EcoVadis (which provides sustainability ratings and performance improvement tools for global supply chains) has published its biennial report the ‘Sustainable Procurement Barometer,’ which sets out […]
Last week Spend Matters founder, Jason Busch, was over from the US attending the EcoVadis Sustain 2019 event in Paris. EcoVadis works with firms on […]
There should (rightly) be a CSR aspect to commerce; gone should be the days of the ‘show me the money’ attitude with consideration for nothing […]
Excuse my indulgence, but for the next few weeks, I may feature a few of my all-time favourite Down the Procurement Pub photos before I […]
Yesterday we focused on the arguments put forward by our two proposers of the motion “This House Believes that Procurement with Purpose can save the world” […]
OK, I confess, I was worried about our pub debate last night. Approaching the holiday season, in the middle of the World Cup, a heatwave… […]
We are delighted to announce the publication of our new White Paper, produced in conjunction with SAP Ariba and titled “Procurement with a Purpose - […]
Ah, the beautiful Isabel! No, not the talented journalist Isabel Hardman, but the restaurant in Mayfair where I ate this week. Perhaps the most aesthetically […]
Friday saw the BHRE/LUPC Symposium at the University of Greenwich, with the title of “Socially responsible public procurement: Protecting and promoting human rights as we […]
It's Halloween! And many of us will have the big bags of sweets and chocolates ready for those lovable little scamps from down the road […]
Back in the mists of time, I ran a potato company that was part of a somewhat larger food group. (I should stress this was […]
Back in my youth, age 15, I got a Saturday job to support my developing album-buying habit. A chap who lived over the road from […]
