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Ethical buyers step up
As retailers foster closer working relations with their suppliers, how is the role of buyers evolving?
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Company purchasing practices
Suppliers are responsible for providing good working conditions. But their efforts can sometimes be undermined by their customers' buying practices.
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Guide to buying responsibly
Guidance for companies on purchasing practices, based on a supplier survey conducted in partnership with the joint ethical trading initiatives and the ILO.
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Arcadia’s squeeze on suppliers
ETI’s Executive Director, Peter McAllister said that reported cuts, particularly to orders that have already been agreed, are “totally unacceptable within responsible business practice”.
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Can there be fair rules for the ‘purchasing practices’ game?
As part of two days of discussions, the OECD’s annual garment trade forum debated recent progress in the commercially sensitive area of purchasing practices.
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Reducing supply chain risk with progressive and transparent procurement
Global production systems for many high street goods – based on high speed and low-cost sourcing – pose a significant risk to the rights and working conditions of supply chain workers.
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Buying responsibly
Reducing supply chain risk by buying responsibly.
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Joining the dots: reflections on five years at ETI
In this valedictory blog, Martin Buttle looks at the evolving world of ethical trade.
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Survey on purchasing practices calls on manufacturers to rate brand partners
The Industry We Want and Better Buying collect data to help drive progress across the garment and footwear industry
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Buyers build their ethical skills
ETI has launched a new ethical trade training course for buying staff, designed to help companies drive ethical trade to the heart of the way they do business.