Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 19, 2024

Supply Chain Due Diligence (“SCDD”) laws, such as the German Lieferkettensorgfaltsgesetz , the recently approved EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive , or the U.S. As an advocate for such laws, I recognise the urgent need to make supply chains fairer and more ethical.

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The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this blog, we explore how certified procurement professionals, with their specialized training and certification, are revolutionizing the field of procurement. Supplier Relationship Management: They excel in building and maintaining robust and ethical supplier relationships, which are crucial for long-term success.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 17, 2024

The JIT approach explained in last month’s blog relates to this form of waste. Ultimately, if done well, a LEAN approach can significantly contribute to a company’s bottom line helping to generate more profit as well as playing a key part in an ethical, sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to business.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 1, 2024

For our MAS Basic Training: The Nuts & Bolts , a one-day training workshop that taught the basics of the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program, I specifically want to thank the following: Alex Barbee-Garrett and Liam O’Reilly of Crowell & Moring for their presentation on The GSA Schedules Program: An Entry (..)

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Our presenters for the day will be Jason Workmaster , Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered; Liam O’Reilly , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP; and Alex Barbee-Garrett , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP. This course is designed for professionals who have significant Schedule contracting experience or are a contract attorney.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Meijer provided an update on the new NAI rules ( recently discussed on the Blog ). de Witt Wijnen explored several ethical dilemmas. The first regarded the question of whether it is ethical for an arbitrator to use ChatGPT to summarize the parties’ submissions and procedural orders when preparing an arbitral award.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Our presenters for the day will be Jason Workmaster , Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered; Liam O’Reilly , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP; and Alex Barbee-Garrett , Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP. This course is designed for professionals who have significant Schedule contracting experience or are a contract attorney.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2024

And two federal employees at the departments of Veterans Affairs and Commerce’s Census Bureau submitted an idea to translate ethical artificial intelligence principles into technical steps by developing processes to assess AI at every level, from inception to development, production and continuous performance evaluation. “Our

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We highly recommend you attend this course if you have significant Schedule contracting experience or are a contract attorney.

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ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

How can your organization keep pace and what tactics can be used to ensure ethical supplier diversity? Be sure to visit the Ivalua blog for fresh content. We’ll answer those questions next time. The post Supplier Diversity Part II: Supplier Diversity on the World Stage appeared first on Ivalua.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

Inter-Personal Conduct and Ethics For the first parallel panel of the early afternoon session, moderator Abby Cohen Smutny was joined by speakers Funke Adekoya , Brandon Bang , Nicolás Gálvez Solis , Matthew Gearing KC and Jonathan Lim to discuss ICCA’s Guidelines on Standards of Practice.

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The Softly Spark

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

To learn more about navigating these claims, check out the Softly blog, Red, White and RISK: How to Safely Claim your Product is Made in the USA. The bottom line is: clear, honest communication about your product’s environmental impact is not only ethical but essential for protecting your brand.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Giuseppe a copy that will soon be on the post. Neutralising Risks A second idea would be to follow a similar logic to that sometimes applied in sustainable procurement and focus on neutralising the main risks of AI.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Albert Sanchez-Graells , Professor of Economic Law, University of Bristol Law School This blog post is based on the paper that was jointly awarded the Best Paper Prize Award 2024 by the Society of Legal Scholars. The standard disclaimer applies. Further comments welcome.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Topics covered during the 2024 training will include Transactional Data Reporting, Commercial Sales Practices, domestic preferences, supply chain security, bid protests, sustainability, and ethics. MAS Basic Training Also returning in 2024 is the Coalition’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Basic Training.

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

In this blog post, I summarise the findings of the AI procurement report I find more problematic and link this evidence to the failing attempt at using public procurement to regulate the acquisition of AI by the public sector in the UK.

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The Softly Spark

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To learn more about navigating these claims, check out the Softly blog, Red, White and RISK: How to Safely Claim your Product is Made in the USA. Setting clear and achievable sustainability goals is a way to avoid greenwashing. Collaborate with suppliers and partners who prioritize sustainable practices. FTC and U.K.

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Import and Trade Remedies

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Government’s commitments follow established human rights due diligence legislation implemented in France, Germany and the soon to follow Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“ CS3D “) in the EU, which may provide a legislative road map for Canada.

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