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Guest Blog: The Better Buying Partnership IndexTM shows that too often, communication between brands is more about dictation than a conversation, says Bulent Alkanli

In today’s competitive environment with so many uncertainties, whatever information available within a supply chain, if shared, will lead to efficiencies and enable all parties within the chain to gain margins. The whole value chain should work together and the starting point of that collaboration is communication. The latest Better Buying Partnership IndexTM,which is being […]

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Better Buying Institute Publishes First Industry Score for Commercial Compliance

Better Buying Commercial Compliance TrackerTM provides benchmark for future scores, and is published as part of BBI’s participation in Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative Research from Better Buying Institute published today finds that measures of commercial compliance on the part of global brands and retailers are significantly and positively correlated. The first annual Better Buying […]

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Introducing Katie Hess, Better Buying’s new Head of Product

Katie’s background is in product management and strategic leadership. Prior to joining Better Buying Institute, she worked with a number of tech startups, shaping innovative products and driving growth strategies.  “My passion lies in leveraging technology to create meaningful impact,” explains Katie. “ I was drawn to Better BuyingTM because of the organization’s resolute commitment […]

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Putting the Brakes on Purchasing Practices Survey Fatigue: An article from Dr. Marsha Dickson

Buyer surveys on purchasing practices do not produce credible data, and waste money and resources that brands and retailers could be spending elsewhere in the business. So let’s put the brakes on, before this train gets out of control. Read the latest article from our President and Co-Founder, Dr. Marsha Dickson. Steve Lamar’s blog on […]

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Putting Audit Fatigue in the Past. A guest blog from Stephen E Lamar, AAFA President and CEO

Let’s tackle audit fatigue.  You are probably tired of hearing about this ever-present topic. But imagine how tired your partners are when they experience it. Audit fatigue is the term that’s been widely used for decades to describe the burden that supply chain partners feel when their operations undergo multiple social responsibility audits. To be fair, repeated audits […]

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VIDEO TOOLKIT: How Better Buying’s tools and resources support companies to meet human rights due diligence reporting requirements

Better BuyingTM has produced a short video-toolkit for companies, demonstrating how our tools and resources can support brands and retailers to carry out due diligence in their supply chains, and comply with some of the mandatory human rights due diligence requirements coming onstream as part of existing and forthcoming legislation. Our fully integrated set of […]

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Copenhagen 2023: A Roadmap for Ambition to Action on purchasing practices – an article from Dr. Marsha Dickson

Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder, Better Buying Institute Another Global Fashion Summit will soon be held in Copenhagen, with fashion brands and retailers from all over the globe pledging their allegiance to sustainability.  This year’s theme is Ambition to Action, an important topic if the industry is to recover from a year where many […]

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Non-apparel companies urged to “take the lead” on human rights due diligence by subscribing to the Better Buying Partnership IndexTM

The Better Buying Institute (BBI) is inviting non-apparel companies to subscribe to its Better Buying Partnership IndexTM (BBPI) to take the lead in relation to mandatory human rights due diligence reporting requirements.  In particular, subscribers will be able to conform with the requirements of Germany’s new Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains Act, and forthcoming EU […]

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Michael Cai, Décor Global’s Director of Operations and Supply Chain: Better BuyingTM as a Catalyst for Change

Michael Cai, Décor Global’s Director of Operations and Supply Chain, calls on all suppliers to rate their customers on the Better BuyingTM platform, and help build a better industry for everyone  It goes without saying that sustainability is a long journey without a finish line, and that all stakeholders must join hands in order to […]

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The 2023 Ratings Cycle is Open for Supplier Ratings!

REGISTER TO RATE HERE The 2023 Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index TM (BBPPI) ratings cycle is open for supplier ratings until May 31st. You can submit your rating via the registration link above. It’s quick, easy, and 100% anonymous. WHY SHOULD YOU RATE YOUR BRAND AND RETAILER CUSTOMERS’ PURCHASING PRACTICES? Our subscriber brands and retailers […]

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Article: Action Speaks Louder Than Words on Purchasing Practices

An article from Dr. Marsha Dickson, our President and Co-Founder If we really are serious about driving change in purchasing practices, then stakeholders should be demanding action and evidence, not just talking about it Another annual installment of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector has passed, and the croissants […]