Packaging companies need to tell their sustainability story. The packaging industry has tended to rely on its clients to spread the word about sustainability, but this task is too crucial to be delegated any longer. When it comes to telling the sustainability story, the packaging industry has historically kept out...

Brexit: Introductie Britse importvereisten & controles vanaf 1 oktober 2021          

Since March 2021, the EU has been implementing new regulations regarding energy labels. The new labelling requirements are progressively being rolled out to nine product categories, which has significant impacts for public procurers purchasing or leasing electric appliances. In order to assist public procurers with this transition, the BELT project...

Many businesses in the supply chain are now shifting back to operations that at least resemble pre-pandemic norms, but they are doing so with renewed insight into what’s valuable and better ways of doing business. Of course, all companies are different, so the paths they take to emerging from the past...

Als aan contracten geen risico’s verbonden waren, zou er geen contractmanagement nodig zijn.   Als leveranciers altijd aan hun verplichtingen zouden voldoen, er geen financiële risico’s, ethische risico’s of problemen met deadlines zouden zijn en alles altijd vlekkeloos zou verlopen, dan zou het simpelweg geen zin hebben om contracten te...

France recently announced it will start enforcing a European rule that limits cross-border traffic within the EU to 40 tons, despite 44 tons being allowed both on its territory and the territory of the Benelux. Based on European directive 96/53/EG cross-border traffic is limited to 40 tons except for the...

Can Appreciative Inquiry Work For Procurement and Everyone? Most procurement professionals have never heard of appreciative inquiry. It is a systematic discovery process to search for what is best or positive in an organization or its strengths. These strengths are then improved upon to create an even stronger and more...

Het Europees Parlement heeft de nieuwe Klimaatwet donderdag goedgekeurd. Dit betekent dat de EU voortaan als doel heeft om 55 procent minder broeikasgassen uit te stoten in 2030 dan in 1990. Dat was tot dusver 40 procent. Tegen 2050 wil de EU zelfs klimaatneutraal zijn. Door de goedkeuring van het parlement...

Covid-19: the perfect storm for employee fraud Organisations spend thousands of pounds every year protecting themselves from external fraudsters, but could the pandemic increase the threat from within? Businesses have long contended with employee fraud, from false expense claims to data theft. But for some experts, Covid-19 could deepen the danger. The...