CIPS News

CIPS has appointed Juliet Sotnick, FCIPS, and Suzanne Wise to its Global Board of Trustees. They take up their positions immediately, having been voted onto the Board at a CIPS EGM on 17 January 2024.

This year’s Global Ethics Day is a timely reminder to Africa of the need for ethics to build a prosperous, equitable and just society. Ethical procurement can help attract investment, foster sustainable growth, and establish credibility for African organisations seeking to enhance local and international partnerships.

The CIPS Foundation, a charity linked with the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), has opened its grant application process for 2024. The foundation offers funding opportunities to UK registered charities that are committed to improving supply chains and ethical and sustainable standards around the world.

One in every three pounds of UK public money is spent on goods and services bought by the public sector. But the rules governing how that money is spent – some £300 billion a year – are changing.

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) welcomes the findings of Phase 2 Report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, following the devastating fire on 14 June 2017 when 72 people lost their lives.

ActionAid, an international charity dedicated to tackling gender inequality, is working with women farmer cooperatives in Rwanda to strengthen their sustainable farming skills. The project is supported by grants from the European Union and the CIPS Foundation.