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Oh no! This event has already happened. Don’t miss out again by checking out all our upcoming events Did you know, if your suppliers or contractors are evading tax, your business could be prosecuted and face unlimited fines by failing to prevent it. Financial risk goes beyond the…

April 2019 sees the introduction of the UK’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reduction (SECR) framework. Large companies will now need to report their greenhouse gas emissions every year. Sustainability reporting has gone from being a niche activity of a few outliers to common practice among…

There are many drivers behind the growing complexity and dynamism that increasingly characterise business continuity and modern supply chains. Customers and end users want more speed and transparency, while buyers deal with the logistical and legal challenges of globalisation. Expanding supplier networks stretch supply chains…

The Importance of Efficient Public Sector Procurement Efficient procurement in the public sector is an important factor when it comes to driving cost savings and streamlining processes.  Public sector organisations and those that work with them rely on efficient procurement to obtain goods, services and…

As a new EU directive emerges in the European Parliament, is your business at risk of being left behind? Data shows that less than 50% of companies have an action plan in place to reduce their carbon, and less than 20% have a Net Zero…

The World Economic Forum believes that digitalisation is a $1 trillion opportunity for the oil and gas supply chain. By utilising emerging digital solutions aimed at areas like asset lifecycle management, collaboration and customer engagement, oil and gas companies in Europe can transform their business…

Infrastructure companies across the globe have admitted they are awarding contracts to main suppliers without having critical information about how they do business. Large companies across the construction, utilities, mining and oil and gas sectors said they are not obtaining vital information about suppliers, or…

As one of the first adopters of European supply chain due diligence legislation with the Lieferkettengesetz (LkSG) Germany has recently unveiled a draft bill for transposing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive into national law. What does that mean for businesses operating in Germany? The bill…

The introduction of GDPR on 25th May was just the start, rather than the finish line for any GDPR projects.  There was never going to be a big bang – GDPR compliance isn’t a one-off thing and will continue to have a big impact on…

Oh no! This event has already happened. Don’t miss out again by checking out all our upcoming events Financial risk goes beyond the cashflow of your suppliers. Buyers should be conducting due diligence on their suppliers financials, including where you pay invoices, to better manage risk and compliance in the…

After working with Build UK to establish a new pre-qualification system as an industry standard, Achilles has been selected as one of the vendors responsible for assuring and validating the entire UK construction industry. Achilles has been providing pre-qualification to UK construction companies for 12…

With the Contractor Management Workshop organised by Achilles in Santiago, Chile only a few days away, we spoke with Cristián Aguayo, a lawyer specialising in labour issues and founding partner of the Aguayo, Ecclefield & Martínez law firm, who will be speaking at the event…