The sustainability race is on. Corporations, investors, and governments worldwide have made ambitious commitments to reduce their operations’ negative environmental and social impacts. But there’s a problem: New solutions will inevitably trigger bottlenecks for the...
Sustainable Procurement: What we learned from COVID-19
Covid-19 pandemic has brought global economies to a standstill and has created challenges to a variety of sectors including housing, building and infrastructure. Many business and government organisations have experienced some form of supply chain disruption – either...
Creating sustainable supply chains of the future
When it comes to Enterprise Resource Planning, the optimal supply chain was built on the ‘just-in-time’ model, comprising uber-efficient, connected blocks that deliver what businesses need, right when they need it, in order to complete the next step of the...
Inside Salesforce’s bold play for supply-chain leadership
Last week, the cloud-based software company Salesforce notified its thousands of suppliers that it will include language in all future procurement contracts requiring them, among other things, to set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. And...
Sustainability, Social Value, Procurement, and the Corporate Agenda
Translating good intentions into tangible actions with meaningful impact is where business leaders can improve their sustainability outlook. Businesses should adjust their supply chains to drive change Supplier relationships need to mature from often transactional,...