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., on why building strong supplier relationships is mission critical
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…
