Soft law for security management in supply chains

Abstract

Introduction: Corporate soft law should integrate standardization, social responsibility, social, environmental and corporate governance criteria into supply chains to ensure good corporate governance. Methodology: Documentary on an analytical and exploratory level, on doctrine, judicial decisions, international standards of standardization. Results: Organizations that are part of the supply chain must establish security management programs based on due diligence, allocating the available resources to control threats and vulnerabilities, identifying the training needs and competencies required to carry out global risk management. Discussions: Results’s analysis, it is evident that the consideration of standardization standards in self-regulation allows certifying the security of supply chains, reporting benefits once a culture of compliance is built that involves all spheres, including external suppliers. Conclusions: Compliance culture that starts from the highest levels and extends to all business instances will guarantee better working conditions, confidence of users and consumers in the quality of the products and services offered by the company, risk mitigation, competitive advantage and sustainable projection.