CIPS Futures
Episodes
Modern slavery: a survivor's story
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Modern slavery survivor Moe Turaga shares his personal story of forced labour in the Australian horticulture sector. Moe offers a rare and vital insig...
A time of change: why co-innovation and resilience will define procurement success
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Departing CIPS Chair Alison Barto on horizon scanning, co-innovation with suppliers and why procurement's role is now about bringing the outside world...
CIPS Foundation tackles modern slavery: the five hundred billion dollar crime in your supply chain
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An estimated 28 million people are employed in forced labour in supply chains. Procurement professionals are on the frontline of this global crime - o...
Navigating supplier disputes, part 3: dispute intelligence with AI
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is AI the answer to resolving disputes with your suppliers? Yes... and no - as we find out in the final instalment of this mini-series. While the huma...
Navigating supplier disputes, part 2: mastering resolution skills
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of the CIPS Futures navigating supplier disputes mini-series puts conflict resolution skills and capabilities in the spotlight. We're once mo...
Navigating supplier disputes, part 1: the anatomy of disputes
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Commercial conflicts are increasing, taking longer to resolve and costing more. And it is procurement and supply professionals on the frontline of sup...
Think like a futurist: how to make decisions with certainty
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you bridge the gap between today's urgent requests and your long-term, strategic goals? What tools and strategies can you use to plan and lead ...
Professionalising procurement, part 3: a career of choice
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The third episode of the Professionalising Procurement series, brought to you by the CIPS ANZ team, features quickfire interviews from public-sector p...
Pursuing profit responsibly: how to protect human rights in global supply chains
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do businesses owe to faraway workers who make their products? That's the question put by Professor Michael Posner from the NYU Stern School of Bu...
Professionalising procurement, part 2: raising the bar for all
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode of the CIPS Futures podcast mini-series brought to you by the CIPS ANZ team, we talk to Jane Wagner and Samir El-Sabagh, both pr...
Professionalising procurement, part 1: recognition as a value driver
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this CIPS Futures podcast mini-series brought to you by the CIPS ANZ team, CIPS Australia & New Zealand general manager Charlotte Payne hosts J...
Trump's tariffs, global trade and what all this means for procurement and supply
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"This is VUCA on steroids." The Trump administration's constantly-changing US tariffs are wreaking havoc on the markets – and on procurement profess...
Get to know your CEO: what's next for CIPS and the profession
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CIPS CEO Ben Farrell reflects on his first 100 days in the role. After connecting with the global CIPS community across the world, Ben unveils his exc...
Overcome imposter syndrome and be curious to free your potential
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day 2025, we hear from two inspiring female procurement leaders. Lauren Feery, group procurement director of global...
Unlocking procurement superpowers: how diverse skills and inclusive practices can drive team success
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Findings from the CIPS Procurement & Supply Salary Guide 2024, supported by Hays, showed hiring procurement and supply talent remains a critical c...
Procurement's great enabler: unlocking potential with AI and digital technology
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you build capacity within your procurement function to deliver the value now expected? Sebastien Bals, CPO at Merck Group, reveals how his team...
Procurement Act, part 4: opening up public sector procurement
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good procurement is not just about initial cost, but also about whole life value. The Procurement Act has been designed to transform procurement and c...
Procurement Act, part 3: building a culture of integrity
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With around £300 billion a year spent on public sector procurement each year, professionalism and integrity are essential characteristics of good pro...
Procurement Act, part 2: the requirement for transparency
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Transparency is 'hard baked' throughout the Procurement Act, but what does this mean in practice? Episode two of the CIPS Preparing for the Procuremen...
Procurement Act, part 1: how we got here
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new CIPS Futures Podcast mini-series to help UK public sector practitioners and suppliers prepare for the incoming Procurement Act. Lindsay Maguire,...
Uncovering corruption in procurement: red flags and remedies
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the telltale signs of corruption? Lenushka Parannath MCIPS explains what red flags to watch out for. And shares how to take control of the pr...
Time for new risk management strategies? Building resilience in an age of relentless change
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geopolitical risk consultant and author of Zero Sum Charles Hecker has an uncompromising message for procurement and supply chain professionals: geopo...
Procurement leadership 101: How to be an agent of change and value
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A revealing interview with CIPS MENA Leader of the Year, Sulaiman Abdulla MCIPS, director at the UAE Federal Tax Authority. What are the traits of a s...
Driving positive social change through procurement - the Nationwide story
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why should social value be at the heart of a cost transformation programme? How can you find and engage social enterprises? And, is it possible to dri...
"It's our job to sell this profession": how to attract and retain the best procurement talent
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Day, chief procurement officer at Kantar, is on a mission to bring a new, diverse generation into procurement. He's calling on other procureme...
Eliminating waste: the secrets of lean management for procurement
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Step into the world of lean management as Professor Danny Samson from the University of Melbourne explains how you can reenergise your procurement fun...
Why (and how) procurement must think differently to drive sustainability performance
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can you think differently to build better supply chain relationships? Why do we need a culture shift to really embed meaningful change? What does ...
Creating a world-class procurement function: Anna Spinelli, DHL
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DHL's chief procurement officer and head of mobility on transforming a 700-strong global team to world-class standards. Plus: electric planes, anyone?...
Women in leadership: Embedding gender equality into procurement and supply
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of CIPS Futures we hear from CIPS' own Alison Barto, chair of our global board of trustees and chief partnership officer at Carbo...
‘Don’t wait for the data’: Sustainability priorities for the procurement and supply professional
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can procurement and supply professionals tackle the sustainability challenges facing them today? In this episode, Oliver Hurrey, Sustainability Pr...
Procurement and sustainability: our role in combating climate change
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A revealing conversation with Amanda Davies, chief procurement and sustainability officer, Mars Wrigley