There are many pieces of legislation that currently help govern procurement behaviours within a workplace such as the Equality Act 2010 and The Public Contracts Regulations which both provide for a legal duty to eliminate discrimination and advance equality of...
The end-to-end value chain in the food industry, from farm to fork, accounts for 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions. With consumers rapidly becoming expectant of food brands, supermarkets and high-street restaurant operators to commit to net zero, how can food...
To address and explore the future of the procurement function, the key theme of the recent 4CP Group Away Day focused on emerging disruptive technologies – their role in disrupting procurement and supply chain teams and how they will impact the business’ ability to...
Oil and gas prices remain at elevated levels due to the Ukraine war. The governor of the BoE says rising global food prices are a “major worry“ with price inflation of 6.7% last month. The CEO of 2 Sisters, the chicken manufacturer said that the cost of chickens could...
By definition, a commodity is a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type. Because of their substantially interchangeable nature, commodities trading has been evolving with humans since 4000 BC, when people in Sumer used...
In early May, 4C brought together a group of senior thought leaders in the hospitality and leisure industry to discuss the current challenges and opportunities in the sector. The procurement space as we know it faces a challenging era impacted by inflationary and...
