Overview of what is meant by ‘responsible purchasing practices’ for the food industry.
The framework is a reference point to support companies to engage with stakeholders and take practical action to improve their purchasing practices, creating an enabling environment for better labour standards in their supply chains.
As thousands of tea workers strike in Assam, Sabita Banerji, CEO of THIRST on what buyers and retailers can do to protect the rights of tea workers to decent jobs ad livelihoods.
Purchasing decisions shape the lives of millions of workers, yet for decades the focus on improving labour conditions has been concentrated at the point of production.
When an audit uncovered non-compliance concerning workers' wages, SmallWorld realised that more consistent and meaningful engagement with suppliers was necessary.