Skip to main content
Home

Main menu

  • Home
  • Who we are
    • Who we are
      • ETI's origins
    • Our members
      • Public reporting performance
    • Governance
    • Our team
      • ETI Board members
  • What we do
    • What we do
    • Membership
    • ETI initiatives
    • Events
    • Training
      • All courses
      • Human rights essentials
      • E-learning module: Access to remedy principles
      • Bespoke training
  • Join ETI
  • ETI Base Code
    • ETI Base Code
    • 1. Employment is freely chosen
    • 2. Freedom of association
    • 3. Working conditions are safe and hygienic
    • 4. Child labour shall not be used
    • 5. Living wages are paid
    • 6. Working hours are not excessive
    • 7. No discrimination is practiced
    • 8. Regular employment is provided
    • 9. No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed
  • Insights
    • Insights
    • Blog
      • Blog series: Protecting workers in high-risk areas
      • Blog series: Advancing living wages
      • Blog series: Gender equity across supply chains
    • Resources
      • Case studies
    • Issues
      • Human rights due diligence
      • Gender equity
        • Violence and harrassment
        • Gender data initiative
        • Gender equality - international standards
        • Gender equality - resources
      • Supply chain transparency
      • Grievance mechanisms & remedy
      • Union rights at work
      • Migrant workers
      • Child labour
      • A living wage for workers
        • Living wage initiatives
        • Living wage resources
        • Living wage standards
        • Wages and purchasing theories
      • COVID-19
      • Company purchasing practices
      • Modern slavery
        • Modern slavery and transparency standards
        • Modern slavery evaluation framework
        • Modern slavery initiatives
        • Modern slavery resources

Melissa Karadana

Position
Purchasing Practices Programme Lead
Organisation
ETI

Blog posts from this author

Two women in manufacturing factory

Exploring the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices in Manufacturing Industries

30 April 2025
Reflections from our Responsible purchasing practices in manufacturing initiative.
Man stands near train tracks in a mine, looking up to a lit passage way. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

Mined minerals and metals: Integrating HRDD is key to a just transition

10 April 2025
ETI's Purchasing Practices Programme Lead reflects on key takeaways from new research launched via our latest ETI insights webinar.
A persons hands working at a sewing machine. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

Türkiye’s Apparel and Textile Sector: Insights from local perspectives

13 December 2024
Reflections from seven weeks in Türkiye, engaging with over 40 stakeholders across the apparel and textile sector on the topic of responsible purchasing practices.
Melissa Kardana, ETI's Purchasing Practices Programme Lead engages with garment industry stakeholders in Bangladesh.

The Reality of Purchasing Practices in India and Bangladesh: What needs to change

3 October 2024
Reflections from 10 weeks in India and Bangladesh, engaging with over 180 stakeholders across the textile and garment industry on the topic of responsible purchasing practices.

The role of responsible purchasing practices in human rights due diligence

17 April 2024
Why are purchasing practices important in relation to due diligence and how can companies start making improvements?

Stay up to date

Stay up to date with the latest from ETI via the following channels:
  • Email
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Blog RSS

Get the latest

Subscribe to our email newsletters and stay up to speed on ethical trade.
Subscribe

ETI elsewhere

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Footer

  • ETI Community
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Jobs at ETI
  • Press resources
  • Security & privacy
Other ETIs: Bangladesh, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Ethical Trading Initiative | Registered No. 3578127