More than half (56 percent) of employers said they have struggled to find procurement talent in the last 12 months, according to the 2018 CIPS/Hays Procurement Salary Guide and Insights.

If she hadn’t visited the cocoa farms supplying Mondelez, Cathy Pieters wouldn’t have see there was “an urgent need” to rejuvenate many of the plants.

Achieving quality in the supply chain is a major concern for manufacturers, and access to good raw materials is a growing issue, a survey of 200 U.K. manufacturers has found.

An online self assessment tool will help businesses improve their due diligence in preventing modern slavery and other supply chain labour abuses.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) have warned that criminals have been increasing their online attacks against U.K. businesses by targeting vulnerabilities in their supply chain.

The procurement function constantly has to adapt to challenges brought on by a fast-paced changing world.

Automotive production in the U.K. could fall by 7.6 percent over the next five years if car makers decide not to produce new models there after Brexit.

More than 40 percent of central government’s top 100 suppliers have failed to produce modern slavery statements that are legally compliant, a report has found.

Starbucks is piloting the use of data technology, including blockchain, to make its coffee supply chains more transparent.