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Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI)
A deep dive into responsible purchasing practices
The Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI) is a comprehensive survey that evaluates how buyer companies’ Tier 1 purchasing practices impact suppliers. Developed in close collaboration with suppliers, the BBPPI highlights practices that support sustainable, profitable, and fair supply chain partnerships.
The BBPPI survey opens each year on April 1.
What Does the BBPPI Measure?
The BBPPI evaluates seven key purchasing practices that have the greatest impact on suppliers’ ability to operate efficiently, ethically, and sustainably. Each category reflects what suppliers say matters most to their long-term success and fair treatment.
Assesses how clearly and consistently buyers communicate their order plans in advance.
Evaluates whether pricing covers all production needs, including design details and fair worker compensation.
Measures if suppliers are paid on time and in full, according to agreed contract terms.
Looks at the accuracy and timeliness of technical details, and whether suppliers are fairly included in product development.
Explores how buyers incentivize compliance and manage order fluctuations from month to month.
Checks whether buyers allow sufficient, stable production time and stick to agreed timelines.
Examines buyers’ internal alignment on social goals and efforts to reduce audit duplication.
Why Suppliers Participate
Your insights are essential to improving how brands and retailers do business.
By rating your buyers, you help:
What Buyers Receive
Companies that subscribe to the BBPPI receive:
These insights can also support due diligence and ESG reporting, and help align teams internally—from sourcing to sustainability to the C-suite.
Subscriber companies are encouraged to use the results to spark internal learning, guide supplier collaboration, and build a company-wide culture of responsible purchasing.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Whether you’re a supplier ready to share your voice, or a brand looking to lead on responsible purchasing—BBPPI is your starting point.
Learn more about Better Buying
Learn about the methodology behind the Better Buying Purchasing Practices Index (BBPPI) and the Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI).
The Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI) is a short, anonymous, subjective survey of the quality of buyer-supplier partnerships, consisting of 12 subjective questions, which opens for supplier ratings on October 1, 2025.
Cascale’s acquisition of Better Buying tools and methodologies reflects our commitment to advancing responsible purchasing practices and promoting fair, accountable, and socially just supply chains.
