Procurement Magazine December 2025 Issue 47 December 2025 | Page 15

WHAT IS‘ SHADOW WORK’ AND WHY IS IT COSTING TRILLIONS?
Businesses across the globe are losing US $ 1.7tn every year to‘ invisible’, time-wasting tasks that represent a drain on productivity, according to the latest study from Perk.
‘ Shadow work’ is described as the invisible, non-core tasks employees complete that fall outside the remit of their main roles.

Without new approaches, the energy cost of progress risks becoming unsustainable”
Vince Jesaitis, Head of Global Government Affairs, Arm
SEDEX
: 1,000 SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES PLAGUE LEADERS EVERY WEEK
Sedex has revealed its member audits are uncovering approximately 1,000 critical supply chain issues each week.
Jon Hancock, CEO at Sedex, says:“ Poor visibility is no longer an accepted excuse.”

83 % of procurement and finance leaders feel accountable for innovation

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