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Amid Tariff Chaos, One Principle to Abide By: Don’t Harm Supply Chain Workers
Better Buying's data shows that when commercial pressures reach a breaking point, the risk of unauthorized…
Fashion’s ‘Underperforming’ Purchasing Practices Struggle Under Tariff Pressures
While the latest Better Buying analysis shows less of the "acute crisis" that characterized Covid-19, its…
Cascale Scorecard Tallies Purchasing Practices, Stalled Progress
The nonprofit's first joint Better Buying effort highlighted the need for industry-wide action as purchasing…
Cascale Spells Out Why Manufacturers Are Critical to Movement on Climate Goals
At Sourcing Journal's Sustainability Summit, Chris Marshall of Cascale spoke about manufacturing and climate…
Can Cascale Promote Responsible Purchasing Practices at Scale?
The multi-stakeholder organization formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition has acquired Better…
Fashion Production Has a Costing Problem
Brands and retailers are asking more from suppliers than they're paying for, making the business of…
Progress in Purchasing Practices Foiled by ‘Distrust and Disrespect’
A new index of the apparel and footwear sector by Better Buying Institute shows improvements and declines in…
What Better Buying’s Survey Says About Commercial Compliance
Practices with the poorest compliance included buyers covering all costs of compliant production, including a…
Buyer-Supplier Relationships Improved In the Past Year—But Not By Much
Better Buying's Partnership Index also saw "noticeable" dips in individual scores for business stability and…
Not a Good Look: Big Brands Named in Bangladeshi Supplier Underpayment Report
Purchasing practices in the apparel industry deteriorated between March 2020 and December 2021, a University…
Shuffle Board: Kontoor Names Supply Chain Chief, Target Taps EVP, UA Adds Execs
Target hired Prat Vemana as EVP, chief digital and product officer, and Kontoor Brands appointed Ezio…
The Secret to Supply Chain Resilience? Ethical Supplier Relationships.
Brands that maintained a long-term commitment to ethical practices were more resilient to the pandemic's…
Audit Harmonization Spells ‘Significant’ Savings for Garment Suppliers
Some suppliers reported saving as much as $20,000 a year, according to an early look at the Buying Purchasing…
Purchasing Practices Need to Change. Suppliers Say This is How.
A new manufacturer-driven initiative wants to end the garment industry's sourcing race to the bottom.
Brands Aren’t Serious About Human Rights if They’re Lobbing ‘Oppressive Terms’ at Suppliers
Changing purchasing practices because of the pandemic can have knock-on impacts on workers further upstream…