And are you ready to participate in a Supplier Diversity & Inclusion Award? Awards are a very important platform when it comes to visibility and cross company exchange of procurement experts also in regards to Supplier Diversity & Inclusion. Participating…
Do you think about implementing supplier diversity & inclusion efforts at your organization? There are both short-term and long-term actions you can incorporate into your strategy but before you start, ask yourself some questions… How do I build impactful supplier…
Read below from companies in the healthcare, food, and beauty industries on why an inclusive supply chain is important to them. Healthcare: Medtronic shares why they implemented supplier diversity efforts in their supply chain in this Wallstreet article from Jan…
Many 2023 Procurement Outlook & Trend articles were published at the beginning of the year. Along with #datamanagement and #supplychainrisk, #esg was a topic most often mentioned as key areas for consideration in 2023. Data Management & risk avoidance are…
Are your suppliers as sustainable as they claim? There are many papers and studies that show that diverse-owned businesses are more, or at least as sustainable, as non diverse-owned businesses. All the more reason to include more diverse-owned businesses in…
Would you like to include more diverse owned businesses in your supply chain in 2023? There are several ways to do this. Below is a selection of actions you can take: fips consulting is ready to help you build and…
Last week I talked about the 2022 Supplier Diversity & Incluison highlights and events. This time, I would like to share two Supplier Diversity / Inclusive Sourcing events – that I think should not be missed – in 2023. Date…
Welcome 2023 – here’s to a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year! Before we get too busy with what lies ahead in 2023, I would like to review 2022 and say THANK YOU for all the great opportunities, meetings, friendships…
In just over a year, on January 1, 2024, the CSRD will come into force. Companies already in scope of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) will need to report in 2025 based on FY 2024 information – so get ready…
A question not only for business-to-customers (B2C) companies. About 15% of the population in the EU have a disability, 54% are women, 10% of the population in the EU are from a non-white ethnic minority, and 7.1% of the population…
