Even as EcoVadis's index reveals major documentation gaps, the same dataset shows sustainable procurement going through a genuine technology shift: 68% of corporate buyers have deployed AI tools in their programs, with carbon data validation the leading use case at 62%. Boston Consulting Group separately finds 44% of companies deploying AI across supply chain management more broadly. The catch: only 30% of suppliers provide any carbon data at all, and 26% of those supply only aggregated estimates rather than granular figures — so even the best AI validation tools are working with a thin and inconsistent data foundation. The technology is arriving faster than the data it needs to be useful (SCI.AI).
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AI Is Reshaping Sustainable Procurement — Just Not Fast Enough
By bsustainable today
