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SUMMARY:2026 WSPD - Opening Session
DESCRIPTION:4:30-05:00 EDT | 09:30-10:00 CET | 16:30-17:00 SGT | +++ Register here (it’s free): Registration Link +++ \nKick off the 5th annual World Sustainable Procurement Day (WSPD) with a powerful opening session celebrating five years of global impact and setting the stage for 24 hours of learning\, exchange\, and action. In a complex geopolitical and economic landscape\, sustainable procurement continues to matter more than ever — and WSPD is where the global community comes together to share\, collaborate\, and work at scale like nowhere else. The SPP Global team will guide you on how to navigate the world’s largest free virtual procurement event\, ensuring you leave ready to apply insights in your own work. \nHear from Anne-Claire Howard\, Director of Procurement at UNOPS\, who brings a public procurement and multilateral perspective that highlights how cross-sector collaboration drives real impact. This opening session kicks off a day designed to equip participants with insights\, inspiration\, and practical ways to act — showing the world that the procurement community is here\, working hard\, and delivering at scale. \n+++ \n\nWSPD is run as an SPP community event. We are very happy to bring this event to the global procurement community for free of charge for the 5th consecutive year. If you haven’t done so already\, please consider joining the SPP Community. Your support enables us to  continue delivering events\, content and unique opportunities such as WSPD. Join us\, if you share the values of The Pledge and our goal of making sustainable procurement the default. https://www.spp.earth/join/#the-pledge/We grow stronger with every person that joins.\nWe have the bold vision of building a global community of procurement professionals engaging in radical collaboration to drive sustainability at scale. Our SPP safe\, non-commercial spaces and platforms make this possible – and WSPD is one of these spaces. We ask attendees for active\, respectful participation and to refrain from sales pitches and solicitation. Please read and adhere to the SPP Netiquette (www.spp.earth). And as always\, if we can do anything to strengthen SPP spaces for you\, let us know.\nThe session will be recorded and shared on the SPP YouTube channel: Sustainable Procurement Pledge – YouTube – by participating you consent to being recorded.
URL:https://www.spp.earth/event/2026-wspd-opening/
CATEGORIES:People,Planet,Profession
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SUMMARY:Sustainability that Pays: Leadership Perspectives on ROI
DESCRIPTION:07:00-08:00 EDT | 12:00-13:00 CET | 19:00-20:00 SGT | +++ Register here (it’s free!): Registration link +++ \nThis session brings together procurement leaders from organizations recognized for advancing sustainable procurement. The conversation will stay practical and experience‑led\, focusing on how sustainability creates real business value—and how that value is shown inside and outside the organization.  \nParticipants will explore:  \n\nWhat sets these leaders and organizations apart\, and which mindsets or choices enabled sustainability to become operational. \n\n\nWhy many companies still struggle\, and where the biggest capability\, incentive\, or measurement gaps appear. \n\n\nHow each organization’s sustainability value proposition has taken shape—whether formalized or grown organically. \n\n\nHow teams\, capabilities\, incentives\, and culture support everyday sustainable decisions. \n\n\nWhich investments have mattered most and where value is actually being created and measured. \n\n\nWhat has progressed well\, what remains challenging\, and the hurdles to proving value in complex supply chains. \n\nYou’ll walk away with:  \nA clear\, experienced-based understanding of what truly makes sustainability commercially meaningful—grounded in the real approaches and lessons shared by procurement leaders.  \n+++ \n\nWSPD is run as an SPP community event. We are very happy to bring this event to the global procurement community for free of charge for the 5th consecutive year. If you haven’t done so already\, please consider joining the SPP Community. Your support enables us to  continue delivering events\, content and unique opportunities such as WSPD. Join us\, if you share the values of The Pledge and our goal of making sustainable procurement the default. https://www.spp.earth/join/#the-pledge/We grow stronger with every person that joins.\nWe have the bold vision of building a global community of procurement professionals engaging in radical collaboration to drive sustainability at scale. Our SPP safe\, non-commercial spaces and platforms make this possible – and WSPD is one of these spaces. We ask attendees for active\, respectful participation and to refrain from sales pitches and solicitation. Please read and adhere to the SPP Netiquette (www.spp.earth). And as always\, if we can do anything to strengthen SPP spaces for you\, let us know.\nThe session will be recorded and shared on the SPP YouTube channel: Sustainable Procurement Pledge – YouTube – by participating you consent to being recorded.
URL:https://www.spp.earth/event/2026-wspd-coming-soon/
CATEGORIES:Profession
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SUMMARY:Small but Mighty: The Suppliers Behind Resilient Supply Chains
DESCRIPTION:09:00–10:00 EDT | 14:00–15:00 CET | 21:00–22:00 SGT | +++ Register here (it’s free!): Registration link +++ \nThis session highlights the strategic value of SMEs in sustainable procurement and risk-resilient supply chains. It brings research\, supplier perspectives\, and a corporate case study together to explore how engaging SMEs can deliver both business continuity and community impact. \nKey discussion points include: \n\nResearch insights on the economic and social importance of SMEs globally and locally\, and why they matter for corporate supply chains\nThe value SMEs bring to large organisations\, including innovation\, agility\, specialised capabilities\, and local expertise\nCommon barriers SMEs face when working with large corporates\, such as access to capital\, payment terms\, certification requirements\, and onboarding challenges\nA corporate case study from IHG Hotels & Resorts demonstrating how partnering with an SME network mitigated supply chain risk while supporting regional economies\n\nParticipants will leave feeling inspired to take actionable steps to integrate SMEs into their sourcing strategies through creative\, collaborative solutions that strengthen both resilience and impact. \n+++ \n\nWSPD is run as an SPP community event. We are very happy to bring this event to the global procurement community for free of charge for the 5th consecutive year. If you haven’t done so already\, please consider joining the SPP Community. Your support enables us to  continue delivering events\, content and unique opportunities such as WSPD. Join us\, if you share the values of The Pledge and our goal of making sustainable procurement the default. https://www.spp.earth/join/#the-pledge/We grow stronger with every person that joins.\nWe have the bold vision of building a global community of procurement professionals engaging in radical collaboration to drive sustainability at scale. Our SPP safe\, non-commercial spaces and platforms make this possible – and WSPD is one of these spaces. We ask attendees for active\, respectful participation and to refrain from sales pitches and solicitation. Please read and adhere to the SPP Netiquette (www.spp.earth). And as always\, if we can do anything to strengthen SPP spaces for you\, let us know.\nThe session will be recorded and shared on the SPP YouTube channel: Sustainable Procurement Pledge – YouTube – by participating you consent to being recorded.
URL:https://www.spp.earth/event/small-but-mighty-the-suppliers-behind-resilient-supply-chains/
CATEGORIES:People,Profession
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SUMMARY:Critical Minerals: Confronting the Hard Truths of the Just Energy Transition
DESCRIPTION:16:00–17:00 EDT | 21:00–22:00 CET | 26 March\, 04:00–05:00 SGT | +++ Register here (it’s free!): Registration link +++ \nAs demand for critical minerals accelerates with the expansion of clean technologies and rising geopolitical competition\, environmental and social risks across value chains are intensifying. This session explores what these realities mean for businesses — and for procurement professionals navigating time pressure\, power imbalances\, limited transparency and human rights risks. \nKey discussion points include: \n\nThe role critical minerals play in the net-zero transition and the social impacts linked to mining expansion\nThe complexity of long value chains and the challenges of traceability and transparency\nQuestions of accountability for environmental and social performance across the sector\nWhat workable solutions look like when balancing social risk with supply securitisation\nSpecific actions procurement professionals can take to contribute to a just transition\n\nParticipants will gain motivation and a practical framework to better balance ESG risks and supply security\, supported by stakeholder engagement\, internal alignment and collective action. \n+++ \n\nWSPD is run as an SPP community event. We are very happy to bring this event to the global procurement community for free of charge for the 5th consecutive year. If you haven’t done so already\, please consider joining the SPP Community. Your support enables us to  continue delivering events\, content and unique opportunities such as WSPD. Join us\, if you share the values of The Pledge and our goal of making sustainable procurement the default. https://www.spp.earth/join/#the-pledge/We grow stronger with every person that joins.\nWe have the bold vision of building a global community of procurement professionals engaging in radical collaboration to drive sustainability at scale. Our SPP safe\, non-commercial spaces and platforms make this possible – and WSPD is one of these spaces. We ask attendees for active\, respectful participation and to refrain from sales pitches and solicitation. Please read and adhere to the SPP Netiquette (www.spp.earth). And as always\, if we can do anything to strengthen SPP spaces for you\, let us know.\nThe session will be recorded and shared on the SPP YouTube channel: Sustainable Procurement Pledge – YouTube – by participating you consent to being recorded.
URL:https://www.spp.earth/event/critical-minerals-confronting-the-hard-truths-of-the-just-energy-transition/
CATEGORIES:People,Planet,Profession
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SUMMARY:Empowering Procurement: simplifying sustainability action with skills\, tools\, and training
DESCRIPTION:17:00–18:00 EDT | 22:00–23:00 CET | 26 March\, 05:00–06:00 SGT | +++ Register here (it’s free!): Registration link +++ \nThis session focuses on how to strengthen capability within procurement organizations and unlock greater impact through empowered supplier managers. The speakers will share practical experience\, tools\, and lessons learned from their own journeys. \nParticipants can expect to explore: \n\nHow the speakers have built procurement capabilities and the outcomes achieved\nThe value and results of enabling supplier managers\nPractical tools and resources available to support capability building\, incl.  collaboratively developed Scope3 procurement training materials\nTips and insights from real-world experience\n\nYou will leave with clear reasons why building capability matters\, practical tips on how to get started\, and access to resources. \n+++ \n\nWSPD is run as an SPP community event. We are very happy to bring this event to the global procurement community for free of charge for the 5th consecutive year. If you haven’t done so already\, please consider joining the SPP Community. Your support enables us to  continue delivering events\, content and unique opportunities such as WSPD. Join us\, if you share the values of The Pledge and our goal of making sustainable procurement the default. https://www.spp.earth/join/#the-pledge/We grow stronger with every person that joins.\nWe have the bold vision of building a global community of procurement professionals engaging in radical collaboration to drive sustainability at scale. Our SPP safe\, non-commercial spaces and platforms make this possible – and WSPD is one of these spaces. We ask attendees for active\, respectful participation and to refrain from sales pitches and solicitation. Please read and adhere to the SPP Netiquette (www.spp.earth). And as always\, if we can do anything to strengthen SPP spaces for you\, let us know.\nThe session will be recorded and shared on the SPP YouTube channel: Sustainable Procurement Pledge – YouTube – by participating you consent to being recorded.
URL:https://www.spp.earth/event/building-procurement-capability-enabling-supplier-managers-for-impact/
CATEGORIES:Profession
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