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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

I was at an expensive school, but wasn’t suited to school life, so I was “invited to seek my fortune” at the age of 15. Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. I was a rowdy kid.

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The Limitations and Evolving Role of On-site Supplier Audits: 4 Reasons They Are Starting to Miss the Target

EcoVadis

The CSR landscape is changing rapidly and sustainable procurement programs are directing their efforts toward new standards and frameworks, including the Ruggie Principles. The use of foreign auditors to reduce opportunities of bribery is impractical due to the language and cultural competency that local auditors provide the process.