The Ministry of Defence’s approach to its suppliers is revealing a wider change in how the UK defence sector now thinks about security. Rather than treating cyber protection as a box-ticking exercise at the edge of a contract, the department has increasingly pushed requirements down…
Supplier relationship management has become one of the most important parts of modern procurement, particularly as companies rely on increasingly complex global supply networks. Yet the traditional approach , built around manual checks, fragmented records and time-consuming communication , can struggle to keep pace with…
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Bristol Myers Squibb has taken an unusual approach to artificial intelligence in procurement: it chose to start before its data was fully polished. Rhonda Griscti, the company’s executive director of digital strategy and global process lead, said the pharmaceuticals group decided against waiting for a flawless data environment. Instead,…
Aerospace and defence industries push for trust as a strategic asset to manage growing complexity
Aviation has always depended on trust: trust that aircraft will perform as expected, that systems will remain within design limits and that partners will carry out their roles over long programme lifecycles. What is changing now is the scale of the challenge. As technology moves…
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EcoVadis and Workiva partner to enhance supplier-specific carbon data in sustainability reports
EcoVadis has struck a strategic partnership with Workiva in a move designed to bring more supplier-specific carbon data into corporate sustainability reporting. The agreement will link EcoVadis’ primary supplier emissions data with Workiva’s AI-powered platform, allowing joint customers to move away from broad industry averages and towards more detailed, audit-ready…
Procurement is no longer being treated as a quiet administrative corner of the business. Across industries, it is becoming a strategic function shaped by automation, better data and tighter control, as companies look for faster purchasing cycles, stronger compliance and clearer visibility over spend. The…
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View AllHospitals in the United States are estimated to produce about 14,000 tons of waste a day, and packaging accounts for a sizeable share of that burden. Yet the same materials that protect sterile supplies and help health systems meet regulatory requirements are increasingly being rethought as part of a broader…
PwC highlights shift towards ecosystem collaboration for resilient digital transformation at SAP Sapphire 2026
At SAP Sapphire 2026 in Orlando, PwC’s Patrick Pugh argued that the old model of a consulting firm and software vendor solving transformation together is no longer enough. The real task, he said, is now to coordinate a wider web of hyperscalers, independent software vendors,…

