Procurement Magazine April 2021 | Page 8

THE BRIEF

“ YOU DON ’ T HAVE TO HAVE THE PERFECT RELATIONSHIP TO REAP CRUCIAL INNOVATIONS FROM THE SUPPLIER , JUST A SLIGHTLY BETTER RELATIONSHIP THAN THEIR OTHER CUSTOMERS ”
James Marland , Global Vice President , SAP Intelligent Spend & Business Network
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92 %

No

BY THE NUMBERS

Procurement has a diversity issue
Less than one in 10 procurement professionals identify as POC

8 %

Yes

“ For those who are on their pre-transformation journey and are looking to have a datafirst transformation and want to deploy something fast and make an impact on driving ROI quickly , Tealbook provides a head start ”
Stephany Lapierre , Founder and CEO , Tealbook
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“ THERE ' S REALLY A BROADER REMIT THAT PROCUREMENT HAS , BUT THERE ' S NOT ALWAYS A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS THEY ' RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH BEYOND JUST SAVINGS ”
Michael Schanker VP of Strategic Marketing , Coupa Software

EDITOR ' S CHOICE

DHL ACCELERATES DECARBONISATION < 29m tonnes by 2030 : science-based target for carbon reduction € 7bn : invested in green technologies by 2030 30 %: ESG-related targets in the Corporate Board ’ s annual bonus
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STARBUCKS GOES GREEN Starbucks has committed to conserve water usage in green coffee processing by 50 % before 2030
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$ 350 BILLION The figure Walmart plans to invest in sourcing goods grown , produced or finished in the US over the next decade
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8 April 2021