Nordic Sustainable Procurement Forum:
From Cost to Impact
A half-day forum in Stockholm bringing together practitioners, consultants, and researchers to turn sustainability from a line item into real business value.
Procurement is shifting its focus from simply seeking the “lowest price” to prioritizing “highest impact.” At the Nordic Sustainable Procurement Forum, leaders from industry, academia, and consulting shared strategies for balancing cost, risk, and sustainability without hindering business operations. The sessions included practical roadmaps, supplier due diligence, data-driven negotiations, addressing Scope 3 emissions, and techniques to future-proof supply chains in a volatile environment. Attendees left with actionable frameworks that can be implemented next quarter rather than waiting until next year.
5 Key Takeaways
- Impact over price: Modern procurement balances cost with risk, resilience, and stakeholder trust.
- Due diligence > box-ticking: Shift from one-off compliance to continuous risk management with suppliers fully involved.
- Do the simple things well: Clear system landscape, fewer fragmented tools, real demos, and usability first.
- Rebound & prepare: Correct inflated prices now and redesign supply, contracts, and categories for the next disruption.
- Data that drives action: Build ESG and supplier insights into everyday sourcing, not side reports.
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