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Ethical trading Initiative case studies to

address Impacts of purchasing practices on

working conditions

Ethical trading Initiative, uK [email protected]

1. Level UG, PG


2. Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators D. Specific knowledge required: An understanding
   of company buying practices and basic terminology
   associated with social auditing


3. Pre-requisite knowledge required by students D. Specific knowledge required: An understanding
   of company buying practices and basic terminology
   associated with social auditing


4. Number of students Any number


5. Length of time required One to two hours


6. Type of activity Group work, Discussion and debate


7. Discipline Business, Cross-curricular


8. Topics covered Companies, Corporate social responsibility, Purchasing
   practices, Supply chains, Trade, Wages, Workers’ rights,
   Working conditions

Follow up / rElatEd actIVItIEs
Buying power role play: How decision making in the fashion industry impacts on working conditions, by Fashioning an Ethical
Industry, available in this Handbook.

oBjEctIVEs / lEarnIng outcoMEs

• To understand the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code.


• To understand the impact of purchasing practices on worker’s rights and conditions.


• To analyse what could be done to prevent the negative impact of purchasing practices on workers.

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