Girija Pande

Restructuring the supply chains of SME globally will need a vast amount of long-term capital infusion.

Ramping up sustainable supply-chain finance

Asian SMEs need to transition fast to a green world – which spells opportunities for a new asset class to emerge

Unstable geopolitics and the possible re-emergence of pandemics have created new challenges beyond the usual price-value trade-offs in procurement from a simple focus on just cost, quality and delivery.

Procurement 2.0 wave can mitigate supply chain risks

The tech transformation over the last two decades offers pointers for the tectonic shifts under way in procurement and sourcing operations

Pressure mounts on companies to critically focus on their suppliers and actively assist them in reducing their carbon footprint as it would ultimately add to their “own” emissions.

Decarbonising supply chains

Companies will increasingly be required to track not only their own emissions but those produced across its entire value chain.