Procurement is very old school. So, how do we drive change? If you are looking for a recipe, diversity is the first step, embracing the very thing that makes us human – our differences and emotional connection through purpose and values. This is the future of work across global supply chains because diversity, equity, and […]
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Climate-related risks are concerning for the Shoprite Group. At its core is its ambition to be the most affordable, accessible and innovative retailer on the continent, and climate change makes it difficult to realise this ambition. The Shoprite Group places significant focus on its climate change strategy as it affects its direct operations, its supply
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Since the 1990s, with the launch of Amazon, there has been a revolution in the way people buy things. Now, the same revolution that started for us as consumers three decades ago, is starting for businesses, Samuel Oppenheimer, head of strategy at Dooka, tells SmartProcurement. It started slowly but became exponential. In 2021 over 2
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The 2022 African Business Day Supplier Development Awards is about to open and calls for your Expression of Interest! Are you using Supplier Development to build thriving, inclusive and transformative supply chains and keen to improve your impact and benchmark your progress? Invitations to join an inclusive ecosystem of executive leaders from companies who celebrate
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The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose by 4.1 index points to reach 54.8 in May 2022. A month-on-month rebound was expected after the PMI lost more than 9 points the previous month as devastating flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and intense load-shedding hurt output and demand in April. However, the index did not recover
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“Sourcing processes can be as challenging and complex as they come,” says Zurich-based Procurement Executive, Oliver Engelbrecht, a highly experienced enabler of top level teams and optimiser of business. In this article, Oliver shares insights with Smart Procurement on one of the most dynamic trends in sourcing – hardware. For sourcing and procurement professionals, the
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Lerato Sebata, Category Manager: Marketing & Communications; and Intermediaries, with the Liberty Group, South Africa. Full name: Lerato Sebata Position: Category Manager Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: N/A Who does P & SM report to?: Chief Specialist: Category & Supplier Relationship Management Private sector or public sector?: Private sector
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In this article, a team of economists and research analysts at the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) Governance Unit, examine the growing body of economic literature on public procurement and pinpoint the most important factors to know. Globally, it is estimated that countries spend around 13% of GDP on public procurement (Bosio et al.,
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Several factors are driving the transition to more sustainable procurement practices, as spelled out in Smart Procurement World’s 2021 Sustainability Report. The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Designed by the United Nations General Assembly, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) define 17 goals to be achieved by all countries by 2030 to secure a more sustainable future.
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It’s time to move from rhetoric to action on carbon emissions, says international sustainability and information security specialist at EcoVadis, Lazar Armianov, who tells SmartProcurement how to go about it. Typical corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies often focus on emissions from direct operations (Scopes 1 and 2), which are clearly visible under the
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