Latest news: Watch our public meeting 'Implementing Responsible Purchasing Practices: Sharing Progress and Lessons Learnt'

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Latest news: Watch our public meeting 'Implementing Responsible Purchasing Practices: Sharing Progress and Lessons Learnt' -

Building resilience in supply chains through responsible purchasing practices

Responsible purchasing practices are essential to achieve the improvements in factory working conditions that many brands and retailers have publicly committed to. Improved purchasing practices will contribute to preventing harm and facilitating both social and environmental improvements in the supply chain.

The Multi-Stakeholder Initiative Working Group on Responsible Purchasing Practices has collaborated to develop the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices and is working together on disseminating and promoting the uptake and implementation of the Framework, and on influencing relevant policy. The Working Group consists of representatives of the Ethical Trading Initiative, Ethical Trade Norway, Fair Wear, the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST), Ethical Trade Denmark, and the Ethical Trading Initiative Sweden.

One of the activities established by the Working Group is the Learning and Implementation Community (LIC), which is supporting companies in improving purchasing practices and also aims to strengthen the Framework and encourage positive change in the industry. The LIC is led by members of the MSI Working Group on Responsible Purchasing Practices, joined by Solidaridad.