DOING BUSINESS BETTER. TOGETHER
July 2024 |
Dear All, It’s been a busy Q2 for us all here at the GSA and we are incredibly proud of some of the significant developments we have launched of late – all of which I believe to be truly ground-breaking for our industry. Our work for 2024 is centred on sustainable strategic sourcing – and we refer to sustainable in the broadest sense of the word. Yes, environmental sustainability is hugely important, but our work is broader than that and focuses on building operational resilience, mitigating risks and delivering value-add through robust strategic sourcing. Numerous critical components were discussed at our Festival of Sourcing In June with subjects varying from agile sourcing; supplier diversity; standardisation through to building personal resilience in life – all areas we will continue developing thought leadership and best practices for. The industry’s clear confusion about how to respond to and report on ESG led to a few industry-first global developments:
…..and so much more delivered and yet to come to include: Cultural Alignment Training; an industry standard contract for outsourcing; guidelines on the ethical use of AI across an outsourced arrangement; a gender pay gap report for the industry, and global collaboration on Impact Sourcing. Our Annual Awards programme and celebration ceremony showcased the excellent work that continues to be delivered across the industry. I send congratulations, but more so thanks to all those organisations shortlisted as they are openly showcasing their best practices across the industry on a global stage for all to learn from and be inspired by. If you are a member, we send our heartfelt thanks for enabling us to make all of this happen. If you are not already a member, but like our work and want to be a part of our sustainable strategic sourcing journey and our global Industry for Good movement, you can join up at any time. Wishing you all a safe and sunny summer. Best |
The Global Sourcing Association is delighted to announce the 2024 GSA Awards winners! The winners were announced on Tuesday 11th June at the GSA Awards Ceremony at the Richmond Hill Hotel.
Global Sourcing Association CEO, Kerry Hallard said: “This industry continues to amaze me with the innovative and highly transformative programmes undertaken by partnerships around the world. The calibre of submissions continues to improve year on year and as a result of these Awards we have a fantastic new repository of examples of best practice.” Congratulations to all those shortlisted and the winners! View the Winners here. |
The global technology and business services industry is taking a monumental step forward with the launch of FormIGA, a pioneering initiative that the GSA and the IAOP have partnered together on to bring to life. FormIGA is the first and only alliance of its kind, bringing together buyers and providers of technology and business services from around the globe to focus on measuring, monitoring, and enhancing the industry's social performance.FormIGA is committed to driving industry-wide improvement by showcasing and disseminating best practices. This collective sharing of knowledge and experience not only enhances the technology and business services sector but also sets a benchmark for other industries to follow. FormIGA establishes itself as the quality standard for sustainable sourcing and delivery within the industry. |
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We were delighted to host the Festival of Sourcing featuring industry experts sharing their insights and best practices on AI, Agile Sourcing, Supplier Diversity and more through supporting the industry for good theme. The Industry for Good theme wrapped around all the day’s content, using it to learn and share ideas, insights and innovations for our collective accountability and responsibility globally Click here to get access to the presentations and panel discussions |
If there’s one thing you should be focusing on within your ESG agenda this year, it should be impact sourcing.
It is the outsourcing industry that has given long-term and meaningful employment to all sorts of disadvantaged communities – In fact, the outsourcing industry has now created millions of jobs around the world and is a major contributor to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) of eradicating global poverty. Whether you want to understand the discipline of Impact Sourcing or how to start and maintain an impact sourcing programme – we explained how in this webinar.. View the full recording here. |
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GUEST BLOG: AS UK’S LABOUR WINS BIG, ITS MANIFESTO SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH INDIA IN TRADE, SECURITY AND MOREby Mark Hannant, Co-Owner/Founder at IndigoCPO |
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Cultural Alignment Training (CAT) Webinar |