Reports about the plight of evacuations of Sydney residents from several apartment buildings have been disturbing. While the level of rectification and assistance for affected populations has been variable, the disruption and distress to owners and occupants will leave a lasting impact. The first issue occurred with the Opal Tower [...]
In our day to day lives we all buy goods and services. Have you ever wondered why so many items have a very low cost? Have you ever thought “I wonder how they can make that product for that price and still make a profit?” Have you also wondered about [...]
Download your free copy of our white paper What you will learn: the applicability of ISO 20400 to your organisation how implementing ISO 20400 has the potential to generate competitive benefits how the adopting of Life Cycle Costing can assist in the decision-making process five things you can do to [...]
Download your free copy of our report What you will learn: the leaders and laggers by sector and industry individual insights on the progress of organisations focus areas of procurement sustainbilty in 2019 how do you compare VIEW REPORT
Would you like to better understand government policy regarding Buying from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses? Does your organisation need assistance to develop a program or framework to engage, enable and buy from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to further support your CSR or Procurement Sustainability programs? We [...]
Here we shine a spotlight on one of the core subjects of the Standard to see how it could relate to your organisation. What is fair operating practice? ISO 20400 describes it as applying and promoting ethical conduct in your organisation’s dealings with other organisations, including suppliers, contractors, partners, customers, [...]
Here we shine a spotlight on one of the core subjects of the Standard to see how it could relate to your organisation. What is Community involvement and development? ISO 20400 describes community as residential or other social settlements located in proximity to an organisation’s sites or within an organisation’s [...]
Procurement just get lower prices, right? Be careful what you wish for!The extended push by CEOs for procurement to cut costs and count savings has driven a race to the bottom. Resulting in the exploitation of people and our natural resources for profit.Organisations are realising, as shareholders, consumers and Governments [...]
Is your Organisation crying out for simpler, easy to access procurement information? Are your policies, manuals, delegations, etc cumbersome, all over the shop or even still in paper form? Getting this right for your internal customers (stakeholders, contract users, etc) will not only make their work days easier but [...]
What’s all this about Modern Slavery and Ethical Sourcing? New Legislation on Modern Slavery or Policies involving, for example, Indigenous Businesses may or may not affect your Organisation. But you’re probably already hearing from your customers, business partners and/or your staff that social responsibility matters. Organisations taking the lead [...]