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Responsible Purchasing Practices - manufacturing case studies

Manufacturing, China
  • Public
  • 24 April 2025
  • Tools, Guidelines & Briefings
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Purchasing practices
Hard goods & household
RPP case study - Smallworld
RPP case study - Hardscape

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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