The health of the shipping remains vital to global sourcing strategies, but the prospect of rising costs puts pressure on buyers to identify innovations or look at alternative strategies.
Consultancy spend is on the rise, approaching pre-2008 levels. However, there are those who believe that procurement is still not able to exert enough influence to make an impact on this area of spend.
Sustainable palm oil may be a dream for some activists and even some organisations, but the reality is proving a tough slog and a confusing tale of false standards and mixed messages.
Market participants warned the upward momentum may be short term as they look for trading cues from Europe, where political and financial turmoil are ...
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