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About the Responsible Purchasing Practices (RPP) Resource Hub

This resource is a product of the RPP Learning and Implementation Community (LIC)—a peer-learning group of 36 garment brands from across Europe and the UK. 

The community met online every two months for two years (2022-2024), to engage with manufacturers, learn from each other, and take action to improve purchasing practices.

The RPP Resource Hub brings together video clips from live workshops, practical tools, and case studies, all structured around the principles of the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices. It’s designed to help more businesses understand their impact on supply chain partners and workers, and take action to improve it.

The LIC was convened by the Ethical Trading Initiative, FairWear, Ethical Trade Norway, the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST) and Solidaridad, in close partnership with the Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI). 

Funding for the LIC and this Resource Hub was provided by the Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS) implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) and the Sustainable Textile Initiative: Together for Change (STITCH) (supported by the Dutch Government). 

RPP resource hub partner logos: ETI, PST, Ethical TRade Norway, Fairwear & Solidaridad

RPP Resource Hub – Usage guidelines

The RPP Resource Hub is a publicly available resource designed to support learning and collaboration. Please note the following conditions for its use:

Ownership and Attribution

  • The intellectual property (IP) of the materials remains with the respective organisations that developed them.
  • This includes, but is not limited to, the organisations that led the LIC: the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), Ethical Trade Norway, Fair Wear, German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST), Solidaridad.
  • When using any resource, you must clearly reference the source and credit the appropriate organisation(s) as the owner(s).

Use of Video Content

  • Videos must be used within the context of the LIC’s core aims and messages.
  • They should not be shared or repurposed in ways that misrepresent or dilute the original intent.

Funding and Commercial Use

  • These resources are publicly funded by IGS and STITCH.
  • They may not be adapted or modified for commercial purposes, including charging fees for access or use.