USFCR

APRIL 30, 2024

This commitment to sustainable development opens a dynamic avenue for tree and landscaping businesses to contribute their expertise to important federal projects, fostering community green spaces and enhancing environmental sustainability.

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Sustainability Quality Demand Innovation 105

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

.” – Kym Kent | Co-Founder and Director | Extend Homeschool Tutorial Embrace Sustainable Procurement Practices Sustainability has become a key consideration for many organizations. Working with suppliers who share your commitment to sustainability is not only good for the planet but also enhances your organization’s reputation.

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Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

WashngtonExec

MARCH 17, 2025

Army Black Hawk cockpits with an open systems architecture, allowing rapid integration of new capabilities to meet modern operational demands, said Jenny Miller, vice president and general manager of military avionics and helicopters at Collins Aerospace. Mosarc will equip U.S.

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Integration Integrity Demand Sustainability 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Watch our latest Procurement on Demand webinar that provides insight into sustainable procurement and how it is not just about being green! Sustainable Procurement is changing how businesses acquire the resources they need and how they make careful choices in ‘greening’ their supply chains.

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Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain Demand 52

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Public procurement encourages collaboration between government and private enterprises, in turn allowing public authorities to achieve sustainable and circular practices. The following blog will provide a more detailed exploration of creating sustainable procurement strategy, their benefits and challenges during implementation.

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Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 52

The Softly Spark

JULY 6, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing world, sustainability has emerged as a critical factor for businesses seeking to thrive and make a positive impact. To demonstrate their commitment to sustainable practices, many organizations are turning to certifications and ecolabels.

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Sustainability Evaluation Retail Transparency 52

GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

With federal agencies looking to better respond to environmental concerns, data storage is an area ripe with potential in sustainability and cost-savings.

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Sustainability Capacity Demand Budget 52

The Softly Spark

JANUARY 13, 2025

Sustainable products are experiencing growth in both profits and consumer demand. To successfully market your sustainability efforts, you must carefully navigate the fine line between legitimate marketing and greenwashing. Recommendation: Partner with suppliers who prioritize sustainability.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Transparency Retail Education 52

ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change. See you soon!

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Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Sustainability 97

ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. Watch the webinar recording on-demand to hear the full discussion. Those are three hot topics in the enterprise today.

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Balance Sustainability Supply Chain Management 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

This vision aligns with the aspirations of many governments: leveraging technology to enhance public services , reduce costs, and promote sustainability. Governments worldwide control vast budgets through procurement, giving them the power to: Drive innovation by demanding advanced solutions from vendors.

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Public Procurement 59

AWS Public Sector

JULY 24, 2024

I chatted with the organization’s chairman, Brendan Reilly, to learn how its Sustainable Africa Initiative (SAI) is empowering agricultural experts in Nigeria to analyze climate risk models on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to prevent future food insecurity in their local communities. Reilly : I always believe that the answer is in the data.

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Sustainability Export Data Demand 78

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Embedding sustainability into procurement can support organisations’ wider economic, social and environmental objectives as set out in relevant policies and/or strategies and can be adapted to reflect the nature of the contract. eLearning is available from the Sustainable Procurement Tools platform.

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Public Procurement Sustainability Procurement Buyers 40

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 15, 2025

All this is backed by over two decades of AI innovation at Amazon, from delivering personalized shopping experiences to forecasting global product demand, enabling autonomous flight for Amazon Prime Air drones, and powering natural language processing ( NLP ) in Amazon Alexa.

Education 52

Education Sustainability Ethics Innovation 52

ivalua

JANUARY 8, 2023

The act was established to address issues of sustainability and ethical conduct in global supply chains, and has significant implications for companies and procurement organizations operating in Germany. These organizations must also conduct regular supply chain audits to ensure sustainable and responsible operating measures. .

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Supply Chain Procurement Procurement Team Ethics 97

ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

How an agile Supply Chain drives a sustainable competitive advantage. As companies reassess their supply chains in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as growing pressure to improve sustainability, some lessons can be learned by taking a look back. A great example of how sustainability can be improved in parallel to cost reduction.

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Supply Chain Procurement Retail Sustainability 15

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Digital technologies have the potential to make mobility systems more sustainable, intelligent, and inclusive. Islands, like other communities, are working to create effective and sustainable transport linkages. The app covers buses, trains, taxis, car hire, car clubs, bikes, ferries, air travel, and demand responsive transport (DRT).

Transportation 80

Transportation Transportation Sustainability Innovation 80

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In addition, a dedicated Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Competence Center was established in the LPPO to lead implementation and to support contracting authorities and suppliers in their adoption of green criteria. In 2023, the LPPO added a set of key sustainability performance indicators to its procurement dashboard.

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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

More recently, and in line with developments in other jurisdictions, procurement has been increasingly singled out as a tool to promote environmental and sustainability goals, as well as social goals, or as a tool to foster innovation. Overall, EU procurement law offers a diverse toolkit for public buyers to embed sustainability requirements.

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Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

ivalua

AUGUST 18, 2015

Let’s examine three ways that better collaboration with supply partners creates value for a manufacturer from product design through demand planning. If you work in the supply chain planning function, supplier collaboration will take the form of shared demand forecasts, inventory positions, and production schedules. Innovating.

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Supplier Manufacturing Collaboration Supply Chain 69

American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

The fiscal crisis facing cities is a result of a perfect storm: the reduction of federal grant dollars, reduced tax revenues, increased demands, especially in urban areas, and rising inflation. Regularly updating financial models and engaging in long-term fiscal strategy development can provide a clearer roadmap for sustainability.

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Government Government Budget Quality 97

ivalua

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In today’s competitive business landscape, consumers demand a continuous cycle of new products and services, and the gap between each launch is shrinking. What’s more, these poor relationships limit the effectiveness of innovation, preventing organisations from keeping pace with end-user demands.

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Supplier Innovation Procurement Consumer Demands 68

ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Inflationary pressures can cause frustration levels among suppliers due to increased costs or reduced demand from customers, particularly when it comes to repeated orders or fixed pricing contracts. This could include negotiating more favorable terms with suppliers or renegotiating existing contracts to ensure that prices remain competitive.

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Price Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team 105

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

Central to the event were the themes of generative AI, sustainability, security, and—importantly for Europe—digital sovereignty. Sustainability in the cloud There is increased recognition that sustainability cannot be a siloed approach within an organization. Want more in-person public sector content?

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Sustainability Data Innovation Transparency 78

FedScoop

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As a principal investigator for the Department of Energy-funded Community Power Accelerator , Langle spends his days researching web sustainability and human-computer interaction in the pursuit of expanding access to affordable solar energy. It really does throttle or bottleneck their experience.”

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Government Government Sustainability Budget 111

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Larry Bafundo: Demand for the TMF has been strong. Since the fund’s inception, we’ve received nearly $4 billion in proposals and we continue to see strong demand today. LB: Sustained funding. FedScoop: Do you believe that the current model of the TMF program is working adequately?

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Demand Sustainability Import Capacity 86

Select GCR

JANUARY 16, 2024

By analyzing agency needs, upcoming projects, and industry trends, businesses can strategically position themselves to meet the evolving demands of government agencies. Market Research and Targeting: Q1 is the ideal time for Select GCR to conduct thorough market research and identify potential government contracting opportunities.

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Government Government Contract Government Contracts 105

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Belgium-based automotive supplier, specialising in sustainable and affordable propulsion system solutions, deployed Ivalua’s platform in September 2020 for the sourcing of components for the DT2 program, within the company’s Joint Venture operations: Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions.

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

ivalua

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

A recent survey that Ivalua did in the UK, “ Gaining the green view, How smart procurement can kick-start sustainability initiatives ” showed that 87% of UK businesses see “greener” supply chains as a competitive advantage. How can large companies address sustainable Supply Chain strategies?

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Supply Chain Supplier End to End Sustainability 75

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For example, the top products were considered those that had the highest demand among buyers, the highest supply and the greatest environmental importance (as quantified by the number of applicable certifications) ( see Table 11 ).

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Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Unlike some traditional contracting methods, OTAs demand constant oversight and active participation. Last year, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment updated its OTA guidance in an effort to dispel most of the myths around OTAs.

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Procurement Strategies Balance Procurement Contract 103

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Predictive Analytics: Uses advanced data analytics, such as machine learning, to predict future demand, analyze potential supply chain risks, and facilitate informed procurement decisions. Also, proper data analysis can help find potential hazards in the supply chain, sustain continuity, and reduce disruptions.

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Efficiency Procurement Data Supply Chain 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 9, 2024

The ‘rise in legislation’, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (see here for previous coverage), impose new duties and potential liabilities on businesses.

Finance 98

Finance Transparency Demand Sustainability 98

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Addressing environmental concerns in a sustainable business model requires challenging the status quo. We now need more companies and governmental agencies to adopt the best and leading solutions to ensure a planet which is going to sustain our collective ecosystems. ESG is showing us that we can prosper with dignity and respect.

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Procurement Supply Chain Total Cost of Ownership Sustainability 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

AUGUST 19, 2024

With the ever-increasing awareness on human rights and sustainability it has become part of our due diligence requirements to not only evaluate suppliers against the classic areas as per Carter’s 10 Cs but also against their ethics in the supply chain. Goods that have palm oil in, for example, are boycotted by some customers.

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Supply Chain Ethics Buyers Supplier 59

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Highlighting initiatives like clean schools, green transportation, the Critical Infrastructure Information Act, and Alyssa’s Law, Paige demonstrated how GovSpend can help agencies stay informed on purchasing trends in technology, sustainability, and security.

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Procurement Purchasing Price Bidding 105

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 26, 2023

So we have to think a little bit about training, sustainment, leader development,” he told an audience organized by the Association of the U.S. Rainey said the demand, for now, is coming mainly from the Army’s special forces community. “We need to transform, be agile be adaptive inside the next 18 to 24 months. Army last week.

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Sustainability Integration Integrity Capacity 94