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Do and Don’ts of Sustainable Procurement, According to Experts

Despite the enthusiasm and investment in research and initiatives, sustainability remains a challenge within Supply Chain Management and various procurement functions. To understand why this is the case and get their perspectives, we spoke to a few thought leaders on the dos and don’ts of sustainable procurement.

February 1, 2021

By Elissa Maercklein

Supplier engagement is key to a successful sustainability strategy

We’ve teamed up with the sustainability ambassadors at the Sustainable Procurement Pledge to produce a series of interviews with industry experts. We begin with Matteo Perondi, Head of Supply Chain Management, Process Excellence at Vodafone.

January 25, 2021

By Elissa Maercklein

Empowering supply chain category management

With Craft’s portal, category managers can see hundreds of data points on each of suppliers in one centralized place, including data on risk, headcount, financial strength, cybersecurity, and corporate social responsibility.

January 18, 2021

By Elissa Maercklein

Major Asian utilities and energy company optimizes its supplier visibility with Craft

When one of Asia’s most prominent utilities and energy providers wanted to improve the way it sourced suppliers, it turned to Craft and a Fortune 500 professional services company for help.

October 13, 2020

By Elissa Maercklein

US Government security partner protects its supply chain with Craft data analytics

When a multi-service agency that helps preserve the advantage of key US security organizations from commercial and economic risks wanted to harden and protect its supply chain, it turned to Craft.

October 1, 2020

By Elissa Maercklein

How a luxury carmaker used Craft to source high-calibre innovative partners and suppliers

When a leading luxury carmaker’s Purchasing Risk Management and Purchasing Innovation teams wanted greater insight over new potential suppliers, they deployed Craft’s Portal to gain an accurate real-time market overview.

September 24, 2020

By Elissa Maercklein

Multi-tier supply chains and the related risks

As the digital ecosystem grows exponentially, and consumers continue to demand products at speed, more sophisticated multi-tier supply chains are an inevitability.

September 16, 2020

How a major Swiss pharmaceutical used Craft to turbocharge its R&D activities

When the Consumer Health team at a leading pharmaceutical firm wanted to research appropriate companies to partner with, it deployed Craft’s Portal to gain market intelligence, competitor insights, and scan the market for new startups and consumer health products and services.

September 11, 2020

By Elissa Maercklein

How a Big Four consultancy launched new data services with Craft

When a leading professional services firm wanted to use data more intuitively and offer new data services to its customers, it turned to Craft.

September 10, 2020

By Elissa Maercklein

How the Covid-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the fragmented and opaque nature of global supply chains

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on global trade and investments at an unprecedented speed and scale.

Craft and CSRHub launch supply chain partnership

We’re excited to share that we have teamed up with CSRHub to integrate ESG data into our supply chain intelligence platform. With ratings on 20,000 companies, CSRHub is a leader in consensus ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) ratings and information.

August 25, 2020

By Elissa Maercklein

Craft raises $10M in Series A funding

Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve raised $10M in Series A funding.

August 21, 2020

By Elissa Maercklein

Craft launches Company Intelligence for Salesforce

There’s an easier way to build your target account list, track your prospects and keep an eye on your direct competitors. Craft Company Intelligence is now available on the Salesforce AppExchange.

By Elissa Maercklein

Craft and SecurityScorecard Partner to Help Protect Customer Supply Chains

We've partnered with SecurityScorecard, the global leader in security ratings.

By Elissa Maercklein

Craft Partners with Coupa

We’re pleased to announce that Craft has teamed up with Coupa Software to offer Craft Supply Chain Intelligence in the Coupa Business Spend Management (BSM) Platform.

By Elissa Maercklein

Craft Launches the Modern Company Intelligence Portal

We’re announcing the launch of Craft’s Intelligence Portal for the enterprise.

By Elissa Maercklein