Latest research from the Better Buying Institute (BBI) shows the impact of SLCP’s converged assessments – with 74% of savings from reduced audits reinvested into the workplace and 24% on higher wages. Suppliers taking part in the Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index 2023TM  released last week (1 February) answered questions in the Win-Win Sustainable Partnership […]

DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT DOWNLOAD THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Improvements seen in Cost and Cost Negotiation and Payment and Terms, but overall industry score has remained static through three consecutive ratings cycles Suppliers in global supply chains are reporting improvements in the percent of orders priced to cover everything the buyer is asking for, coupled with […]

During and in the years following Covid-19, order cancellations had devastating consequences for suppliers as they were left to foot the bill for unsold products. It shone a light on the transactional nature of buyer-supplier relationships in fashion, which has been identified as one of the barriers to achieving the industry’s sustainability goals. New research shows […]

DOWNLOAD SCORECARD Twenty six buyer companies engaged in seventh annual ratings cycle during Q2 2023, twenty four of which were repeat subscribers, able to track their progress over time.  Repeat BBI subscribers continue to improve in some of the 7 categories of purchasing practices – despite ongoing impact of COVID-19, uncertain geopolitical climate, high rates […]

The time has come for the seafood industry to commit to examining and improving purchasing practices, and to better understand the impacts of purchasing on workers and suppliers, writes Garrett Okrasinski.  Negative environmental impacts and human rights abuses in the seafood industry have occurred in part due to high demand for seafood, price pressure, and […]

Better Buying’s President and Co-Founder Dr. Marsha Dickson has been announced as a key speaker at the Innovation Forum’s Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference on April 23-24, 2024. Dr. Dickson will be addressing how purchasing practices must evolve to to improve social standards, and deliver resilient apparel supply chains. The two-day business conference is returning […]

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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 […]