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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

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businesses proudly maintain robust supplier diversity programs. They have now moved from largely being a reporting exercise, to being a business strategy. Building Business Cases and Momentum. As a supply chain professional who had performance tied to savings many times in my career, this resonated with me.

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[Pod] The Next Phase of Dial P for Procurement Begins

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Procurement and supply chain professionals excel at. Nothing that is simple is real, and nothing that is real is simple. The post [Pod] The Next Phase of Dial P for Procurement Begins appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Ivalua Bolsters Its ESG Commitment By Joining The United Nations Global Compact

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The way consumers, businesses and public institutions spend significantly impacts the sustainability and social agenda of supply chains globally. As a part of the UN Global Compact, Ivalua translates its beliefs into a comprehensive and actionable framework from the core of its business strategy.

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

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35% of respondents are lacking systems to enable effective, scalable collaboration to empower supply-chain partners in support of their CSR strategies and policies. The study also reveals actionable insights for businesses looking to improve CSR results. . Social and ethical priorities are close behind but still lag.

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Why Procurement leaders must act now to tackle the digital skills shortage

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The role of procurement has transformed over the last decade, from cost-cutter to a vital ally that can inform and enable business strategy. Procurement leaders now have a seat at the top table when it comes to making decisions on supply chain opportunities and risk. Smart procurement tools can shrink the skills gap.

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Ivalua Study: Tech Challenges Hinder Procurement

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31 March, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on Effective Procurement Performance Measurement.

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This is NOT thought leadership, it’s practical talk about Supplier Value Management

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To me and the team at Directworks, Supplier Value Management means selecting the best supply partners and effectively managing supplier relationships to capture greater value in a manner that helps drive your overall business strategy. Let’s get busy working on Supplier Value Management.