Sustainable Procurement

A deep dive into the OECD's 2025 landmark report on AI adoption across government contracting, from fraud detection to automated bidding, and the challenges that remain. 13% of GDP in OECD countries 54% of AI solutions target pre-tendering phase € 4.15B audited by Brazil's AI in 2023 8 days average audit time (was 400 days) Public procurement is one of the largest and most complex functions of governments, accounting for roughly 13% of GDP in OECD countries. Amid persistent

The 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Source-to-Pay Suites marks a turning point: digitisation is no longer the finish line, but the starting point for AI-driven, outcome-oriented procurement. With the S2P market growing at 16.3% annually toward $18.7 billion by 2029, competitive differentiation has fundamentally shifted.

Today's procurement landscape demands a fundamental shift. For Chief Procurement Officers, sustainability has evolved from a compliance checkbox to a critical driver of enterprise value. Yet many organisations struggle to translate sustainability ambitions into procurement decisions that deliver measurable business outcomes. The challenge isn't whether to integrate sustainability, it's how to do it strategically, systematically, and profitably. Transformative Procurement Chan

We are operating within an economic model that is no longer fit for the challenges of our time Neoliberal capitalism, anchored in the pursuit of endless growth, short-term profits, deregulation, and aggressive cost-cutting, has profoundly shaped how most organisations make decisions. It has delivered shareholder value, driven global expansion, and embedded efficiency as the highest virtue. But it has also left us with widening inequality, volatile supply chains, degraded ecos