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How One Buyer Used Sustainability to Reduce Supplier Risk
In Episode 33 of The Buyer's Side, Lucas and Luna explore how procurement teams are using sustainability criteria as a risk mitigation tool rather than just a compliance checkbox. The episode centers on a real case: in early 2025, a mid-sized European automotive parts manufacturer redesigned its supplier scorecard to include carbon footprint, water usage, and labor audit scores alongside traditional cost and quality metrics. Within nine months, the company identified two critical suppliers with hidden environmental compliance risks that would have caused production line shutdowns under…
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