29 April 2003 - London
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Cocoa buyers will face extra responsibility for monitoring their supply chains following a worldwide move to stamp out child labour, an ethical trading specialist has warned.
Railtrack is being urged by senior industry figures to share its experiences of supply chain partnering, despite its apparent failures with the approach.
Electricity buyers are set to clash with suppliers after two leading consumer groups called on them to refuse any deals that are at, or above, inflation.
Organisations implementing e-procurement systems are making a big mistake if they attempt to manage online catalogues themselves.
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Stephen Byers, the trade and industry secretary, has asked the European Commission to investigate possible anti-competitive behaviour by firms using the interconnector gas pipeline between Britain and Europe.
More than three-quarters of FTSE 100 companies will have a social responsibility report within the next 10 years and their suppliers should be ready to prove that they can meet their major clients’ expectations.
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PSA) has beaten its first-year target to save the National Health Service more than £110 million.