Last week, US Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill dubbed the Accountable Capitalism Act, which aims to redistribute wealth and ensure American corporations consider wider stakeholders in their decision-making.
If you are a Buying Director, a Buyer – either senior or junior – or hold a position where purchasing or sourcing is one of your key responsibilities we want to hear you.
Through our participation, we hope to promote some of the good practice of our members. But we will also highlight that much more still needs to be done to improve working conditions in global supply chains.
ETI’s Executive Director, Peter McAllister said that reported cuts, particularly to orders that have already been agreed, are “totally unacceptable within responsible business practice”.
A new free guide for companies on responsible purchasing practices has been produced by the Joint Ethical Trading Initiatives of Denmark, Norway and the UK (Joint ETIs).
Guidance for companies on purchasing practices, based on a supplier survey conducted in partnership with the joint ethical trading initiatives and the ILO.