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While procurement may be about winning deals and negotiating against your competition, one area where it’s best to collaborate with your foes is in sustainability. That’s whatThomas Udesen, the Chief Procurement Officer of Bayer, recommends for procurement professionals looking to be more sustainable.

Udesen was the latest guest on Spend Friends, a monthly video podcast hosted by Bill Michels, the VP of Operations — Americas at CIPS USA, and Pierre Mitchell, Spend Matters’ Chief Research Officer. Its goal is to focus on all procurement matters under the sun, like spend management, supply chains and other topics.

The subject of the agenda for August was sustainability, much like the Spend Matters’ summerESG series. Udesen joined Michels and Mitchell to discuss what role procurement should play in promoting sustainability at an organizational level.

In today's headlines, the automotive sector was the hardest hit by supply chain disruptions during the Covid pandemic, according to a survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit. In other news, UPS Flight Forward plans to complete drone delivery of Covid-19 vaccines. In Spend Matters' PRO coverage, analysts looked at ESG vendors, Zip and what makes Tradeshift great. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news, but it'll be on a long weekend starting tomorrow. We'll see you again on Monday!

In today's headlines, production throughout South Vietnam is struggling as manufacturers and logistics firms deal with a prolonged Covid-related lockdown. In other news, the Meishan Terminal in Ningbo, China, resumed normal operations on Wednesday after a two-week lockdown because of a positive coronavirus case. Also, labor shortages throughout China’s manufacturing industry are materializing as young workers shun factory jobs and migrant workers stay home. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

It can be easy to learn a job. But to teach that job to others is the sign of a true professional. That is the advice Angie Claeys learned at her first job when she was a teenager.

Cleays is now the Vice President of Uniform Services at Fine Tune, a business spend solution provider. Read how by learning her craft, she felt confident in her career in this latest "Women in Procurement on Wednesday" feature.

In today's headlines, public procurement provider Bonfire released its “State of Public Sourcing Report,” finding that public procurement teams have ramped up operations in 2021. In other news, CADDi, a Tokyo-based B2B ordering and supply platform for manufacturing and procurement, announced a $73 million round of funding. Also, customers looking for milkshakes at McDonald’s in England, Scotland and Wales will likely be upset after the fast-food chain took them off the menu because of supply chain issues. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

What if your favorite soap came from one of the most common waste products in the environment — carbon dioxide? Since CO2 is in most everything, the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases and climate change also can be converted into other products.

That process got former plumber Jaeson Cardiff thinking. The former plumber and tradesman realized he could use carbon emissions from commercial buildings to create new chemicals. And those chemicals could go into other products that are used every day. With those chemicals and emissions, he and some colleagues founded CleanO2.

The company is a personal care product company that uses captured carbon emissions from commercial buildings that are repurposed into cleaning and other personal products. It takes waste to regenerate new products, leaving the environment a little cleaner than it was before.

在今天的头条新闻,船员在东北和New England worked to restore power to more than 65,000 customers on Monday after Tropical Storm Henri hit the region. In other news, companies around the world and in many different industries are taking a critical look at supply chains, but broad changes to the industry are expected. Also, robot trucks may hit roads soon, and they promise big cost savings. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

In today's headlines, Felix announced the expansion of its procurement management platform with the launch of its Procurement Schedule module. In other news, liquor buyers and bartenders are seeing liquor shortages related to shipping issues and raw materials shortages. In Spend Matters' PRO coverage, analysts looked at the Coupa App Marketplace, ESG vendors for risk management, and the PRO Unlimited acquisition of Workforce Logiq. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

In today's headlines, spend automation provider Simfoni appointed David Bush its CEO of Spend Automation. Jason Stern will continue as CEO of Spend Analytics. In other news, Toyota said that it was cutting production by 40% in September at its Japanese plants because of the semiconductor shortage. Also, warehouse employment reached a new high after a few months of low demand. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

In today's headlines, Argon & Co., the global management consultancy for operations strategy, announced the acquisition of a specialist team of procurement consultants from Ayming. In other news, August is Black Business Month, but support doesn't have to have a time limit as Daryl Hammett and Jason Busch shared in a paper about what procurement's role could be in promoting minority suppliers. Also, the United States is expected to begin a wide distribution of COVID-19 booster shots next month as data shows the vaccine protection wanes over time. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

在今天的头条新闻,one of the world's largest ports in China shut down because of a positive coronavirus case. In other news, direct procurement provider Part Analytics raised $3 million in a new round of funding. Also, the wildfires in Northern California could last for months, disrupting many people. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

In today's headlines, Tradeshift data showed that orders outpaced invoices in manufacturing. In other news, repercussions from the latest coronavirus surge of the delta variant are rippling across businesses. Also, the US government opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a handful of collisions with parked vehicles. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.