ensure their practices are not cancelling out the sustainable efforts , is crucial .
This also means making sure everything is done in the most ethical , responsible way , something which may be difficult to oversee with managing a large base .
Heather ’ s role at UST saw her work with large global retailers and manufacturers , using data analytics , machine learning and AI to establish a means of measuring and monitoring their progress towards their sustainability goals :
“ This has typically involved deriving processes that measure the carbon used by their internal processes and by their external suppliers ,” she adds . “ Tracking the intended reduction in this usage , alerting where this is not occurring and similar proactive approaches enable these enterprises to understand areas within their business and supply chain that are not progressing as required , showing them where they need to take further action .”
Olivier stressed that ESG practices are no longer a luxury and procurement teams must continually evaluate their sustainability strategies to fulfil their corporate responsibility : “ Data analytics provides procurement teams with greater transparency and visibility over their environmental impact and regulatory compliance , allowing them to take further action based on the results ,” he adds .
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