Purchasers more likely than ever to combat corruption
3 April 2012
The trend towards globalisation of procurement departments has increased the chance that purchasers will confront corruption and bribery, according to CIPS.
The warning came after two Co-op employees were jailed for three and a half years after being convicted of taking a £1 million bribe each.
A jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London found David Chambers, previously chief buyer at Co-operative Wholesale Services, and Allan Green, its former chief general manager, guilty of corruption.
They were convicted...