Purchasing Practices
What are Purchasing Practices?
“Purchasing Practices” is an umbrella term that refers to how buyers engage with their suppliers. For instance: when do brands pay suppliers for the goods they’ve produced? How are prices negotiated? Are technical specifications agreed before production is due to start? READ MORE
All you need to know about Purchasing Practices

Purchasing Practices at a Glance
When do brands pay suppliers for the goods they’ve produced? How are prices negotiated? Are technical specifications agreed before production is due to start? Here's a short overview of the issues.

A Who’s Who of Purchasing Practices
A quick guide to the key actors and initiatives helping the industry to understand and take action on better purchasing practices.

Manufacturers, get involved & have your say…
We get it, engaging in conversations about purchasing practices can be risky for suppliers, leading to lost orders and retribution. Here are some low-risk ways for you to have your say.

What is the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices?
The Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices (CFRPP) provides a common language and alignment on what constitutes responsible purchasing practices. It is the result of a 2-year process of the MSI Working Group on Purchasing Practices.

Interview: Why is it the right time to talk about better Purchasing Practices?
As Better Work launches a new supply chain eLearning course aimed at helping industry stakeholders understand the impacts of supply chain decisions, we spoke to two leading voices in the programme about why action on purchasing practices is critical to the future of the garment industry.
News on Purchasing Practices
Shein investing $150 million to ‘localize’ Brazil apparel production
"Shein will be partnering with 2,000 garment factories in Brazil, creating 100,000 new jobs over the next three years as part of a plan to help the South American nation become a manufacturing and exp ...
Read MoreBest&Less refuse to sign key accord for workers’ safety on 10-year anniversary of factory collapse
"Clothing brand Best&Less have refused to sign the International Accord, an industry standard workplace safety mechanism covering garment workers in Bangladesh. This is despite the imminent 10-year an ...
Read MoreG-Star Raw ordered to pay damages to Vietnamese supplier
"Dutch denim label G-Star Raw has been ordered by an Amsterdam court to pay damages and interest to one of its Vietnamese suppliers, which had accused the label of not respecting its commercial terms. ...
Read MoreResources for Buyers
View AllBetter Buying Purchasing Index Report 2023
ViewGIZ FABRIC Asia | April 24, 2023
Better Work Interactive E-Learning Course to Support Companies to Address Purchasing Practices
Better Work's interactive and action oriented e-learning is designed to help companies get started on addressing purchasing practices.
Read MoreBetter Work | March 11, 2022
Garment Sector Wage Digitization—A Practical Guide for Global Brands and Buyers
This guide offers global brands and buyers practical advice and covers four stages for ensuring sustainable wage digitization in global supply chains, that benefits both business and workers, especially women.
ViewElla Moffat | December 15, 2021
Better Buying 2021 Purchasing Practices Index Report
Better Buying 2021 Purchasing Practices Index Report
ViewBetter Buying Institute | November 10, 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.
Read MoreBetter Buying Institute | September 17, 2021
2020 Better BuyingTM Purchasing Practices Index Report
Introduces company-level improvements in purchasing practices for 10 companies across two ratings cycles. These findings demonstrate how supplier feedback on buyer purchasing practices enables companies to develop and track the effectiveness of their strategies for improvement....
ViewBetter Buying Institute | August 10, 2021
Resources for Suppliers
View AllSuppliers 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...
Read MoreBetter Buying Institute | December 16, 2021
Committed to industry-wide progress? Help transform purchasing practices and accelerate change in the garment and footwear industry
Read MoreThe Industry We Want | November 08, 2021
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...
Read MoreUNDP Business and Human Rights in Asia | October 19, 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.
Read MoreBetter Buying Institute | September 17, 2021
经合组织鞋服行业负责任供应链尽责管理指南
经合组织鞋服行业负责任供应链尽责管理指南 《经合组织鞋服行业负责任供应链尽责管理指南》帮助企业在鞋服行业供应链上实施《经合组织跨国企业准则》中包含的尽责管理建议,以避免并消除自身活动与供应链造成的潜在负面影响。《指南》支持《经合组织跨国企业准则》确定的各项目标,以确保鞋服行业企业的运营符合政府政策,从而巩固企业与运营所在地社会相互信任的基础。《指南》还将支持企业实施《联合国工商企业与人权指导原则》中包含的尽责管理建议。《指南》与《国际劳工组织关于工作中基本原则和权利宣言》、...
External LinkOECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct | August 05, 2021
Virtual orientation - Managing your financial situation during and after COVID-19 (Bengali)
ViewThe Asia Garment Hub | July 08, 2021
General Resources on Purchasing Practices
View AllOECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector, Side Session: Commercial compliance - accelerating change, measuring progress
In this session we are putting the spotlight on the tools that we have at our disposal now and in the future to make commercial compliance measurable at an industry level. This discussion encompasses therefore the definition of commercial compliance and its components as...
ViewGIZ FABRIC Asia | March 13, 2023
OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector 2023: Contracts and HREDD Legislation
It is widely known that contracts are frequently used tools for carrying out human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD). Frequency of use is not tantamount to effective use, however, and the two should not be confused. The new HREDD laws coming from Europe have raised...
ViewGIZ FABRIC Asia | March 01, 2023
OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Responsible Purchasing Practices - how can companies integrate responsible purchasing practices in their businesses?
Brands are increasingly turning their attention to their purchasing practices, however, progress towards responsible purchasing practices (RPP) across the sector is being slowed due to a number of repeatedly reported barriers. Our panel will focus on how brands can revise their...
ViewGIZ FABRIC | March 01, 2023
OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Due diligence costs and responsibilities - Collaborative approaches to buyer supplier relationships
Buyer-supplier collaboration on due diligence implementation based on distribution of costs and responsibilities along the supply chain can help support the development of effective due diligence processes and a more equal distribution of the burden of compliance. Within the...
ViewGIZ FABRIC Asia | February 23, 2023
The Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices - Building Resilience in Textile Supply Chains
he Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices (CFRPP) (the framework) provides a common language and alignment on what constitutes responsible purchasing practices. It is the result of a 2-year process of the MSI Working Group on Purchasing Practices (the Working...
ViewThe Asia Garment Hub | August 01, 2022
Manufactured x Asia Garment Hub: How to measure worker wellbeing?
In collaboration with the Asia Garment Hub, the Manufactured podcast is running a four part series on worker wellbeing. This episode looks at how to define and measure wellbeing. Joining co-hosts Kim van der Weerd's and Jessie Li in this episode are Dr. Divya Jyoti and Dr....
ViewGIZ FABRIC Asia | May 18, 2022
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