Extending your Diversity, Equality & Inclusion efforts to your supply chain should be a no brainer. Procurement spend is a company’s single largest cost element and a crucial component of the value chain. Procurement represents 30% of a service company’s…
What an inspiring evening with some WEConnect International certified Swiss women business owners on February 27 in Zurich. We had meaningful conversations on how to make WEConnect International and the concept of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion better known in Swiss…
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…
