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New Zealand’s Sustainable Procurement Strategy

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The significant challenge lies in adopting sustainable practices and responsible procurement. In light of this, some business in New Zealand has started a collaborative endeavour to leverage the potential of digital technology to promote beneficial transformation.

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The government has supported a business innovation in leveraging technology to ignite this challenge. Recently, the government enhanced businesses in New Zealand to revolutionise supply chain sustainability by harnessing a digital technology platform to make it more seamless. This digital technology platform offers a suite of tools and essential sustainability questions for procurers, enabling them to engage with businesses in their supply chains to enhance sustainability.

The digital technology platform is a digital solution designed to empower procurers to enhance sustainability across business supply chains. It provides procurers with 10 critical sustainability questions that should be asked of businesses in their supply chains. These questions cover various aspects of sustainability, such as environmental impact, ethical practices, and social responsibility. The digital technology platform’s digital tools are freely available for download and use, making it accessible to a broad range of stakeholders.

This partnership underscores the importance of sustainability as a shared goal that transcends traditional boundaries. By providing procurers with a user-friendly digital technology platform, the digital technology platform streamlines the process of engaging with businesses in supply chains. It not only ensures that sustainability questions are asked consistently but also facilitates efficient communication, data collection, and analysis.

This streamlined approach is in line with the broader trend of digital transformation in procurement, where digital tools are leveraged to enhance efficiency and decision-making.

These days, consumers increasingly value sustainability. Businesses that prioritise sustainable practices gain a competitive edge. The digital technology platform empowers procurers not only to ensure that their supply chain partners adhere to sustainability standards but also to showcase their commitment to responsible procurement. This competitive advantage can translate into market differentiation and customer loyalty, ultimately driving business growth.

Environmental sustainability is at the core of the digital technology platforms’s mission. With digital tools and technology platforms, the process becomes more accessible and efficient, making it easier for businesses to adopt eco-friendly practices.

A key feature of the digital technology platform is its ease of sharing. Procurement professionals can easily share the digital technology platform tools with the businesses they engage with. It creates a ripple effect as more companies in the supply chain become aware of and engage with sustainability initiatives. Digital sharing enhances the spread of sustainable practices, making it a collective effort across the entire supply chain.

The New Zealand government’s involvement in the digital technology platform initiative exemplifies its commitment to digital sustainability. By supporting the development and use of digital tools for sustainability, the government aligns with the global trend of leveraging technology for a greener future.

This digital transformation of procurement is driving benefits, both in terms of environmental impact and business competitiveness.

As the digital technology platform continues to gain traction, the world can look forward to a future where sustainability is not just a goal but a reality achieved through digital innovation.

The digital technology platform which helps businesses supply change in New Zealand is proving that digital tools have the potential to revolutionise how we approach sustainability, procurement, and the future of our planet. The partnership behind the digital technology platform and its commitment to environmental and social responsibility exemplify the power of collaborative efforts. The digital technology platform initiative is a testament to the potential of digital technology to drive positive change, demonstrating that a sustainable and competitive future is within reach.

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Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

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CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

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Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

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SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

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HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.