The Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices
The Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices is a reference point for companies working to improve their purchasing practices and for Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives supporting their member companies in implementing practical improvements in purchasing, to increase the scope for improved working conditions in supply chains.
The framework is based on benchmarking existing documents and standards of the involved MSIs and others that published recommendations on responsible purchasing.
The framework has been written with reference to existing documents from these organisations and others. Also, it builds on recommendations by the ‘Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative’ (STTI), which is led by the STAR Network (Sustainable Textile of the Asian Region), the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and The Better Buying Institute, supported by GIZ FABRIC. The framework was shared for public consultation and feedback, and those suggestions have been evaluated and integrated where appropriate to deliver the final framework.
The Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices (CFRPP) was developed in 2022 by The Ethical Trading Initiative, Ethical Trade Norway, the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST) and Fair Wear.
The CFRPP can be used by companies taking action to improve purchasing practices and by MSIs and other organisations supporting companies in this. The Working Group on RPP hopes it will also be used as a reference point by other organisations and policymakers.
The CFRPP is supported as the central reference point for purchasing practices in the garment industry by ETI, ET Norway, Fair Wear, PST, Solidaridad, Ethical Trade Denmark and the Fair Labor Association.
Implementation by the Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives
The Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives involved will support their member brands and retailers to achieve meaningful, step-by-step progress, using the Common Framework for RPP as a reference point, aiming to integrate it into their own systems, with flexibility in how this is done by different MSIs. The journey towards implementation of this framework will look different for each brand and retailer depending on their starting point, business model, size, sector, operational context, ownership, structure and supply chain composition.
Public consultation on the Draft Framework
The MSI Working Group that developed the draft framework conducted an online consultation between November 2021 and January 2022. The Working Group has finalised the document, after evaluating and incorporating feedback from a wide range of stakeholders. 34 organisations actively contributed with detailed suggestions and proposals to the updated framework.
Public Consultation on the draft Purchasing Practices HRDD Framework
The Working Group on Responsible Purchasing Practices (WG on RPP) is facilitating an open consultation period for the Draft Purchasing Practices HRDD Framework (PP-DD Framework), designed to foster continuous and consistent improvement in purchasing practices across the garment and footwear sector. The PP-DD Framework draft is the result of collaborative efforts by a coalition of like-minded organisations. Namely, the WG on RPP (ETI UK, ET Norway, Fair Wear, PST, Solidaridad, Ethical Trade Denmark and the Fair Labor Association), in collaboration with the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI).
The public consultation on the PP-DD Framework is now closed. The public consultation process report can be found here.
The draft PP-DD Framework is developed to provide industry-wide accepted guidance for holding purchasing companies accountable for responsible purchasing practices. The PP-DD Framework draft can be in the resource section.
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