Procurement with Purpose describes a growing and powerful movement – how organisations can use the money they spend with suppliers to help address wider environmental, social and economic issues. That is not just about emissions and climate change, but includes how to address issues such as biodiversity and habitat loss, plastics and waste, modern slavery, inequality and discrimination, and more. That organisational ‘buying power’ is now being used to drive change across the business and political world.
With case studies from leading organisations, insightful analysis of ‘business purpose’ concepts and practical guidance on implementing these ideas through the procurement and contracting cycle, Procurement with Purpose is a fascinating and valuable resource for anyone interested in how organisations can help protect and nurture this planet and its people.
About the Author :
Peter Smith
Peter was born in Sunderland and after graduating from St. John’s College, Cambridge, he started his procurement career at Mars Confectionery. He was then Procurement Director for Dun & Bradstreet Europe, the Department of Social Security, and the NatWest Group. He is a Fellow and was 2003 President of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, acted as a Senior Adviser to the UK National Audit Office and has served as a non-executive director of two large public sector organisations and a growing private firm.
He founded his consulting firm, Procurement Excellence Ltd. in 2004 and from 2010-18 was Managing Editor of the Spend Matters Europe website, read by thousands of procurement professionals every day. His first co-authored book, (with Fiona Czerniawska), “Buying Professional Services” was published by The Economist Books in 2010. A second book, “A Procurement Compendium” was published in 2019, and in October 2020, Penguin Business published his latest book, “Bad Buying – How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds and F*ck-ups”!
Mark Perera
Mark graduated from Southampton University with a degree in Biology, and after a few years of corporate life moved into the entrepreneurial space, co-founding Procurement Leaders in 2004. That organisation grew into the leading global membership, events, and intelligence network for procurement across major businesses. In 2014, Mark stepped back from Procurement Leaders and founded Vizibl, a leading cloud technology platform that enables organisations to drive growth through supplier collaboration and innovation. He also has an interest in a number of other start-ups and growing businesses, and is a recognised thought leader in the procurement and technology worlds. Mark lives in south-west London with his wife and two teenage daughters.
