Supply chain disruption. Tariffs. Price pressures. ESG. Procurement and supply professionals must contend with complex, shifting issues. The second edition of the CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply 2025, supported by GEP, reveals a profession at an inflection point – and leaders who are playing a critical role in corporate decision-making.  

To stay competitive, organisations must embed sustainability into procurement policies and supplier evaluation criteria. Download this free report from ERA Group to discover how.

In this white paper, AI’s ability to bridge strategic and tactical procurement processes to significantly reduce manual work is explored alongside Gen AI’s transformative potential, its unique fit for procurement, and its practical applications.

After recently adapting to the post-pandemic reality, organisations now face a complex landscape of technological, geopolitical and regulatory changes that are reshaping procurement and supply chains dramatically. Download GEP's outlook report to help plan for the future.

In IntegrityNext’s three-part series, Driving Value Through Sustainability, they explore how businesses can leverage sustainability for resilience, maximum impact, and innovation. First up: resilience.

Conditional globalisation is redefining the global trade landscape, with countries using tariffs and trade barriers to protect domestic industries. S&P Global address some of the most frequently asked questions about US tariff plans.

Import duties are central to US President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policy, and he has many regulatory and legislative mechanisms to deploy them. Download S&P Global's strategic report to learn about the consequences of current and future tariffs under the Trump administration.

CIPS and TWS Partners conducted their seventh annual survey, exploring the awareness, understanding, and application of game theory in procurement and supply.

In recent years, procurement departments have faced an ever-increasing workload, without a corresponding increase in resources. Enter GenAI, a transformative technology that promises to bridge this productivity gap.

The Procurement Act 2023 aims to transform the way public-sector procurement is carried out in the UK. But what will be the impact on practitioners? Read this CIPS Special Report, to find out. 

AI in procurement. Everyone’s talking about it. Even if your procurement and supply operation is super-slick, there are probably many routine processes and tasks that could be automated and improved.

TWS Partners' consulting team have developed the TWS Cost Down Approach powered by game theory to overcome barriers to effective cost down and to ensure procurement, cross functions, and suppliers all work together to profit from a joint cost down programme.

The 2025 outlook report from S&P Global Market Intelligence contains insights on rising costs associated with energy transition plans, investments being made in diversification and automation to improve supply chain agility, and threats to US ports if actions are not taken to modernise.

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called 'agentic AI' to work alongside employees to make decisions and execute them with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains.

Did you know you could boost savings by up to 20%?

In today’s volatile landscape, cost control and efficiency aren’t just goals - they’re essential for survival. Coupa's latest benchmark report uncovers how top-performing finance and procurement teams are cutting costs by as much as 20% and accelerating processing times by up to 30%.

Are you prepared for the changes brought by the Procurement Act 2023? The Act introduces new requirements for transparency, social value, and streamlined processes that will impact both private and public sector procurement in the UK. Download this report produced by global supply chain risk management expert Achilles.

How do you know if your procurement processes are delivering genuine business value? Understanding the correlation between procurement's capabilities and its impact is hard but essential, as modern and effective procurement boosts business performance. This is especially critical in the current uncertain economic climate where high SaaS inflation is rampant.

This guide to the Procurement Act aims to provide some practical advice and guidance to help navigation as it goes live. Download Places for People's report now, one of the UK's largest property management, development and regeneration companies.