When the NHS set out its net-zero plan in 2020, it did more than outline an environmental ambition. It also put procurement at the centre of one of the health service’s biggest decarbonisation challenges: the bulk of its emissions sit outside direct control, embedded in…
EU public procurement reform aims to prioritise quality, sustainability and strategic industry growth
The European Commission is set to present its long-promised Public Procurement Act on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, in a move that would turn one of the EU’s biggest spending levers into a tool for industrial policy as well as public purchasing. Ahead of publication, reporting…
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Construction suppliers face new AI-driven pre-qualification hurdles amid evolving search landscape
Construction suppliers are increasingly at risk of being screened by machines before they are ever screened by people. The latest Office for National Statistics figures show that 35% of UK businesses with 10 or more employees were using at least one AI technology by June 2026, up from about 12%…
Petronas advances Malaysia's upstream data platform with agentic AI to attract investment and cut discovery time
Petronas is trying to turn a data platform into a faster deal-making tool for Malaysia’s upstream sector, with Iraya Energies tasked with building the technical and security architecture behind a new agentic AI layer for myPROdata. In Petronas’ 4 September release from Kuala Lumpur (petronas.com)…
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Kier Infrastructure’s latest mark from National Highways is significant not simply because it is the contractor’s best to date, but because it pushes the business beyond the 4.0 level that National Highways said it wanted all supply-chain partners to reach by 2030 when the customer-maturity model was set out. Highways…
New research reveals environmental initiatives need tailored timing and settings to boost supply chain efficiency
A newly published study argues that greener supply chains do not deliver an automatic efficiency dividend, and may even impose a short-term penalty before the gains appear. Writing in Business Strategy and the Environment, Wen-Min Lu, Irene Wei Kiong Ting and Chia-Chia Liao say the…
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View AllHospitals turn to predictive procurement to prevent supply shortages amidst rising demand for better data visibility
Hospitals need to get better at spotting shortages before clinicians feel them on wards, according to speakers at a Healthcare Digital webinar with Amazon Business that is now available on demand after running on 3 September. The session, “Predictive Procurement for Critical Medical Supplies”, brought together IBM’s Joseph Shobe, Supply…
Russia has long been a difficult market for outsiders to read, and for investors the challenge has only deepened since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The country still offers the lure of vast natural resources, a large domestic market and a technically…

