Reports
We have both general reports and some sector specific reports.
Overview of all the reports available.
We would really value your feedback on these documents.
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The Buying Game
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Traidcraft and CIPS present this online interactive supply chain game. Put yourself in the buyer's shoes and find out about the real effects decisions made in the UK can have on people thousands of miles of miles away.
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General reports
Buying Matters |
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This report looks at the realities of the buying desk and asks what responsible purchasing might be. Drawing on case studies from four sectors and using real life business examples it examines the pros and cons of purchasing fairly and sets out possible guidelines for the way forward.
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Taking the Lead |
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This report is a guide to good practice, highlighting companies who are already demonstrating consideration for responsible purchasing.
Suitable for Chief Procurement Officers, Commercial Directors, Heads of Buying.
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Taking the Lead - Summary charts |
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Pull out guides to six key issues in responsible purchasing.
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Rebalancing the Supply Chain |
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This report considers to what extent competitin policy can be used as a tool to tackle the effects of buyer power and corporate concntration on vulnerable commodity producers. The report includes analysis of the problems faced by commoditiy producers, different approaches to competition policy and examples of good practice and finally recommendations and conclusions.
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Sector Specific reports
Material Concerns
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Material Concerns: how responsible sourcing can deliver the goods for business and workers in the garment industry
This report highlights where changes to operational practices will enable realisation of good working conditions in garment production including proposed components for evaluating buyer and supplier performance as part of a balanced scorecard.
Suitable for professional buyers of clothing for retail.
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Towards a Sustainable Cocoa Chain (coming soon)
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Towards a Sustainable Cocoa Chain: Power and possibilities within the cocoa and chocolate sector
This report maps the cocoa supply chain and includes public policy recommendations.
Suitable for professional buyers of chocolate products.
Also available in French, Dutch and Spanish
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A Fair Cup
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Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water. This report considers the supply chain behind each cup which brings together some of the most powerful companies and some of the most vulnerable farmers.
Suitable for professional buyers of food commodities.
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A Fresh Perspective |
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This report traces vegetables from the field through to a UK plate. Focusing on the actual experiences of Kenyan small-scale farmers and their exporters, it seeks to identify what responsible purchasing might look like from developing countries and makes recommendations to buyers, the UK government, consumers and investors.
Suitable for professional buyers of fresh produce.
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MEP briefing paper |
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This briefing paper highlights problems emerging at EU level due to increasing buyer power being exercised by retailers on their suppliers.
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