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31 May 2022

Sustainability Monitoring Solutions

5 Keys to Supplier Sustainability Monitoring Solutions

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In the face of ongoing and unprecedented disruption, supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to a wide range of sustainability risks that, if not managed effectively, can expose your company to increased operational costs, significant financial penalties and long-term reputational damage. In this article – supplied by Ecovadis, sponsors of SmartProcurementWorld’s 2022 Sustainability Summit Africa 2022 […]

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Public procurement

Public sector ambitions vs sustainable procurement

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Public procurement is promoted as “potentially one of the most important areas for environmental improvement,” a key point in SmartProcurementWorld’s Sustainability Africa 2021 Summit Report, and a sentiment supported by the International Institute for Sustainable Development The Institute believes that “Public procurement is a powerful tool for driving markets towards more sustainable production patterns, and

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It’s Time - Actionable Visibility for Sustainable Supply Chains

It’s Time – Actionable Visibility for Sustainable Supply Chains

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“Procurement has an opportunity, indeed an imperative, to transform from an enabler of cost reduction to a creator of sustainable competitive advantage,” said McKinsey in its 2019 article, Shifting the Dial in Procurement. And the ante for procurement has since only shifted up, according to Sheldon Mydat, Founder and CEO of Suppeco, in the first

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Local content in Africa

LOCAL CONTENT POLICIES: Job Creation

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LOCAL CONTENT – AFRICA (Part 2) “It is important to understand what motivates countries such as South Africa to design and implement local content policies. The rationale behind these policies is linked to economic and sociopolitical considerations,” multi-award winning global entrepreneur and strategist, Prof Dr Tal Edgars, tells SmartProcurement in the second part of his

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Diversity

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Procurement

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Procurement is very old school. So, how do we drive change? If you are looking for a recipe, diversity is the first step, embracing the very thing that makes us human – our differences and emotional connection through purpose and values. This is the future of work across global supply chains because diversity, equity, and

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Minimising the impact of disasters

Minimising the Impact of Environmental & Climate Disasters

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Climate-related risks are concerning for the Shoprite Group. At its core is its ambition to be the most affordable, accessible and innovative retailer on the continent, and climate change makes it difficult to realise this ambition. The Shoprite Group places significant focus on its climate change strategy as it affects its direct operations, its supply

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Procurement

There has to be a better way to procure…

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Since the 1990s, with the launch of Amazon, there has been a revolution in the way people buy things. Now, the same revolution that started for us as consumers three decades ago, is starting for businesses, Samuel Oppenheimer, head of strategy at Dooka, tells SmartProcurement. It started slowly but became exponential. In 2021 over 2

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African Supplier Development Awards

African Supplier Development Awards Call for Expressions of Interest

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The 2022 African Business Day Supplier Development Awards is about to open and calls for your Expression of Interest! Are you using Supplier Development to build thriving, inclusive and transformative supply chains and keen to improve your impact and benchmark your progress? Invitations to join an inclusive ecosystem of executive leaders from companies who celebrate

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