Addressing sustainability issues is a pressing priority for global businesses across key sectors and it is increasingly evident that procurement has a central role to play. Research from Procurement Leaders estimates that supply chains can account for 50%-90% of a company’s environmental footprint, so it is logical that CPOs should take the lead when it comes to assessing environmental impacts and implementing appropriate sustainability initiatives.

Circles-1 (1)

Latest insights from Sphera

worker using a tablet
Portfolio Sustainability Assessment (PSA): Why it matters now for CSRD, LCA and portfolio strategy

Portfolio Sustainability Assessment (PSA): Why it matters now for CSRD, LCA and portfolio strategy

Learn how PSA and WBCSD’s PPRIA turn product impacts into portfolio decisions, resilience and CSRD-ready evidence
September 24, 2026
Big Power Plant in sunset
Five signs your environmental compliance process is failing (and how to fix it)

Five signs your environmental compliance process is failing (and how to fix it)

How CPOs and CSCOs are navigating disruption — and where they see AI reshaping supplier risk.
September 15, 2026
How to prepare for the return of China’s suspended Rare Earth Controls

How to prepare for the return of China’s suspended Rare Earth Controls

Biodiversity loss is a growing supply chain and business risk. Learn how to assess nature-related dependencies with TNFD,…
September 15, 2026