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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

ivalua

businesses proudly maintain robust supplier diversity programs. They have now moved from largely being a reporting exercise, to being a business strategy. However, the ethical justification is no longer the totality of the value proposition. Building Business Cases and Momentum.

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CSR is Good for Business, an Independent Consulting Study Reports, but Official Targets & Policies are Lagging Behind

ivalua

Redwood, CA – 14 th September 2021 – Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider , announced today the results of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Research on behalf of Ivalua which shows that companies have been prioritizing CSR initiatives as part of their core business strategies – and it has paid off.

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Supplier Motivation, A Key Component of Supplier Management

ivalua

They share Urgo’s business strategy, how it drives Procurement objectives and finally how strategic suppliers are valuable stakeholders of it. A supplier becomes strategic when it ranks high in a wide range of criteria: margin level, market share, supply chain criticality, procurement annual review score, ethics and innovation rating.

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7 Steps to Finding the Right Sustainability Certification for your Business

The Softly Spark

Achieving a sustainability certification signifies a business’s dedication to minimizing its ecological footprint, promoting ethical practices, and contributing to a better future. When sustainable standards are aligned with a company’s business strategy and goals, the ROI in these initiatives can be significantly enhanced.

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Sole Source Procurement: A Guide to Single-Source Acquisitions

Select GCR

Compliance with established conduct standards per Executive Order 11222 and federal regulations ensures that the sole source justification statement is not influenced by the vendor and is conducted within legal and ethical bounds. Ensuring Fair Pricing Fair pricing is another critical aspect of managing risks in sole source procurement.

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Harnessing the power of generative AI in the classroom and beyond

AWS Public Sector

Industry collaboration is a core part of the business strategy for McGraw Hill. There is a key role that technology providers need to play to enable appropriate and ethical use of generative AI tools. Indeed, many educators are very keen to see more robust frameworks in place from their institutions on responsible AI usage.

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AI Revolution in Government: How it’s Changing the Landscape (E128)

FedInsider

She has been working closely with customers on ethical and responsible AI, building it in and not bolting it on. Jaime Fitzgibbon, Program Manager of AI/ML Portfolio for the Defense Innovation unit shares how though AI proves to make DoD more efficient, military leaders remain cautious, but do appropriate a small budget toward AI.