GUEST BLOG: Taking First Steps on Responsible Purchasing Practices, by Áine Clarke, Head of KnowTheChain
Rethinking the company’s purchasing model is now widely understood to be a necessary component of effective human rights due diligence.…
GUEST BLOG: Why suppliers have the most to gain from open data, by Hannah Lennett, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Open Supply Hub
Think about some of the conferences, events, or webinars you have been to recently that were focused on improving social…
GUEST BLOG: Collaboration is the New Compliance, by Steve Lamar, President and CEO OF American Apparel & Footwear Association
The regulatory age is upon us. And this creates some profound opportunities for new collaboration across the supply chain. Governments across…
ARTICLE: Do you know how the Better Buying Purchasing Practices IndexTM was created?
An article from Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder of Better Buying Institute I’ve been noticing lately the need to…
GUEST BLOG: Responsible purchasing practices as a tool to promote ethical behavior
Chana Rosenthal, Principal & Founder, reDesign Consulting and Ethical Denim Council (EDC) Consultant “The goal for the EDC is to…
ARTICLE: Has the concept of “leverage” had its day? Dr. Marsha Dickson
Better Buying’s President and Co-Founder, Dr. Marsha Dickson, argues for a new language, and a new concept, to secure human…
GUEST BLOG: Wage negotiations in Bangladesh – lessons for the global apparel industry, from Steve Lamar, AAFA President and CEO
Recent negotiations in Bangladesh to update the wage structure generated protests, violence, widespread arrests, and intense emotions that continue to…
ARTICLE: The Apparel Industry is a Real Mess, writes Dr. Marsha Dickson
I’m just back from a whirlwind trip to visit suppliers and subscribers in Vietnam and Hong Kong. It was fantastic…
ARTICLE: Getting Started on the Path to Responsible Purchasing Practices: Time to ditch the buzzwords for clear and measurable action, Dr. Marsha Dickson
I noticed the word “partnership” being used recently in the context of responsible purchasing practices. This time it was paired…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Guest Blog: An Era of Smart Accountability, by Stephen E Lamar, AAFA President and CEO
“The industry must be held accountable!” This type of declaration is often heard as a justification for why new and…
Are you ready to comply with Germany’s new Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains?
An article from Dr. Marsha Dickson, Better Buying Institute’s President and Co-Founder “If history is an example, there will be…
SUPPLIERS: three reasons to complete the Better Buying Partnership IndexTM
COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY NOVEMBER 4TH Last week I was at the Istanbul Apparel Conference hosted by the Turkish…
Guest Blog: Better Buying’s newest Board Member, Shahi Exports’ Anaht Ahuja, on why sustainability is inextricably linked to purchasing practices
“Growing awareness of the potential for purchasing practices to transform worker wellbeing, achieve living wages, drive environmental sustainability, and unlock…
The Path to Responsible Purchasing: brands and retailers are too different for a ‘one size fits all’ approach to developing standards
Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder of Better Buying Institute on how, when it comes to defining standards for purchasing…
GUEST BLOG: Michael Levine, Chief Sustainability Officer for Under Armour, Inc.
Better Buying’s vision statement calls for brands and retailers to work together with responsible purchasing practices to achieve shared goals…
Copenhagen: shaping fashion’s “new era”
Post-Covid survival and climate change for the global fashion industry hang on its willingness to abandon the colonial mindset and…
Guest Blog: The need for robust FIRST MILE thinking
A guest blog from Stephen E. Lamar, AAFA President and CEO We’ve long been discussing the pivot of our industry…
Living Wages: Time for an Annual Health Check?
We’ve been talking about living wages for workers in the apparel industry for many years– what needs to be done…
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…
Apparel brands often talk about the “great” partnerships they have with their suppliers. But what really makes a “True Partner?”
The term “partnership” is a long-established part of the apparel industry lexicon. The term is often invoked by brands and…
Better Buying Institute launches “best in class” purchasing practices e-learning course for brands and retailers
“When we were considering organizations to partner with to develop a Responsible Purchasing Practices eLearning training, Better Buying Institute was…
The S Factor: Why investors should be using Better BuyingTM data to better understand human rights risks in supply chains
The S Factor: Why investors should be using Better BuyingTM data to better understand human rights risks in supply chains…
Learning to Say No
Lever Style, a leading Hong Kong-based apparel manufacturer, expanded its business during the pandemic, when many other suppliers struggled, or…
The Impact of Purchasing Practices on Workers’ Human Rights
As human rights due diligence becomes increasingly important for businesses, Oxfam’s Private Sector Human Rights Advisor, Monica Romis looks at…
A goodbye message from Leonie Barrie-Abraham as she departs Just Style for Better Buying Institute
As Leonie Barrie-Abraham prepares to join us after 21 years at Just Style, read her farewell column and find out why she’s…
