purchasing practices
What Better Buying’s Survey Says About Commercial Compliance
Practices with the poorest compliance included buyers covering all costs of compliant production, including a…
‘We Can’t Act Green if We’re in the Red’: Why Suppliers Need a Seat at the Table
Purchasing practices remain a stubborn pain point for the fashion industry. Can the Sustainable Apparel…
Fashion Brands Offered Turkish Suppliers ‘Bare Minimum’ Following Earthquakes
Only C&A and Marks & Spencer claimed to have acted responsibly with respect to order delays and aid to…
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If Fashion Wants Sustainable Supply Chains, Here’s the One Thing it Should do
Brands and retailer must fix the power balance that dominates the buyer-supplier "relationship."
How G-Star Raw Lawsuit Could Rewrite CSR Policy
An Amsterdam court found the denim maker liable for damages after it allegedly backed out of a long-term deal…
Abusive Purchasing Practices Create ‘Vicious Cycle’ and ‘No Profit’
Garment suppliers "have to lower your head, just to have a job. Because if you say no, your work stops," one…
‘No Way Out:’ Levi’s Said to Seek Discounts From ‘Doormat’ Denim Suppliers
Gap, Wrangler parent Kontoor Brands and Lucky Brand Jeans licensor Centric Brands are also said to be…
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…
What to Know About Vietnam’s Living Wage Experiment
The Fair Labor Association is testing a multi-buyer solution at three apparel factories in the third-biggest…
BGMEA Wants Better Nutrition for Garment Workers. Is It Doing Enough?
The organizations signed a memorandum to work together to improve the health of Bangladeshi RMG workers, but…
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…
Missguided, Peacocks Face Fallout for Stiffing Suppliers
Missguided and Peacocks both recently got their hands slapped after allegedly not paying suppliers.
‘Like Live Grenades’: What Suppliers Say About Fashion’s Purchasing Practices
Brand-supplier relationships need recalibrating, experts say, and the EU's draft corporate sustainability due…
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…
Why Can’t Brands Commit to ‘Pretty Basic’ Supplier Terms?
Driven by the outsize power buyers wield over suppliers, poor purchasing practices are plaguing the garment…