Ethical sourcing is the process of ensuring the items or activities being sourced are obtained in a responsible and sustainable way, that the workers involved in providing them are safe and treated fairly and that environmental and social impacts are taken into consideration during the sourcing process.
Retrieved and adapted from Spend Matters Network. (2018). http://spendmatters.com/2016/02/15/ethical-sourcing-do-consumers-and-companies-really-care/