The 2007
study evaluates the challenges of sustainable procurement, the competitive
advantages for the companies, the obstacles to the introduction of such a
program, and the solutions set up by companies to fix these problems. In
particular, it analyses the indicators and tools that enable the rollout of
these programs and extends the study conducted in 2005 to other European
countries.
Key
findings
- Sustainable
procurement is now reported as the third most important priority of European
procurement executives.
- 60% of
companies report measuring concrete operational benefits which are now aligned
with traditional procurement objectives
- Implementation
remains a challenge. 91% of CPOs report that they have not fully achieved their
sustainable procurement objectives for 2007.
- KPIs remain
a key issue: the indicators used today measure process (“inputs”) rather than
performance (“outputs”). Companies urgently need results-oriented indicators
that track supplier sustainable development performance and sustainable
procurement effectiveness.
- Supplier
performance management is by far the main process impacted, representing a
challenge to 80% of procurement executives.
Source:
www.bitc.org.uk
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