LEADERS IN SUSTAINBLE AND INNOVATIVE SOURCING
The Sourcing Team were delighted to win the bpma Catalogue Cover of the year – 2014! Grant Geary kindly represented the team at the conference dinner and was presented with the award. Thank you bpma!
At The Sourcing Team we run quarterly team coaching sessions and in conversation with Nabila at PsycheMe Ltd we discussed ways to support our team in coping with at times of stress. PsychMe’s mission is to create more harmonious working environments with happier staff. I liked what they had to …
Charlotte showed me a newspaper article this week about the use of reusable coffee cups – well really about how bad we all are at using them! It made me wonder why we have all embraced the use of reusable water bottles but not coffee cups? Of course, it’s easy …
The Sourcing Team were delighted to receive a Highly Commended Award at this year’s Advantage Catalogue Launch. Well done team and most importantly, thank you to all our wonderful suppliers for voting for us!
Last night at Wembley Stadium, home to many-a-champion, 2degrees announced the winners of the 2degrees Champions Awards 2014 – the individuals and organizations were voted as having pushed the boundaries of sustainable business this year. An amazing 240 organisations put themselves in the running with nearly, 8,000 members voting – brilliant. A …
Our FD Sharon Childs has been our sustainability champion for a number of years and we are proud to have received a variety of recognised accreditations including ISO14001, Mayor of London Green Procurement Code – Gold Level, Eco Vadis – Silver level, CIPS Sustainability Index and membership of SEDEX and …
Finding the right promotional product for your campaign takes a bit of thinking, but also key is where the items are sourced, what the item says about your brand and how sustainable is the product? We love what Innocent have been doing with their little hats – brilliant! A few …
It has been interesting reading the approach from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply in terms of their call for a professional “licence to practice” to protect the public. Understanding the responsibility that lies with the procurement function, in how their actions impact not only their own business but …