The Procurement News Round-up: Ragpickers, ESGs, SaaS & Data

India's Ragpickers: An insight into circular economies?
Indian Ragpickers, much like the late Rag and Bone Men of the west play an important role in India's plastics recycling–Is this an insight or exploitation?
Fairtrade launches critical tool in fight for Human Rights
Fairtrade's newly launched tool tracks Human Rights, Environmental and ESG data though their 'Risk Map' which is set to be a game changer in ethical trade
Maike’s procurement woes makes china's copper prices rocket
China's copper buyers face higher costs for the metal this year, caused by buyers and leading importer Maike Group's financial issues
Software-as-a-Service bloat killing bottom lines: Forbes
uperfluous SaaS subscriptions could be destroying Procurement and Supply Chain bottom lines according to an article by Forbes
Tech-Sourcing Leaders enacting sustainability goals: Gartner
70% of Tech-Sourcing Leaders to have Environmental-Sustainability-Aligned performance objectives by 2026 according to a newly released Gartner report
Procurement 'returning to just-in-time' – Supply Management
Reactionary 'just-in-case' procurement and supply chains finally returning to 'just-in-time' strategies according to Supply Management
Report: Logistics innovation being hindered by many factors
Innovation in logistics sector being hampered by management problems, under-investment and staffing issues according to Descartes Systems Group report
More signs that data is emerging as new asset class
62% of eCommerce organisations believe that real-time data collection will be their primary focus in their 2023 CX strategies, according to new research
How to better protect your business against unpredictability
Jack Macfarlane, Founder and CEO, DeepStream Technologies on how businesses an better protect themselves against the unpredictable
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