Companies are increasingly discovering that carbon credits cannot be left until the end of the reporting cycle. What was once treated as a tactical, year-end purchase is turning into a supply-chain decision with real strategic consequences. As corporate climate targets draw nearer and integrity rules…
Koji Sato, Toyota’s chief industry officer and chairman of Japan’s main carmakers’ lobby, is urging an industry long defined by rivalry and engineering independence to cooperate far more closely on parts and production standards. His pitch is not that Japan’s manufacturers should build identical cars,…
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The European Union has adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia, tightening pressure on banks, energy companies, crypto platforms, ports and airports in response to Moscow’s war against Ukraine, the Council of the EU said on 23 July. The measures cover 48 individuals and 170 entities, the largest batch of…
For much of the food, drink and wider FMCG sector, energy and sustainability have long been treated as overheads to be controlled rather than strategic assets to be exploited. That mindset is changing. With wholesale energy prices remaining unpredictable, regulators demanding evidence of progress and…
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Agentic AI is beginning to change procurement by doing more than simply speeding up isolated tasks. In the procure-to-pay process, where requests are turned into purchase orders, receipts and invoices are matched, and payments are released, that matters because the work is repetitive, cross-functional and full of exceptions. PwC says…
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View AllFor more than 30 years, outsourcing was largely governed by a simple equation: move work to a lower-cost location and capture the savings. That logic still has value, but it no longer captures the full picture. As industrial and technology-led businesses contend with supply chain shocks, cyber risk, regulatory pressure…
