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October 31, 2018
Press Announcement | Second-Ever Better Buying Index Report Released
Following the spring launch of the Better BuyingTM Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI), Better BuyingTM now released its second report designed to support industry efforts… Read More
July 11, 2018
Better Buying a Focus at Hong Kong Fashion Summit
Better Buying attended the 25th Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer (July 2018) to share the initiative’s latest developments and findings during the Fashion Week… Read More
April 16, 2018
Ethical Trading Initiative and Better Buying Announce Partnership
Better Buying and Ethical Trading Initiative to join forces for 18-month program to encourage Bangladesh garment suppliers to rate international brands’ purchasing practices. Brands’ buying… Read More
June 2, 2016
Better Buying releases questions used by suppliers to rate their buyers’ purchasing practices.
The questions for suppliers and the self-assessment for buyers contained in this document form the basis for the initial pilot test of Better Buying, an… Read More
May 25, 2016
New Platform Seeks To Improve the Relationship Between Buyers and Suppliers
By Gina-Marie Cheeseman (@gmcheeseman) We aren’t the first ones to purchase the clothes we wear. Before they reach store shelves, these items are bought by… Read More
May 20, 2016
White Paper Prepared for Better Buying’s Geneva Workshop
White Paper Prepared for Better Buying Workshop, Geneva, May 2016 This White Paper was prepared for Better Buying’s Geneva Workshop as part of the… Read More
May 20, 2016
Can supplier ratings reform apparel purchasing practices?
Just-Style May 20, 2016 Can supplier ratings reform apparel purchasing practices? A new initiative has been launched to try to improve the… Read More
May 12, 2016
New Better Buying Initiative Aims to Eliminate the Barriers to Code of Conduct Compliance Caused by Purchasing Practices
For Immediate Release New Better Buying Initiative Aims to Eliminate the Barriers to Code of Conduct Compliance Caused by Purchasing… Read More
March 31, 2016
Better Buying Stakeholder Consultations PowerPoint deck
The Better Buying feasibility study seeks to identify the measures that suppliers can use to anonymously rate the purchasing practices of their buyers. It also… Read More