Monthly Archives: October 2011

Kraft Foods has unveiled a five-year programme designed to improve the sustainability of its cocoa supply chain.

A single acquisition-related mega-deal fuelled a record surge in global outsourcing market performance during the third quarter, analysts report.

CIPS CEO David Noble calls for leading UK companies to disclose more information about their procurement and supply chain operations in financial reports and updates.

Fire and police services are quizzed over their “baffling” lack of progress delivering savings from shared services.

Purchasers are expected to contribute £80 million savings a year by 2017 as part of an overall annual target of £670 million.

Supplier and procurement fraud has risen from 20 per cent to 33 per cent in 2010/11, making it the most prevalent type of fraud in the country.

Supplier and procurement fraud has risen from 20 per cent to 33 per cent in 2010/11, making it the most prevalent type of fraud in the country.

A procurement joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom-Orange which came to life yesterday will save the two organisations as much as €1.3bn.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will convene a public roundtable today to discuss the agency’s on-going efforts to create workable disclosure rules for companies involved in the trade or use of conflict minerals.

Microsoft has announced that it will require its vendors to file annual sustainability reports.