Are your sustainability commitments stuck in PowerPoint while your supply chain continues business as usual?

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Sustainable Procurement in Action shows procurement, sustainability and supply chain leaders how to close the gap between corporate ambition and day to day execution.

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Climate disruption, regulatory pressure, stakeholder scrutiny and supply volatility have redefined what procurement must deliver. Scope 3 emissions, circularity, nature risk, human rights due diligence and supplier resilience are no longer side issues. They are becoming part of how categories are planned, suppliers are selected, contracts are written and value is created.

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Yet many organisations still struggle to turn sustainability goals into practical procurement action. They set targets, publish reports and send supplier questionnaires, but fail to change the commercial decisions that shape their value chains. The result is a growing gap between what organisations say and what their supply chains actually do.

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Drawing on practical experience, current research and case examples from Schneider Electric, Unilever, CBRE, AstraZeneca and other leading organisations, Mat Langley sets out a clear roadmap for sustainable procurement in the real world. The book shows how to prioritise the categories and suppliers that matter most, move from Scope 3 measurement to reduction, use supplier engagement ladders and decarbonisation clinics, embed sustainability into contracts and supplier relationship management, and build the governance, data and AI enabled operating model needed to scale action.

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This is not a book about ESG theory or compliance checklists. It is about implementation: making better decisions with imperfect data, reducing supplier fatigue, balancing cost and carbon, protecting supply continuity, and turning sustainability into a source of resilience and enterprise value.

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Whether you are a Chief Procurement Officer redefining procurement’s mandate, a category manager navigating carbon and risk, or a sustainability leader trying to engage procurement, Sustainable Procurement in Action gives you the frameworks and language to move from rhetoric to results.

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Your supply chain is one of the most powerful levers your organisation has for climate action, nature protection and social equity. It is time to use it.

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Sustainable Procurement in Action

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