Not to mention the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions, climate change, or biodiversity collapse are threatening global supply chains. Discuss what would be the primary roles of procurement in managing such "extreme" conditions?

The Nike's child labor scandal and the Rana Plaza disaster would be two of the most notorious cases in terms of social supply chains. However, from the aspect of financial damages, Nike suffered from the child labor scandal, but the retailers involved in the disaster like Wal-Mart did not. Why? What makes it different? Discuss.