{"id":234213,"date":"2024-05-07T11:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/?p=234213"},"modified":"2024-11-06T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T13:41:39","slug":"procurement-transformation-sustainable-supply-chain-through-responsible-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2024\/05\/07\/procurement-transformation-sustainable-supply-chain-through-responsible-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro\u00adcure\u00adment trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion \u2013 Sus\u00adtain\u00adable sup\u00adply chain through respon\u00adsi\u00adble procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_\u200bpb_\u200bsection fb_built=\u201c1\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.24.3\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d da_disable_devices=\u201coff|off|off\u201d global_\u200bcolors_\u200binfo=\u201d{}\u201d da_is_popup=\u201coff\u201d da_exit_intent=\u201coff\u201d da_has_close=\u201con\u201d da_alt_close=\u201coff\u201d da_dark_close=\u201coff\u201d da_not_modal=\u201con\u201d da_is_singular=\u201coff\u201d da_with_loader=\u201coff\u201d da_has_shadow=\u201con\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201c4.24.3\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201c4_4\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.24.3\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c4.24.3\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sus\u00adtain\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty is key to nav\u00adi\u00adgat\u00ading in today\u2019s \u201cnew nor\u00admal\u201d. At Islet, sus\u00adtain\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty is close to our heart and an impor\u00adtant val\u00adue guid\u00ading our oper\u00ada\u00adtions. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2024\/03\/13\/islet-sustainability-strategy-for-building-a-better-future\/\">our sus\u00adtain\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty strat\u00ade\u00adgy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A respon\u00adsi\u00adbly man\u00adaged sup\u00adply chain is sus\u00adtain\u00adable. Today\u2019s sup\u00adply chains typ\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly involve sev\u00ader\u00adal par\u00adties and part\u00adners, whose ser\u00advice pro\u00adduc\u00adtion and pro\u00adcure\u00adment takes place in sev\u00ader\u00adal busi\u00adness units around the world. This has con\u00adtributed to increased cost-effi\u00adcien\u00adcy, but also reduced trans\u00adparen\u00adcy, which in turn increas\u00ades risks. There\u00adfore, orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions should dis\u00adtance them\u00adselves from tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal busi\u00adness mod\u00adels where oper\u00ada\u00adtions are dri\u00adven by the great\u00adest pos\u00adsi\u00adble ben\u00ade\u00adfit for a&nbsp;small num\u00adber of share\u00adhold\u00aders. We need to move to mod\u00adels that cre\u00adate val\u00adue for all stake\u00adhold\u00aders, sup\u00adply chains, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties, as well as our plan\u00adet in the long&nbsp;run.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cus\u00adtomer and employ\u00adee satisfaction&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The impacts of a&nbsp;sus\u00adtain\u00adably man\u00adaged sup\u00adply chain go beyond mere busi\u00adness ben\u00ade\u00adfits. It dri\u00adves long-term oper\u00adat\u00ading prof\u00adit growth through prod\u00aducts and ser\u00advices that meet the needs of the mar\u00adket. Com\u00adpa\u00adnies\u2019 brand and rep\u00adu\u00adta\u00adtion are more impor\u00adtant today than ever before. Con\u00adsumers are more aware of the prod\u00aducts and ser\u00advices they con\u00adsume. Infor\u00adma\u00adtion on man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading process\u00ades, meth\u00adods and mate\u00adri\u00adals is freely avail\u00adable, allow\u00ading con\u00adsumers to make pur\u00adchas\u00ading deci\u00adsions based on avail\u00adable infor\u00adma\u00adtion and avoid prod\u00aducts and ser\u00advices that they per\u00adceive as uneth\u00adi\u00adcal or harm\u00adful to the envi\u00adron\u00adment. This nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adly leads to a&nbsp;pref\u00ader\u00adence for brands whose sup\u00adply chains are trans\u00adpar\u00adent, use respon\u00adsi\u00adbly and sus\u00adtain\u00adably pro\u00adduced raw mate\u00adri\u00adals, and who com\u00admit to and com\u00adply with the prin\u00adci\u00adples of human rights and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal protection.<\/p>\n<p>Like cus\u00adtomers, employ\u00adees are more aware than ever of ele\u00advat\u00aded stan\u00addards. It is also impor\u00adtant for employ\u00adees that they work for a&nbsp;com\u00adpa\u00adny that oper\u00adates respon\u00adsi\u00adbly and offers its cus\u00adtomers sus\u00adtain\u00adably pro\u00adduced prod\u00aducts and ser\u00advices. This group of peo\u00adple is grow\u00ading and rep\u00adre\u00adsents the future of the plan\u00adet, and they can no longer be ignored if a&nbsp;com\u00adpa\u00adny wants to remain rel\u00ade\u00advant. Com\u00adpa\u00adnies need to keep up-to-date and exceed legal requirements.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Embrac\u00ading diver\u00adsi\u00adty and local service<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Diverse busi\u00adness\u00ades play an impor\u00adtant role in our jour\u00adney towards more pros\u00adper\u00adous and thriv\u00ading com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties around the world. Minor\u00adi\u00adty-owned and minor\u00adi\u00adty-man\u00adaged com\u00adpa\u00adnies cre\u00adate added val\u00adue through their flex\u00adi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty and inno\u00adva\u00adtion poten\u00adtial. By part\u00adner\u00ading with such sup\u00adpli\u00aders, you enable your pro\u00adcure\u00adment costs to be allo\u00adcat\u00aded to pos\u00adi\u00adtive change, whether it\u2019s employ\u00ading women, pro\u00adtect\u00ading the envi\u00adron\u00adment or rein\u00advest\u00ading prof\u00adits back into local com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties. Coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion with local com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties is a&nbsp;proven inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive way to dri\u00adve devel\u00adop\u00adment in a&nbsp;direc\u00adtion where the glob\u00adal\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion of prod\u00aducts and ser\u00advices is no longer nec\u00ades\u00adsary for the sup\u00adpli\u00ader\u2019s oper\u00ada\u00adtions, and where the car\u00adbon foot\u00adprint of trans\u00adporta\u00adtion and stor\u00adage can be reduced and, in some cas\u00ades, ful\u00adly compensated.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SAP Ari\u00adba as an enabler of a&nbsp;sus\u00adtain\u00adable sup\u00adply&nbsp;chain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/procurementtransformation\/\">SAP Ari\u00adba pro\u00adcure\u00adment solu\u00adtions<\/a><\/strong> enable your com\u00adpa\u00adny to run knowl\u00adedge-based, respon\u00adsi\u00adble pro\u00adcure\u00adment oper\u00ada\u00adtions in accor\u00addance with reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtions and com\u00adpa\u00adny val\u00adues. With\u00adin Arib\u00ada\u2019s net\u00adwork you\u2019re guar\u00adan\u00adteed to find diverse sup\u00adpli\u00aders that sup\u00adport envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal pro\u00adtec\u00adtion, enabling you to meet social and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal require\u00adments in your sup\u00adply&nbsp;chain.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Read more about our pro\u00adcure\u00adment ser\u00advice offer\u00ading <a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/procurementtransformation\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Turn your com\u00adpa\u00adny\u2019s course towards more sus\u00adtain\u00adable sup\u00adply chains by con\u00adtact\u00ading&nbsp;us:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201c1_4,1_4,1_2\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.16\u201d background_size=\u201cinitial\u201d background_position=\u201ctop_left\u201d background_repeat=\u201crepeat\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201c1_4\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.16\u201d 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Today\u2019s sup\u00adply chains typ\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly involve sev\u00ader\u00adal par\u00adties and part\u00adners, whose ser\u00advice pro\u00adduc\u00adtion and pro\u00adcure\u00adment takes place in several&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":234224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[453],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover-story"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234213"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236796,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234213\/revisions\/236796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}