Purchasing Practices Report and Webinar

To launch a report on purchasing practices in the Apparel Industry, Director of the Responsible Sourcing Network, Patricia Jurewicz, convened a webinar on Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 9am PT. View the webinar here.

The report, Best Current Practices in Purchasing: The Apparel Industry, presents how apparel industry leaders have made changes to their internal purchasing practices as part of continued efforts to improve factory working conditions, while also minimizing costs. Examples from industry leaders Gap Inc., Jones Apparel, Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Nordstrom, Phillips-Van Heusen, and Timberland show numerous benefits of having an effectively managed supply chain.