Events for ETI Members - Advance Flyer
ETI Members' Roundtable
| Date: | 7 July 2004 | Event Report |
| Time: | 13:00 - 17.00 | |
| Venue: | ETI offices | address & map link |
Background:
Many of us are all too aware that inappropriate buying practices can undermine the efforts of ethical trade programmes, by inadvertantly restricting suppliers’ ability to uphold international labour standards. But a recent study, conducted by Insight with Acona, indicates that many of the commercial pressures placed on suppliers are in fact doubly undesirable: not only are they potentially damaging for workers, they are also costing companies money. The implication is that there may well be concrete commercial, as well as “ethical”, reasons for reviewing current purchasing practices.
This roundtable will highlight the key impacts that retailers’ purchasing practices can have on workers, and explore possible approaches to improving buying strategies with a view to better integrating commercial and ethical considerations. It aims to take forward thinking on this issue, by building on recent discussions and work done by Oxfam, Acona/Insight and ETI.
Objectives:
The objectives of this roundtable are to:
- Raise awareness of the impacts that retailers’ purchasing practices
can have on workers
- Encourage both commercial and ethical trade staff
within retailing companies to review current purchasing practices, with
a view to better
integrating
commercial with ethical trade practices
- To provide retailing companies
with possible “win-win” strategies
and tools for improving their purchasing practices, and to progress our
collective understanding in this area.
Speakers:
This seminar will include presentations from:
- Dena Freeman, Acona
- Sumi Dhanaraja, Oxfam
- Simon Steyne, TUC
- Representative from a member company (tbc)
Who should attend:
This event is specifically targeted at ethical trade staff and buyers from our member companies. Of course, trade union and NGO members are also welcome.
A small number of non-member retailers who were involved in the Acona-Insight study may also attend.
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