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 […]

  SUBMIT YOUR RATING HERE Good news! If you have not yet submitted your Better BuyingTM supplier rating, or completed a rating you have started, we have some good news We are extending the deadline for submitting supplier ratings to Friday June 16th! First Time Rater? Don’t worry, full support is available * Self-Help Guide […]

Buyers urged to focus on communication with suppliers amid decline in business stability  READ FULL REPORT READ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The quality of buyer-supplier partnerships in global supply chains has only slightly improved since last year, indicating that suppliers are still feeling the impact of disruption more than two years on from the onset of the […]

Better Buying Institute is proud to join Innovation Forum’s Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference in Amsterdam (April 25-26). This two-day business conference will address how brands must align and adapt practices to deliver on growing stakeholder expectations. We’ll equip delegates with the best-practice and guidance to develop net-zero strategies, transform supply chains, engage consumers, scale […]

Better Buying Institute has published a Special Report looking at the available research that documents the connection between purchasing practices and noncompliance, and finds that buyer purchasing practices have the most known impacts on noncompliances related to working time, workers’ contracts, and workers’ compensation. The findings can inform global brands and retailers’ supply chain due […]

COMPLETE THE SURVEY Suppliers are invited to participate in the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI) survey of commercial compliance. The survey is open now, and runs until January 20th, 2023. You can complete the survey by clicking on the link at the top of the page, or via this QR code: STTI is led […]

Dear Friends, Just Published!  Spotlight Report on Win-Win Sustainable Partnership – how are suppliers investing savings when buyers accept recently completed audits? As 2022 draws to a close, the Better BuyingTM team would like to thank all our supporters, and wish you Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year. 2022 has been the year when […]

Workers benefit when global brands and retailers accept standardized audits from garment factories, according to research carried out by Better Buying Institute.  Dr. Marsha Dickson, President and Co-Founder of Better Buying Institute, will address the Social and Labor Convergence Program (SLCP)’s General Assembly later today, reporting on the findings and outlining how audit harmonization supports […]

We are delighted that our President and Co-Founder, Dr. Marsha Dickson, has been honored in the 2022 Vogue Business list of 100 Innovators (Sustainability). The 100 movers and shakers at the forefront of sustainability are hand-picked by Vogue Business editors. The accompanying editorial pays tribute to Dr. Dickson’s contribution to highlighting the “discrepancy between the […]