From intent to execution with Strategic Sourcing

Embedding sustainability inside the category Strategic Sourcing, business cases, and award criteria ensures responsible outcomes are achieved alongside cost and service targets. By treating sustainability as a weighted decision factor, negotiating for measurable improvements, and tying performance to incentives, organizations make responsibility the default—without sacrificing competitiveness. A repeatable, dataguided sourcing process is the bridge from policy to profit-backed results.

The bottom line

Sustainable sourcing is not a parallel initiative; it is the operating system for modern procurement. When ESG expectations, risk controls, and market intelligence are integrated into how categories are planned, sourced, and managed, companies realize durable cost advantages, stronger supplier performance, and credible progress toward sustainability goals—creating tangible value for the business and society alike.