What an inspiring evening at yesterday’s Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award 2022 and the Future Award 2022 at the Aura in Zurich, Switzerland. Veuve Clicquot has given away the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award 2022 for the 17th time since…
Find below some recommendations for small / diverse-owned businesses when working with corporates: Know where you fit into the company Ask questions (especially in RFx’s) Show passion for your business Highlight YOUR advantage vs larger suppliers Certify with minority associations…
Corporates can help diverse-owned businesses succeed by avoiding practices that can contribute to their failure. The biggest challenges that occur for diverse owned businesses when working with global corporates are: Challenge to beat experience/qualifications/ references in scoring factors for diverse…
WEConnect International helps drive money into the hands of women business owners by enabling them to compete in the global marketplace. WEConnect International has over 160 members from large procurement organizations committed to supplier diversity and inclusion that helps build…
I am attending the MSDUK 2022 Conference and Awards in London on September 7-9, 2022. This conference is the largest event of its kind for Ethnic Minority Businesses (EMBs) across the UK and Europe. I’ll be on a panel in…
In this great article from Procurement Mag, Daniel Weise, Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group & Co-author of the book, Profit from the Source, says; ”Procurement is about sustainability, innovation and risk; We define procurement a lot broader than being…
In this recent published article on Fortune.com, according to a McKinsey’s study the supply chain reset could help build a more equal economy. Data shows that the return on investment of partnering with diverse owned businessess is significant. The study…
More than 1,450 senior decision makers in large companies in France, Germany, the Nordic countries, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates were surveyed in a study commissioned by IFS. …72% of respondents increased the proportion…
Future of Sourcing has recently published an article on Four Resolutions for Supply Chain ESG Management. Why is ESG important in the supply chain? ”ESG factors influence a multitude of critical decisions – from where people invest to where they…
ESDP continues it’s roadshow! After an event in Amsterdam in April, ESDP hosted an event in Berlin to showcase the importance of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion in Europe on June 29th, 2022. Andrea Fimian, CEO & Founder of fips consulting,…
