Study: Sustainable procurement progress continues to 'lag behind'

Stuart Stone
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Global value chain stocktake from EcoVadis claims significant work still needed to accelerate adoption of sustainable supply chain best practices

Despite some of the world's biggest companies making significant strides to enact more sustainable procurement practices in 2023, overall progress is still lagging far behind what is needed to deliver...

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