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What moves the needle on gender equality in the garment sector?
Dialogue, men’s involvement, good legislation and time. A new report from ILO identifies these and other ingredients of successful actions to eliminate gender inequality in Asia’s garment sector.
Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia (ILO)
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March 22, 2022
Chuỗi hội thảo chuyên đề về Quản lý hóa chất cho nhà máy ngành hàng thời trang tại Việt nam
Sáng kiến CMI triển khai tại Việt nam trong 2021-2022 với 187 nhà máy tham gia là kết quả của sự hợp tác giữa dự án GIZ FABRIC Asia và các nhãn hàng thời trang như Fast Retailing, Lululemon, H&M, Decathlon, PUMA, VFC, New Balance, Columbia Sports... và Hiệp hội VITAS, LEFASO....
GIZ FABRIC Asia
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August 24, 2022
Copenhagen Fashion Summit: STTI calls for responsible purchasing practices and global standardisation on due diligence
STAR Network
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April 15, 2023
Purchasing Practices is on the rise and with it Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI)’s reach in the industry
GIZ FABRIC
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April 24, 2023
Event Roundup: The 30th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum
Co-organized by amfori and China Sustainability Tribune, the 30th Sino-European CSR Roundtable Forum was successfully held on 13 June 2024 at the Beijing Shangri-La Hotel. With the theme of “Intelligent Supply Chain for an All-Win Future”, the Forum brought together over 270,000...
amfori
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July 10, 2024
Human Rights Due Diligence Training Guide and Tool released
The Business and Human Rights in Asia (B+HR Asia) project, an EU-UNDP joint action, launched the Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Training Facilitation Guide and Human Rights Self-Assessment Training Tool to help businesses prevent, mitigate, and account for potential human...
UNDP Business and Human Rights in Asia
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October 19, 2021
What moves the needle on gender equality in the garment sector?
Dialogue, men’s involvement, good legislation and time. A new report from ILO identifies these and other ingredients of successful actions to eliminate gender inequality in Asia’s garment sector.
Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia (ILO)
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March 22, 2022
Asia still ‘garment factory of the world’ yet faces numerous challenges as industry evolves
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry.
Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia (ILO)
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August 08, 2022
Looking for guidance on how to address gender-based violence and harassment in the garment and textile sector?
Clear procedures with strong messages from leadership can help reduce harassment and make workers feel safer.
Better Factories Cambodia
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November 22, 2021
Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative publishes White Paper on Commercial Compliance
The Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI), which is led by the STAR Network, the International Apparel Federation and Better Buying Institute and supported by GIZ FABRIC, has published a White Paper on the core principles manufacturers want the garment and apparel...
Better Buying Institute
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September 17, 2021
Countdown to October 1st: launch of the Better Buying Partnership Index
On October 1st, the Better Buying Institute will launch its Partnership Index, a versatile new tool enabling buyers and retailers to take a rapid temperature check of their supplier relationships across multiple industries, regions and tiers.
Better Buying Institute
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September 17, 2021
Early analysis by Better Buying Institute indicates stronger pandemic resilience among subscriber garment brands
Garment brands and retailers who were already engaged with Better Buying when Covid-19 struck continued to improve some areas of their purchasing practices and treatment of suppliers throughout the pandemic, according to early analysis of this year’s supplier ratings.
Better Buying Institute
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September 17, 2021
Better Buying Repeat Subscribers Continue to Improve Purchasing Practices Despite Unprecedented Challenge of COVID-19
Brands and retailers who have subscribed with Better Buying over two or more supplier ratings cycles have continued to improve their purchasing practices, and are making progress towards building more resilient supply chains, despite the unprecedented global challenge of...
Better Buying Institute
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November 10, 2021
Suppliers and manufacturers are invited to complete the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI) Baseline Survey
Suppliers and manufacturers in the garment industry are invited to complete the STTI Baseline Survey, open until 7th January, and available in both English and Chinese. The survey asks manufacturers to rate their buyers' adherence to commercial compliance, which STTI defines as...
Better Buying Institute
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December 16, 2021
Better Buying Institute Continues Expansion into Consumer Goods Sector with Focus on Homegoods
The Better Buying Institute continues its expansion into the wider consumer goods sector with the publication today of its first Spotlight Report and Scorecard for Homegoods.
Better Buying Institute
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February 02, 2022
Better Buying Institute launches “Best in Class” Purchasing Practices E-Learning Course for Brands and Retailers
The Better Buying Institute launches its E-Learning course to help personnel in multiple roles and departments within brands and retailers to understand and embed responsible purchasing practices in their day-to-day work.
Better Buying Institute
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February 10, 2022
Brands and Retailers Must Partner with Suppliers on Innovation to Drive Business Efficiency
The Better BuyingTM Partnership Index enables suppliers to rate their buyers according to 12 subjective measures, with buyers categorized as either True Partners, Collaborators, or Detractors. The label of True Partner is only granted when a buyer has satisfied a particular...
Better Buying Institute
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February 22, 2022
BBPPI 2022 Ratings Cycle Open for Ratings April 1st-May 31st
We are pleased to announce that April 1st marks the start of this year’s Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM (BBPPI) 2022 annual ratings cycle. The cycle will be open for supplier ratings until May 31st.
Better Buying Institute
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April 05, 2022
Living Wages: Time for an Annual Health Check?
We've been talking about living wages for workers in the apparel industry for many years- what needs to be done to make progress on paying them?
Better Buying Institute
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April 26, 2022
"Improving purchasing practices isn’t greenwashing. It makes sound business sense. And the risks of not doing it are existential"
Post-Covid survival and climate change for the global fashion industry hang on its willingness to abandon the colonial mindset and welcome suppliers to the decision table as equals - A blog post by Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder of Better Buying Institute.
Better Buying Institute
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June 14, 2022