ETI insights: Responsible Purchasing Practices – Driving change in manufacturing

Presentation and recording from ETI insights webinar, 07 May 2025

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Exploring the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices in Manufacturing Industries

Reflections from our Responsible purchasing practices in manufacturing initiative.

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Responsible purchasing practices in manufacturing industries

The Purchasing Practices in Manufacturing initiative by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), supported by the Initiative for Global Solidarity (IGS), aimed to explore how the principles outlined in the Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices (CFRPP) for apparel and textiles (A&T) could be applied across a range of manufacturing sectors.

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Gender-responsive occupational safety and health in supply chains

Guidance developed by ETI’s General Merchandise group, supporting companies in applying a gender lens to OSH within human rights due diligence (HRDD) frameworks.

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Responsible Purchasing Practices - manufacturing case studies

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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Why gender-responsive occupational health and safety matters

Reflecting on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, ETI General Merchandise Advisor, highlights the disproportional impact on women workers and need for gender responsive OSH.

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Circular Fashion: Committing to transparency and human rights from the outset

A look at how transparency can enable effective human rights due diligence in circular fashion supply chains.

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Responsible purchasing practices in manufacturing industries

An overview of ETI's initiative which assessed the extent to which the five overarching principles of the Common Framework for the garment and footwear sector could be effectively applied across other manufacturing sectors.

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Hardscape – Enhancing RPP through mutually agreed policies and practices

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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