Profiteer van onze langetermijnrelaties met onze partners

B&C heeft een sterke lokale aanwezigheid op zijn voornaamste inkoopmarkt. Zo bouwen we echte partnerschappen op met onze leveranciers. Dit is niet alleen goed voor onze (en dus ook uw) kleding, maar ook voor de mensen en onze planeet.

Less is more. Daarom werkt B&C al sinds het begin liever samen met een beperkt aantal partnerfabrieken dat onze kleding levert. We werken samen met slechts 11 leveranciers: 8 in Bangladesh, 2 in China en 1 in Pakistan. En 95% van ons volume is afkomstig van slechts 4 van die partners.

Zo kunnen wij investeren in nauwe samenwerking en langetermijnrelaties. Meer dan 80% van onsvolume wordt geproduceerd in fabrieken waarmee we al meer dan 15 jaar samenwerken. Dankzij onze sterke lokale afwezigheid op onze inkoopmarkten hebben we dagelijks contact met onze partnerfabrieken.

After all that time, we know each other inside out. We have built a genuine partnership over the years, sharing knowledge, voicing concerns (from both sides), improving on efficiency and sustainability. This is a crucial part of being a responsible buyer.

We provide our suppliers with production plans in advance and offer reasonable prices, payment and delivery terms. This prevents our partner factories from working with subcontractors or generating excessive overtime to produce all goods on time. Because we book capacity several months in advance, our suppliers can organise their factories efficiently and more sustainably.

Our partners are carefully selected. Several B&C departments are involved to make sure that our suppliers deliver the quality you expect, but also that they adhere to our sustainability commitments.

• Read more on how we select partner factories.

Thanks to a thorough analysis and prior verification of any new production locations, we are sure that all B&C requirements are met before we place our first order. We consolidate our relationships of trust and ensure that their codes of conduct are aligned with our own corporate social responsibility commitments.

Our suppliers all sign and apply the B&C Code of Conduct that details labour standards, health and safety, anti-corruption, environmental standards, animal welfare, enforcement & compliance commitments. Our Code of Conduct is based on the principles and philosophy of the United Nations Global Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also includes all the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and follows the Fair Wear Foundation Code of Conduct.

This way you can rest assured that our supply chain excels in good practices regarding employment, social rights, environmental protection and faire business practices.