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.

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.

Better Buying 2021 Purchasing Practices Index Report

Better Buying 2021 Purchasing Practices Index Report

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.

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....

Press briefing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the garment Sector in Asia and the Pacific

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...

Committed to industry-wide progress? Help transform purchasing practices and accelerate change in the garment and footwear industry

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...

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.

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》、...

Virtual orientation - Managing your financial situation during and after COVID-19 (Bengali)

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...

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....

Deep Dive: Win-Win Sustainable Partnership

Win-Win Sustainable Partnership is a one of seven key BBPPI categories and includes both the internal alignment of buyer staff on corporate social compliance goals, and the buyer’s contribution to reducing industry-wide audit duplication. It also covers audit harmonization, a...

Better Work's interactive e-learning on supply-chain dynamics and Purchasing Practices

Interactive and action oriented e-learning on supply-chain dynamics and addressing Purchasing Practices.

Purchasing Practices is on the rise and with it Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI)'s reach in the industry

Press release of STTI 02/2022

A quick reference tool – in the event brands are unable to avoid cancelling an order

Brands are responsible for the business agreements they make. If a change happens on the brand’s end, it is responsible for covering the costs associated with that alteration. While supplier relationships differ, here are some thoughts on the minimum costs your brand should cover...