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Value in volunteering: why procurement’s skillsets are required beyond your job

10 March 2025

Procurement and supply professionals can give back to society by taking on voluntary roles that ensure money is spent wisely. Gillian Askew FCIPS shares the impact her skills have brought to her role as school governor.

Procurement and supply professionals can give back to society by taking on voluntary roles that ensure money is spent wisely. Gillian Askew FCIPS shares the impact her skills have brought to her role as school governor.
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05 March 2025

Organisations that pay a living wage have a happier, more productive and resilient workforce. By asking suppliers to do the same, procurement can drive social mobility throughout the wider supply chain.

Organisations that pay a living wage have a happier, more productive and resilient workforce. By asking suppliers to do the same, procurement can drive social mobility throughout the wider supply chain.
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Be bold: demand fair pay and a living wage for your supply chain

05 March 2025

Organisations that pay a living wage have a happier, more productive and resilient workforce. By asking suppliers to do the same, procurement can drive social mobility throughout the wider supply chain.

Organisations that pay a living wage have a happier, more productive and resilient workforce. By asking suppliers to do the same, procurement can drive social mobility throughout the wider supply chain.
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Top tips for entering the CIPS Excellence Awards 2025

27 February 2025

With the CIPS Excellence Awards now open for entries, CIPS head of content Emma Scott MCIPS shares her top tips for entrants.

With the CIPS Excellence Awards now open for entries, CIPS head of content Emma Scott MCIPS shares her top tips for entrants.
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Seven tips to ace your procurement interview

18 February 2025

What seven ways can you ace your procurement and supply interview?

What seven ways can you ace your procurement and supply interview?
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Procurement, finance, sustainability: tackling the climate crisis together

13 February 2025

CIPS trustee Suzanne Wise on how she built a "triumvirate of change" – procurement, finance and sustainability – to tackle the climate crisis.

CIPS trustee Suzanne Wise on how she built a "triumvirate of change" – procurement, finance and sustainability – to tackle the climate crisis.