ETI promotes 5 principles of responsible purchasing through several initiatives that span our sector groups of company members.

Ensuring genuine dialogue between all stakeholders in human rights due diligence.

As a cross-cutting dimension that is intrinsic to all labour violations, gender must be incorporated into the HRDD process.

Supporting companies to understand and mitigate workers’ rights impacts caused or exacerbated by the climate crisis or by a company’s own climate action.

Supporting heightened human rights due diligence in crises and challenging contexts

Hands feed raw leather through a press. Photo credit: Bangladesh Labour Foundation.

Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution

Improving environmental and social conditions in the Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar, Bangladesh

Container ship

Logistics - Maritime labour

Despite the critical role they play in supply chains worldwide, seafarers routinely face exploitation, from excessive working hours to unpaid wages and debt bondage.

Female garment worker, checking a garment, India

STITCH partnership

Sustainable Textile Initiative: Together for Change (STITCH) is a partnership working towards a new normal for the garment industry

Aerial view of olive groves and cereal

Grievance mechanisms in agriculture

Increasing access to grievance mechanisms for vulnerable workers in agriculture supply chains and sharing of information on emerging risks for migrant workers.

Garments from Bangladesh

Collaborative stakeholder engagement around garment sourcing hubs.

A woman harvests tea leaves at a tea estate in Kericho, Kenya. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

GAIA: Addressing gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in agricultural supply chains

Driving efforts to address GBVH in commercial agriculture through collective action and joint principles.

Aftermath of the 2023 earthquake, Adana, Turkey

Türkiye & Syria earthquake response

ETI's emerging business & human rights response to the earthquakes of February 2023 impacting south-eastern Türkiye and north-western Syria.

Refugees from Ukraine

People displaced from Ukraine

Sharing intelligence and developing good practice and practical guidelines.

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/ MgHla (aka) Htin Linn Aye.

Garments from Myanmar

Exploring human rights and responsible business conduct in Myanmar

Horticulture, Tanzania

Access to Remedy Principles for Migrant Workers and the JustGoodWork Malaysia app

Operational grievance mechanisms and access to remedy for migrants in global supply chains.

Syrian refugees working in Turkey’s garment sector

Helping global brands and local suppliers deliver decent and legal jobs for Syrian refugees.

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