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ETI insights: Responsible Purchasing Practices – Driving change in manufacturing

  • Public
  • 7 May 2025
  • Presentations
Subject(s)
Purchasing practices
ETI Insight series webinar - RPP manufacturing

Presentation and recording from ETI insights webinar, 07 May 2025. Featuring:

Mansi Gupta
Business and Human Rights expert, colors consulting

Nancy Han
Trading Director, Jin Yu Xiang He Jewelry

Paige Taylor
QA Technologist, Small World Accessories

Stephen Duce
Operations Manager, Hardscape

Eike Feddersen
Senior Project Manager, Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS), GIZ

Melissa Karadana
Purchasing Practices Programme Lead, ETI

Other resources

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Responsible purchasing practices in manufacturing industries

Workers at a manufacturing plant
An overview of ETI's initiative which assessed the extent to which the five overarching principles of the Common Framework for the garment and footwear sector could be effectively applied across other manufacturing sectors.
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Responsible Purchasing Practices - manufacturing case studies

Manufacturing, China
When an audit uncovered non-compliance concerning workers' wages, SmallWorld realised that more consistent and meaningful engagement with suppliers was necessary. How Stone company Hardscape used insights from ETI’s tools to assess and improve its procurement practices, embedding responsible purchasing practices into its operations.
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File(s)

Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices in Manufacturing Industries (CFRPP MI)

Manufacturing
The framework is a reference point to support companies in manufacturing industries to engage with stakeholders and take practical action to improve their purchasing practices.
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Page

Mining of metals & minerals

Mining
Demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper puts human rights due diligence in mining under the spotlight.
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Document

Responsible purchasing practices in European legislation

How the human rights aspects of CSDDD relate to the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices in Manufacturing Industries (CFRPP MI).
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  • Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices in Manufacturing Industries (CFRPP MI)

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