Moilala

Contact Information

I am happy to provide further information!