Understanding Responsible Purchasing Practices

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Every purchasing decision a company makes shapes whether the people in its supply chain can work safely and with dignity. Procurement covers everything a company does to plan and manage its supplier relationships and obtain the products and services it needs: sourcing, purchasing, ordering, and payment after delivery. Responsible procurement means carrying out these activities in a way that respects human rights and the environment.

Despite mounting evidence that buyers' procurement behavior directly affects suppliers' capacity to protect human rights, responsible procurement remains one of the most overlooked levers in human rights due diligence (HRDD). This webinar series closes that gap and gives companies practical tools to strengthen their responsible procurement practices.

This is the second session in a three-part series on Responsible Procurement.

Topic Focus: 

The second webinar in the Responsible Procurement series focuses on the practical implementation of responsible purchasing practices, with examples of effective and ineffective approaches. It covers how to review purchasing practices and a set of concrete practices companies can implement. The session draws on real examples from the textile, agriculture, logistics, and automotive sectors.

Guiding Questions: 

• What are irresponsible purchasing practices?
• What are basic responsible purchasing practices that companies should implement across all products?
• What are risk-based responsible purchasing practices that companies should implement for high-risk sectors/products?
• What practical examples can be built upon? 

Target audience: Procurement, Sustainable Procurement, Departments in charge of HREDD implementation 

Speaker: Daniel Schönfelder, Lead European Legal Advisor, RCP 

This webinar is organised in collaboration with the Responsible Contracting Project (RCP). 

Further Webinars in the series: 

Understanding Responsible Contracting