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We’ve been a pivotal link between buyers and suppliers for nearly 30 years, which gives us the data and perspective to offer unique insights into supply chains and the topics that shape them. Here you’ll find our take on today’s key issues.

Carbon Management – your guide to switching carbon reporting providers

Carbon Management – your guide to switching carbon reporting providers

Your guide to switching carbon reporting providers Carbon management is…

Women in procurement: thoughts from our Chief Product Officer

Women in procurement: thoughts from our Chief Product Officer

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Katie Tamblin, Chief Product…

The challenges of building ethical supply chains on a global scale

The challenges of building ethical supply chains on a global scale

Nuanced, subtle and complex – how speakers described the challenges…

Identifying the weakest links: Avoiding fraud and supply chain corruption

Identifying the weakest links: Avoiding fraud and supply chain corruption

Despite the best efforts of governments, regulators and companies, supply…

What you need to know about anti-bribery laws and your supply chain

What you need to know about anti-bribery laws and your supply chain

Recent research carried out by Ernst and Young highlighted the…

6 ways to improve the success of your RFI process

6 ways to improve the success of your RFI process

Gathering and assessing supplier responses can be time-consuming, and a…

How buyers can create sustainable supply chains

How buyers can create sustainable supply chains

Measuring and reducing carbon footprints, monitoring sourcing credentials – there…

Why accurate supply chain data and supplier prequalification don’t just benefit buyers

Why accurate supply chain data and supplier prequalification don’t just benefit buyers

It is undoubtedly a key objective for buyers to improve their…

Who certifies the certifiers: what happens when your data validation fails?

Who certifies the certifiers: what happens when your data validation fails?

Supply chains rely on the confidence produced by external assurance…

Data validation and digitalisation: reinventing supply chains

Digitalisation is radically changing supply chains all over the world.…

Business continuity: are your suppliers as prepared as you’d like them to be?

There are many drivers behind the growing complexity and dynamism…

Putting wellbeing at the heart of workplaces (and supply chains)

Putting wellbeing at the heart of workplaces (and supply chains)

The environments we work in have a profound effect on…