You have influence if you are able to change certain practices of (indirect) trade partners. This is the case if:
By talking to your business partner you manage to change his/her behaviour.
The conditions in your contract with the organisation leave room for inclusion of CSR requirements.
Your company represents a large part of the organisation’s turn-over.
The organisation is susceptible to your promises with regards to future assignments or support in provision of training.
Working together with you benefits the organisation ‘s reputation, whereas breaking off the relationship with you could potentially harm its reputation.
You are in a position to co-determine the organisation’s financial and operational policy.
You work together with other parties in the supply chain to exert pressure on the organisation (for example by means of a supply chain initiative).
You work together with the government to implement CSR-related rules and regulations; or to ensure adherance to the existing legal framework.
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