by Elliott & Simon | May 26, 2021 | Blog
For businesses, ‘Being Socially and Environmentally Responsible’ is becoming increasingly important. In fact, a recent survey of business executives showed that being socially and environmentally responsible, and ‘Complying with Legislation and Regulation’ are now top...
by Elliott | May 12, 2021 | Blog
The traditional way of understanding and measuring value for chief procurement officers (CPO) and their organizations has been buying “more products for less money.” However, new metrics and ways of creating and measuring the value of procurement organizations are...
by Keith Fortson | May 5, 2021 | Blog
According to Bloomberg, a study of quarterly earnings reports among companies in the S&P Energy index revealed an increase in use of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related terms. Is this indicative of an increase in the importance of ESG among...
by ICIX | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog
How purchasing companies can ensure that their suppliers are keeping the right standards when it comes to working conditions and workers’ rights. The development of markets globally has led to longer and more complex supply chains. Strategic alliances between...
by Elliott | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
Research points to keys to improve supplier performance management According to McKinsey, companies are not spending enough to streamline their procurement operations. They say that for most companies the procurement operating expenses are less than 1% of total...
by Elliott | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog
BlackRock Inc. is a leading proponent of sustainability and one of the largest investment companies in the world with trillions of assets under its management. With interests across so many sectors and industries, the company has a great voice and influence on...
