Author Archives for Simon Geale

AI will change procurement – but not how you might think

Since ChatGPT was released to the world at the end...

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Collaborating to advance Scope 3 progress

Welcome to the Scope 3 Maturity Benchmark, a collaborative effort...

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The Sustainability Challenge: How do CPOs juggle cost optimization and pressing Net Zero targets?

CPOs have been battling with the need to manage short-term...

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Building resilience: How can procurement prepare businesses?

Businesses have experienced significant turbulence since the start of the...

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The great cost challenge: How business leaders can achieve long-term goals

As we navigate an already turbulent start to 2023, it’s...

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Research: Christmas performance, the consumer perspective

Last Christmas… retailers must respond decisively to the fallout from...

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Collaboration in action. The Scope 3 Maturity Benchmark

Over the last 12 months or so, we (Proxima), and...

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How China’s zero-Covid policy is affecting global supply chains

Simon Geale recently spoke to CNBC about how China’s strict...

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Recession Ready – Time to cut smart

As we stumble inevitably towards recession, you can feel budget...

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How to join up (and help your procurement team) to battle inflation

Inflation, stagflation, does it really matter? We all know that...

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Aligning procurement and finance on sustainability

The first World Sustainable Procurement Day was quite some event...

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How to outperform and buy well in inflationary markets

Proxima’s Supply Chain Barometer, which has launched today, has further...

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