Interestingly, environmental or ‘green’ purchasing, and activities dealing with human rights such as purchasing from suppliers that use child labor, were not brought out through the focus group interviews, and are rarely mentioned in the ethics literature. Focus group participants suggest that these activities are generally not thought of as ethical issues in particular, but rather considered within the broader context of corporate social responsibility. Finally, the majority of buyer activities identified through the literature review and the focus group interviews are activities that could viably take place in both a domestic or international context. However, the literature indicates that some of these activities might be more prevalent in international buyer–supplier relationships, such as bribery and facilitating payments.