OECD Side Session - Creating a new balance in buyer-supplier relations: the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices – an approach to generate shared understanding and guide responsible action

The Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices is a reference point for companies working to improve their purchasing practices and for Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives supporting their member companies in implementing practical improvements in purchasing, to increase the scope for improved working conditions in supply chains. It has been developed by a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative including representatives from ETI, Ethical Trade Norway, Better Buying Institute, Fair Wear, the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and the Dutch Agreement for Sustainable Garments, and has consulted with ACT, Better Work and amfori.

It integrates key elements from the recent relevant Whitepaper by the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI) and builds on previously published reports and frameworks from the involved MSIs and others. In this session, hosted by GIZ, STTI and the MSI working group, the Framework and its contribution towards more balanced buyer-supplier relations, its practical applicability, and the next steps on implementation will be discussed, bringing together both the buyer and supplier perspective. he scope for improved working conditions in supply chains. It has been developed by a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative including representatives from ETI, Ethical Trade Norway, Better Buying Institute, Fair Wear, the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and the Dutch Agreement for Sustainable Garments, and has consulted with ACT, Better Work and amfori.

It integrates key elements from the recent relevant Whitepaper by the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI) and builds on previously published reports and frameworks from the involved MSIs and others. In this session, hosted by GIZ, STTI and the MSI working group, the Framework and its contribution towards more balanced buyer-supplier relations, its practical applicability, and the next steps on implementation will be discussed, bringing together both the buyer and supplier perspective.

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