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How Procurement can help to drive Supplier-led innovation

ivalua

In today’s competitive business landscape, consumers demand a continuous cycle of new products and services, and the gap between each launch is shrinking. Suppliers offer an excellent source of knowledge to help businesses rapidly innovate. Alex Saric, Chief Marketing Officer, Ivalua. Cost-focused approaches block innovation.

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Webinar Recap: Procurement 2022, Big Trends and Predictions

ivalua

in October 2021*, the highest in more than three decades, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Disruptions in global supply chains, labor market shortages, strong consumer demand. The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers). The annual rate of inflation in the United States hit 6.2%

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Your Guide to Sustainability Labeling and Avoiding the Risk of Greenwashing

The Softly Spark

Sustainable products are experiencing growth in both profits and consumer demand. Consumers can enter the lot number of their purchase into the platform and find out where their sheets originatedfrom the farmers who grew the cotton to the artisans who finished them. REI clearly states what is acceptablethey dont take everything.