For Manufacturers/ Producers
The BBPPI 2022 Garment Scorecard is Out!
The 2022 Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM Garment Scorecard is published, ahead of the full findings and scores from the Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM.
Better Buying Institute
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July 13, 2022
The STTI Survey of Commercial Compliance is Open for Ratings
Suppliers are invited to participate in the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI) survey of commercial compliance. Driven by 15 apparel manufacturing associations from 11 countries, STTIs' objective is to deliver a major contribution towards purchasing practices that allow...
Better Buying Institute
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November 16, 2022
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...
Better Buying Institute
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December 23, 2022
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
Better Buying Institute
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December 23, 2022
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.
Better Buying Institute
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January 09, 2023
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
Better Buying Institute
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January 09, 2023
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...
Better Buying Institute
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August 16, 2023
amfori President Speaks about Collective Action at the IOE Side Session of the 3rd UNDP South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights
On 25 March, amfori President Linda Kromjong delivered a presentation at a side session organized by the International Organisation of Employers of the UN 3rd South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights.
amfori
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April 22, 2022
Event Roundup: amfori-ILO RSCA Webinar on Gender Equality in Business and Supply Chains in Asia
On 8 April 2022, amfori, in collaboration with the International Labor Organization Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Programme (ILO RSCA), organised a webinar on the theme Gender Equality in Business and Supply Chains: Empowering Women during Post-Pandemic Recovery in Asia,...
amfori
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May 03, 2022
amfori Pledges with the UN on Traceability and Transparency of Supply Chains
amfori has made a Pledge to 'increase the visibility and transparancy of social and environmental conditions in supply chains'. This is a week where global actors are focusing on environment-related issues, with the 50th edition of World Environment Day and the UN preparatory...
amfori
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July 06, 2022
Discussions on Forced Labour Pick Up Steam as EU Steps Up Dialogue
Over the last couple of years governmental legislative actions addressing forced labour have seen a marked rise. Amongst the key actions has been the European Commission’s announcement by President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address of September 2021: it intends to...
amfori
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July 06, 2022
The 26th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum
Jul 21, 2022 to Jul 21, 2022 (2:45 PM — 4:45 PM) UTC+07
On 21 July 2022, the 26th Sino-European CSR Round table forum will be held online. As a professional and practical communication platform and channel for corporate social responsibility, the theme of this forum will be “Empower Low-Carbon Supply Chains: Transformation...
amfori
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July 07, 2022
amfori Annual Event / Responsible Trade, Sustainable Supply Chains
Oct 19, 2022 to Oct 20, 2022 (6:00 PM — 7:00 PM) UTC+07
Save The Date: amfori Annual Event 19-20 October 2022 The amfori annual event brings together international businesses, stakeholders, policy-makers and sustainability practitioners to collaborate and exchange views on responsible trade and sustainable supply chains.
amfori
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August 23, 2022
Making TVET in Bangladesh future-proof
Textile diploma curriculum and industry needs assessment for green transformation. Published by the project Higher Education and Leadership Development for Sustainable Textiles in Bangladesh (HELD) which is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
Victoria Hohenhausen
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September 07, 2022
Existing complaints structures for workers in the export-oriented textile and garment sector in Bangladesh
The German Government is committed to human rights and environmental due diligence and passed an act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains in 2021. The project Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS) has 4 areas of action for the project, where action field (4)...
Victoria Hohenhausen
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December 12, 2022
What you should know about the Switch Garment project
The objective of the Switch Garment project is to increase the competitiveness of Cambodian garment factories and decrease the industry's environmental impact through the adoption of sustainable energy practices and facilitating investments in clean energy technologies.
Global Green Growth Institute – Cambodia Program
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January 30, 2023
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Webinar Purchasing Practices Metric, by The Industry We Want & The Better Buying Institute
The Better Buying Institute’s Partnership Index Survey is open until 19th November 2021. We are inviting manufacturers across the globe to participate. It takes only 5-10 minutes to rate each of your customers: https://bit.ly/2YVCigH.
The Industry We Want
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November 08, 2021
Flyer: Manufacturers, have your say!
We are pleased to announce that The Better Buying Institute’s Partnership Index Survey is open. To ensure we collect as much information from as wide a stakeholder base as possible, we are inviting manufacturers across the globe to participate.
The Industry We Want
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November 08, 2021