Better Buying Partnership IndexTM 2023: Buyer-supplier partnership quality up by just one point on last yea

The Better Buying Partnership IndexTM report 2023 finds that the quality of buyer-supplier partnerships in global supply chains has only slightly improved since last year, indicating that suppliers are still feeling the impact of disruption more than two years on from the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Better Buying Institute: Purchasing Practices and factory-level non compliances - how the available research can inform supply chain due diligence

A Special Report from Better Buying Institute

Are you ready to comply with Germany's new act on supply chain due diligence?

An article by Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder of Better Buying Institute, on the connection between purchasing practices and factory-level noncompliance, and how brands and retailers can comply with Germany's new Supply Chain Due Diligence law.

Win-Win Partnership: how suppliers are investing savings when buyers accept recently completed audits

A Better Buying Institute Spotlight Report, examining how workers benefit when brands and retailers prioritize audit harmonization

Workers Benefit: When Brands and Retailers Accept Standardized Audits from Suppliers

When brands and retailers accept the SLCP Converged Assessment Framework instead of insisting on buyer-specific audits, the potential for worker benefits are significant. But audit harmonization is only part of the picture. Buyers’ purchasing practices need to be strong across all seven Better BuyingTM categories to support ongoing supplier sustainability, and deliver consistent benefits to workers