The next frontier of sustainable procurement

The next frontier of sustainable procurement

How leading companies can and should support mid-sized firms to deliver the latest wave of change

Over the past three decades, sustainable procurement has slowly become an accepted part of doing business for large multinational companies. And while it is not yet business-as-usual for all mid-sized firms, that trend is changing, with the best performers already firmly ahead of the pack.

The latest research from business sustainability ratings expert EcoVadis has found that an increasing number of mid-sized organisations are now very much focused on this area, with a number of them even among the group recognised as Sustainable Procurement Leaders.

This CIPS Download whitepaper, produced in partnership with EcoVadis, examines what progress mid-sized firms have made, the benefits and challenges, and how larger businesses can – and should – support them to make further advances for mutual benefit.

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