Sustainable Procurement

Supplier Diversity and Sustainability

AstraZeneca’s Pioneering Approach to Supplier Diversity and Sustainability

In the Sustainable Value Chains podcast, senior sustainability practitioners and corporate leaders delve into diverse realms encompassing environmental stewardship, labour practices, human rights, ethical considerations, and sustainable procurement. The discussions within this platform elucidate strategies for companies to cultivate value chains characterised by heightened sustainability. Speaker: Anna Hakobyan, Global Sustainability Supplier Diversity and Government Compliance […]

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Carbon emissions reduction

Supply Chain Emissions Reductions Accelerating as Companies Reassess in Year Two

EcoVadis released its second-annual Carbon Action Report with fresh findings from its Carbon Action Module (CAM), covering 2022 and 2023. This report analyses year-over-year findings from the CAM and delves into how the collaborative journey between buyers and suppliers is accelerating, showcasing the carbon maturity journey across diverse industries. Bridging the Climate Ambition-Action Gap Launched

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Local content & procurement

Creating Sustainable Industries in West Africa via Local Content & Procurement

Senior Group Category Manager at Endeavour Mining in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Balla Niambele, MBA, examines how mining can underpin the development of sustainable industries in West Africa, placing emphasis on the significance of local content and procurement, and the challenges and opportunities that come with these. West Africa’s economic growth and development have long been

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African Supply Chain Awards

Awards Honour and Celebrate the Supply Chain Profession in Africa

The winners of the second annual Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards (ASCEA) were announced at a gala event in Johannesburg attended by more than 220 supply chain practitioners from across the continent last month. These awards recognise the vital role played by the supply chain management profession, and honour and celebrate the outstanding achievements of

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food Africa

Empowering emerging farmers towards a food secure Africa

Inspired by The Africa Report‘s statistics on Africa’s ‘Grain Drain’, founder and vision director of Farmz2U,  Aisha Raheem-Bolarinwa of Nigeria, writes about her continued commitment to growing opportunities in the field of sustainable farming to ensure food security in the future. With collaborative research and development efforts, there is an opportunity to tailor wheat varieties

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Role of Procurement in Western Cape government

Procurement Key in Development of Infrastructure

Infrastructure development will be a vital tool in stimulating provincial economic growth in the Western Cape over the next 12 years, strategically leveraging procurement to optimise the impact, says Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Minister Tertuis Simmers. Speaking at SmartProcurement’s 10th Annual Western Cape Procurement Conference last month, Mr Simmers told his audience of procurement specialists

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AFRICA – A POTENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY GIANT

South Africa has the potential to become a renewable energy giant within five years and the electricity crisis could boost the country’s future competitiveness, Gareth Rees, Head of Sustainability Strategy at Deloitte, told almost 300 delegates attending the recent third annual Sustainability Summit Africa in Johannesburg. He said the continent abounds with energy opportunities in

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ESG or sustainability

ESG or sustainability?

The question, says Cape Town green economy leader Jaisheila Rajput, is whether you should be focusing on ESG or sustainability or treating them as the same thing. Here she gives her views which will undoubtedly help to clarify the matter for many. ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) on the one hand, and sustainability on the

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Deloitte Africa Hosts 2023 Sustainability Summit Africa

Africa’s transformational ESG conference aims to ensure a more sustainable, equitable future for Africa. The 2023 Sustainability Summit Africa hosted by Deloitte Africa will be held under the theme “People, Planet, Purpose”. Now in its third successful year, this event is organised by Smart Procurement. The 2023 summit, which takes place from the 6 to

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Sustainability in business

Less Risks, More Opportunities with Sustainability

We live in an era of continuous and expanding growth: Producing, procuring, distributing, trading, consuming, and other economic activities improve people’s quality of life, upgrade communities, and allow nations to thrive. However, says Oumaima Ben Amor, Sustainability Consultant at Our Hiraya in Australia, we tend to forget that the economy and society are embedded into

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