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  • Poor price visibility leads firms to overspendManufacturers, distributors and retailers will overspend by $415 billion this year on transportation, technology, telecoms and energy. 02 September 2010
  • Automotive suppliers seek cost recovery on raw materialsSuppliers to automotive manufacturers are seeking contractual changes to take account of rising raw material costs. 02 September 2010
  • Take a leaf from CanadaUK public sector buyers could look to Canada for pointers on how to make drastic cuts in the budget. Nick Martindale outlines the lessons that can be learnt 02 September 2010
  • ART for life's sakeThe purchase and supply of anti-retroviral drugs is vitally important in southern Africa, explains Tatum Anderson 02 September 2010
  • HP in multimillion dollar settlement with US governmentComputer manufacturer HP has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a US Department of Justice investigation into the alleged incorrect billing of the governments procurement agency. 01 September 2010
  • Eurozone suffers retail sales slideRetail sales in the eurozone fell slightly last month after a bumper summer boosted by good weather and the World Cup football tournament. 01 September 2010
  • Veolia battles councilsVeolia Environnement has criticised attempts by British councillors to ban it from tendering for local authority contracts because of its light railway work linking Israel to East Jerusalem's disputed territories. 31 August 2010
  • Sunoco outsources indirect purchasing to IBMSunoco, the petroleum manufacturer which supplies Nascar motor racing, is set to hand over indirect procurement to global service firm IBM as part of a wide reaching outsourcing deal. 30 August 2010
  • Experienced buyers sought to fill SA purchasing jobsEmployers are placing greater importance on skills and experience when searching for buyers as the market for purchasing jobs in South Africa recovers from the recession. 29 August 2010
  • Zimbabwe and Swaziland lag behind in procurement reformSwaziland and Zimbabwe risk trailing behind when common procurement systems are introduced among the 19 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. 26 August 2010
  • Seven South African departments face corruption probeThe procurement practices of seven South African government departments have come under scrutiny by the Special Investigating Unit after president Jacob Zuma ordered a probe into allegations of corruption. 25 August 2010
  • Rio Tinto adopts online expense management systemGlobal mining giant Rio Tinto hopes to cut costs and boost compliance by using internet-based software to manage expenses filed by 20,000 staff. 24 August 2010
  • Major cement producer to expand in southern AfricaCement buyers in southern Africa could benefit from falling prices and greater security of supply with the opening of a plant by Ohorongo Cement in January 2011. 24 August 2010
  • General Motors reports its supply chain risksThe automotive giant has given details of the risks to its business from its supply chain in a report to potential investors as it plans to float on the US stock exchange. 20 August 2010
  • Company chiefs concerned about future of China tradeSix senior executives in 10 are worried about rising wages in China affecting their companies' financial performance in the next 12-24 months. 20 August 2010
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    At what point does a social responsibility initiative become material? In my view, it’s when it can be measured. If real performance on social issues is to become the norm for mainstream corporations, we need to fill out our success stories with clear measures of success. 03 August 2010
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