Four Things that Can Make Sustainable Supply Chain Management Relevant

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Jun 7, 2012 12:00 PM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

  “To maintain relevance, Procurement must expand its support of business growth strategies beyond standard cost reduction. Procurement organizations that mix sophistication, impact, and payoff horizon deliver more than three times the yearly savings and four times the annual innovation of their peers.” –Procurement Strategy Council   Building on this thinking, a recent Supply Management post, Nearly Three-Quarters of CFOs Believe Procurement is More Strategic, offers its own insight into the shifting corporate perceptions of sustainable supply chain management.  Leveraging the research of several professional consulting firms specific to the space, the article summarizes the results by identifying an elevate status for procurement in the business world. Click here to continue reading Four Things that Can Make Sustainable Supply Chain Management Relevant.   Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".