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Do you know how the Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM was created?
As Better Buying publishes its 8th Garment Scorecard from the Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM (BBPPI), our President and Co-Founder Marsha Dickson reviews the rigorous research and development Better BuyingTM carried out to create the Index, and to develop measures of impactful purchasing practices that offer a standardized way to compare buyer performance with appropriate peer groups, and reliably track progress over time.
The Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM 2024 Garment Scorecard, showing overall and category scores for brand and retailer purchasing practices, based on 1,300 supplier ratings.
Has the concept of “leverage” had its day? Dr. Marsha Dickson
Better Buying’s President and Co-Founder, Dr. Marsha Dickson, argues for a new language, and a new concept, to secure human rights for workers
Better Buying 2024 ratings cycle is open for ratings until May 31st
Suppliers are invited to rate their brand and retailer customers' purchasing practices on the Better BuyingTM platform by May 31st. It's 100% anonymous and your data and insights will help drive the race to the top on purchasing practices.
BBPI 2024 – Overall partnership score for Softgoods up 8 Points
Buyer-supplier partnerships in the garment and footwear sector have improved significantly since last year, according to research published today by Better Buying Institute.
Summary report of Better Buying Partnership Index 2024 Report
Better Buying Partnership Index Report 2024
Better Buying Partnership Index ReportTM 2024
BBPPI Report 2023 – BBI repeat subscribers continue to improve, but progress remains slow and uneven
Suppliers in global supply chains are reporting improvements in the percent of orders priced to cover everything the buyer is asking for, coupled with better on time payment records, but uneven progress by brands and retailers means many suppliers still struggle, according to the Better Buying Institute, which today publishes its Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM
The Apparel Industry is a Real Mess, writes Dr. Marsha Dickson
At least some suppliers have given up on the big legacy brands that they used to all think they wanted to work with, and many predict that these brands are destined to fail because of their inefficient, complicated, and costly operations. One observed that SME brands are his company’s preferred customers because they work more collaboratively and as true partners. When will this craziness stop?
The Better Buying Commercial Compliance Tracker
Measuring the extent to which buyer purchasing practices adhere to the minimum level of performance set forth by suppliers and do not cause obvious and avoidable harm to suppliers.
Better Buying Institute Publishes First Industry Score for Commercial Compliance
The first annual Better Buying Commercial Compliance TrackerTM has been developed as part of Better Buying’s participation in The Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative, and measures adherence to minimum levels of performance outlined in key recommendations set forth by manufacturers as central elements to the terms of trade they wish to do business under – purchasing practices that do not cause them ‘obvious and avoidable harm.’
Putting the Brakes on Purchasing Practices Survey Fatigue
Buyer surveys on purchasing practices do not produce credible data, and waste money and resources that brands and retailers could be spending elsewhere in the business. So let’s put the brakes on, before this train gets out of control. Read the latest article from our President and Co-Founder, Dr. Marsha Dickson.