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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. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. It’s always about reduction of costs. I was a rowdy kid.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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

EcoVadis

Audits also fail to include external stakeholders—NGOs, trade unions and community stakeholders—which leaves an important source of impartial information on violations & business impacts to local communities. In cases where suppliers are requested by multiple clients to complete audits, this just amplifies the problem.