Earlier this week, Procurement Leaders reopened the discussion (wound?) on how best to measure procurement cost savings. This topic has been a source of debate since the inception of the first procurement department. And one that will continue to range on for the foreseeable future.
In fact, we at Supply Excellence have documented (and contributed to) [...]

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Yesterday, Procurement Leaders ran a story on the impact of Wal-Mart’s efforts to reduce excess packaging in the toys they carry. In addition to the reduced consumption of paper and plastic in the actual packaging, the article reports that the changes saved Wal-Mart 727 shipping containers and 1,300 barrels of oil in comparison to the [...]

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In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the results of EcoVadis‘ recent Sustainable Procurement Benchmark Report (download here). Although a full 90% of procurement directors reported that sustainable procurement is an “important” or “critical” objective, organizations are struggling to determine if, when and how to move forward on their sustainability initiatives.
The recession likely [...]

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EcoVadis, whose platform enables companies to measure their global suppliers’ sustainability performance, released the results of their 4th annual survey, the Sustainable Procurement Benchmark Report (download here), earlier this month. Despite the global economic downturn, the survey of 95 procurement executives found a somewhat surprising number of companies in Europe regard their CSR and sustainability [...]

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Battle lines have been drawn in the fight over carbon emissions. Late last month, the US House of Representatives passed the Waxman-Markey Bill, which in addition to an infusion of R&D money would create a cap and trade system for carbon, giving away 70% of the available carbon credits while auctioning off the remaining 30%. [...]

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