A great example provided by Krogers (an American retail company) who invented the Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator to discover the best, most innovative and freshest local and regional products for their stores. They had over 1000 applicants, invited…
Organizations do not automatically include their supply chains in their diversity & inclusion strategies. Why not? Procurement is where much of an organization’s spending occurs. Including diverse supplier in an organization’s supply chain, not only provides access to new technologies,…
This very interesting and important report from OPEN – Open Political Economy Network – in collaboration with MSDUK – Minority Supplier Development UK, shows why Supplier Diversity or Inclusive Sourcing is important and right in Europe. It was my great…
Procurious – August 2021 – Euan Granger, Senior Manager, ”…… The movement to ethical and sustainable sourcing has grown exponentially in recent years, with more people prepared to pay more for products and services that can truly be classed as…
Forbes Magazine – August 2021 – From Rod Robinson Forbes Councils Member, Senior Vice President at Insight Sourcing Group leading the Supplier Diversity & Responsible Sourcing Consulting Practice. ”…………During my tenure as chief procurement officer (CPO) of a billion-dollar telecommunications company, we…
World Economic Forum – July 2021 – From Victoria Mallinckrodt, Sourcing and Procurement Associate, World Economic Forum ”….In a world where the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to an increase in the global gender gap by a generation and where we…
