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Risk & Resilience

Supplier risk, geopolitics and disruption, seen by the procurement leaders who manage them. In EBG's spring 2025 survey in Gothenburg, three-quarters named lack of visibility beyond Tier 1 as their biggest risk management challenge.

EBG Xperience 2026: Leading Through Complexity is good

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Nordic procurement leaders have been saying the same thing for fifteen years: too much administration, too reactive, not enough time for strategy and value creation. Technology has come and gone-process automation, system integration, RPA-yet the fundamental tension remains. This spring, we’re exploring whether the current moment might actually be different. Not because AI is magic, […]

CPO Outlook 2025 | Sustainability Panel Part 1

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Sustainability in Motion: How Procurement Leads in Imperfect Conditions Sustainability work today is not defined by perfect data, complete control, or fully aligned processes. It is defined by people who move forward even when information is incomplete, legislation is shifting, and supply chains stretch across hundreds of countries. That reality shaped the Sustainability Panel at […]

Yanfeng | From Ambition to Action in Procurement

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At CPO Outlook 2025, Gunnar Büchter, Executive Director, Global Head of Sustainability at Yanfeng, shared how a global automotive supplier is embedding sustainability and risk into procurement’s everyday decisions — not through slogans, but by linking data, systems, and people. Enabled by Prewave, the journey shows what happens when visibility and collaboration turn ambition into […]

SSAB | Turning Complexity into Clarity for Buyers

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At CPO Outlook 2025, Lisa Lidén, Procurement Director at SSAB and Henrik Nyberg Sales Director Northern Europe at Ivalua shared insights into a headache most teams share. Namely, how to operationalize many facts at once — risk, sustainability, sanctions, audits, and cost — in a way buyers actually use. Context and ambition SSAB is transforming […]

Risk, Resilience & Sustainability: From Awareness to Action at CPO Outlook 2025

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Procurement has never faced more pressure to balance cost, compliance, and competitiveness — while simultaneously tackling risk and sustainability expectations that reach far beyond tier 1 suppliers. At CPO Outlook 2025, these realities take center stage through a series of keynotes, panels, and interactive roundtables designed to explore how risk, resilience, and sustainability can move […]

EBG | Xperience GBG: Turning Risk Complexity into Actionable Procurement Strategies

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On May 6th, procurement professionals gathered in Gothenburg for a fully booked EBG | Xperience day focused on ‘Knowing Your Supply and Suppliers: Managing Risks, Resilience and Sustainability’. A day centered on navigating the evolving risk, resilience, and sustainability landscape. Ahead of the event, attendees were asked what they most wanted to explore—and the answers […]

Procurement Risk & Resilience in Focus at EBG | Xperience GBG 2025

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On May 6th, 30 senior procurement practitioners will gather in Gothenburg for a full-day, hands-on workshop. The event is fully booked — and for good reason. If you want to join we can just about make room for a couple of more but need to know now. Procurement teams today are navigating a perfect storm […]

EBG | Play: Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability

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EBG | Network recently hosted a webinar titled “Supply Chain Sustainability: How to overcome Critical Challenges in Data, Compliance and Real-Time Risk Management“, enabled by IntegrityNext. Industry leaders shared insights into the complexities of sourcing, procurement and supply chain in a world increasingly shaped by sustainability goals and regulatory demands. Hosted by Anna Bjärkerud, the […]