The economic and geopolitical landscape in recent years has made sustainable cost reductions more crucial than ever, with many procurement departments facing the challenge of achieving double-digit savings targets. As traditional cost down programmes often fall short of expectations and yield minimal or no further savings, a new approach to cost reduction is essential. Join […]

As countries worldwide increasingly implement supply chain acts to regulate and enhance social and environmental responsibility, the European Union is set to introduce its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2025. This follows the example set by nations like France, the UK, and Germany. The CSDDD challenges companies to ensure comprehensive due diligence along […]

The introduction of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG or Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz) in Germany marks a significant shift in supply chain regulations, emphasizing the importance of social and environmental responsibility. The LkSG presents companies with the challenge of ensuring comprehensive due diligence along their supply chains. During the webinar, you will deepen your understanding of […]

In technologically dynamic environments, companies must continuously evolve and seek innovative solutions to remain competitive. However, when technological uncertainty is high, sourcing innovative products and technologies represents a huge challenge. As conventional procurement strategies oftentimes operate in too narrow frameworks, more flexible strategies are needed to maximise innovation and minimise technological risks. Join this webinar […]

Staffing is a traditional HR topic, but today more relevant than ever. Digitalisation, flexible work models, employees seeking more participation and, last but not least, COVID19 present HR departments with a host of new challenges and call for new approaches. Such an approach is matching theory, an economic theory which was awarded with the 2012 […]

Smart data and real insights instead of transactional facts In the age of big data harvesting a huge amount of data is cheaper & easier than ever before in all areas of business, also in Procurement. This shifts the current focus very much on the quantity of the data and it is easy to lose […]