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 […]
Nestlé at Sustain 2019 – Igniting Change Through CSR
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Procurement With Heart
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 […]
Down the Procurement Pub with HICX, Jaggaer, CSR, CIPS and Blue Stones
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 […]
Can Procurement With Purpose Save the World? Pub Debate Arguments Against the Motion
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” […]
Pub Debate – Procurement with Purpose Takes Centre Stage
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… […]
Procurement With A Purpose – Launching Our New Paper
We are delighted to announce the publication of our new White Paper, produced in conjunction with SAP Ariba and titled “Procurement with a Purpose - […]
Down the Procurement Pub with Preston, Coupa, Scalpels, Bombardier, Ivalua and Django Django
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 […]
Socially Responsible Procurement – BHRE/LUPC Event Overview
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 […]
Halloween is Here – But Is Chocolate Firms’ Palm Oil Use the Real Horror Story?
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 […]
Chicken Tonight? Maybe Not …
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 […]
Modern Slavery In The Garment Industry – and Knickers In Gateshead
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 […]
Social Value in Manchester – Recycling Helps Offenders and Taxpayers
We wrote on the Public Spend Forum website a couple of weeks back about an interesting but occasionally naïve report from Scape, the Housing Association […]