How brands can navigate climate crisis responsibly
“A weather event may be outside of a brand’s control, but the purchasing decisions made around it are not,” Hess…
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Better Buying survey shows apparel purchasing practices have improved
According to Cascale’s Better Buying Responsible Purchasing Practices Snapshot Survey 2025 Report (formerly the Better Buying Partnership Index), which offers a data-driven view of how…
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Global disruption impacts supply planning and forecasting
According to the BBPPI for 2025, planning and forecasting fell by three points, marking one of the largest year-over-year drops…
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In 2025 have purchasing practices improved?
Between 2024 and 2025, the overall score declined slightly, reflecting a continuation of the plateau seen in recent years. Most…
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First Cascale BBPI report shows improved fashion purchasing practices
The first Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI) Report from Cascale reveals the fashion, footwear and home goods categories or “softgoods” achieved…
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Better Buying sports firm subscribers trump fashion on purchase practices
During the second quarter of 2024, Better Buying conducted its eighth annual evaluation cycle for its Better Buying Purchasing Practices…
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Better Buying CEO: True partnership wins as leverage is ‘so last season’
The pace of change in improving purchasing practices is frustratingly slow, Better Buying Institute's Dickson begins. Our conversation comes just…
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Are better practices improving apparel industry buying habits?
Commercial compliance within the apparel industry has been getting some attention lately and at the apex of these efforts is…
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Fashion brands urged to talk to suppliers amid ongoing challenges
The Better Buying Partnerships Index (BBPI) shows a minor improvement in the quality of fashion brand/retailer buyer-supplier partnerships in global…
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Top Stories on Just Style last week
Among the trending stories were the new research linking purchasing practices to human rights violation; The secret to apparel growth…
