Sustainable Supply Chain
The Sustainable Supply Chain podcast is where sustainability meets supply chain transformation - no fluff, no filters, just real conversations that matter.
I’m Tom Raftery, and every Monday at 7am CET, I sit down with global supply chain leaders, startup founders, tech disruptors, and corporate changemakers to unpack the systems, data, and decisions shaping the future of sustainable operations. If your job touches supply chains, ESG, risk, resilience, or digital transformation, this podcast is made for you.
Formerly known as the Digital Supply Chain podcast, this show has evolved into a platform laser-focused on climate-smart innovation, ethical sourcing, decarbonisation strategies, circular economy models, compliance, traceability, and tech-led solutions that scale. From Scope 3 emissions to supply chain transparency, we get into the gritty details, and yes, we have a bit of fun while we’re at it.
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Our format is unscripted, informal, and always actionable. You’ll hear what’s working, what isn’t, and what’s next from the people doing the work, whether that’s tackling forced labour risks, leveraging AI for supplier monitoring, or rethinking procurement as a sustainability engine.
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Sustainable Supply Chain
Why Procurement Holds the Key to Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
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Get access to the entire back catalog of the showProcurement has come a long way, from back-office cost-cutting to a central role in driving sustainability, risk management, and supply chain resilience. In this episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain podcast, I sat down with Pierre Laprée, Chief Product Officer at SpendHQ, to unpack what that transformation looks like in practice.
Pierre shares sharp insights on how procurement teams can baseline and reduce scope 3 emissions, track supplier diversity, and manage supply chain risk, not with static spreadsheets, but with actionable, real-time data. We explored how supplier risk has expanded from purely financial to include cyber threats, ESG exposure, and geopolitical volatility, and how too many organisations are still flying blind.
He explains how SpendHQ’s performance management platform helps procurement leaders move from annual targets to rolling forecasts, enabling faster course correction and real impact, not just reporting.
We also discussed:
- Why ESG issues like forced labour and deforestation are no longer just reputational risks, they’re operational liabilities
- How procurement can help suppliers get better, not just cheaper
- The critical role of data quality in turning AI from buzzword to business tool
If you’re in supply chain, procurement, or sustainability and trying to make sense of today’s risk landscape, this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now and find out why procurement needs to think more like sales, and why data might be your most undervalued supply chain asset.
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