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Volunteer Newsletter August 2025

01 August 2025

Welcome to the August update, an opportunity to share and celebrate your volunteering activities and a look ahead to what is coming up.

Welcome to the August update, an opportunity to share and celebrate your volunteering activities and a look ahead to what is coming up.

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First in Bahrain to hold CIPS international accreditation

10 July 2025

Bahrain Polytechnic’s Masters of Science in Supply Chain Management receives accreditation.

Bahrain Polytechnic’s Masters of Science in Supply Chain Management receives accreditation.

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Pulse survey Q2 2025 results

01 July 2025

A global survey of procurement and supply professionals reveals that concerns over supply chain disruption have reached their highest level since tracking began.

A global survey of procurement and supply professionals reveals that concerns over supply chain disruption have reached their highest level since tracking began.

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The first official CIPS Caribbean Connect gathering

30 June 2025

This week we kicked off the first official CIPS Caribbean Connect gatherings, where over 80 senior procurement and supply chain leaders came together across Guyana and Trinidad to shape the future of the profession.

This week we kicked off the first official CIPS Caribbean Connect gatherings, where over 80 senior procurement and supply chain leaders came together across Guyana and Trinidad to shape the future of the profession.

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New procurement framework for a safer built environment developed from lessons learned from Grenfell Tower tragedy

08 April 2025

A new Competence Framework for Procurement in the Built Environment has been developed, informed by CIPS Global Standard and RIBA Plan of Work 2020 to uphold the highest industry standards across the lifecycle of a building and at all levels within the supply chain.

A new Competence Framework for Procurement in the Built Environment has been developed, informed by CIPS Global Standard and RIBA Plan of Work 2020 to uphold the highest industry standards across the lifecycle of a building and at all levels within the supply chain.

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CIPS backs EU-funded project on gender equality and sustainable farming in Rwanda

31 March 2025

ActionAid, an international charity dedicated to tackling gender inequality, is working with women farmer cooperatives in Rwanda to strengthen their sustainable farming skills. The project is supported by grants from the European Union and the CIPS Foundation.

ActionAid, an international charity dedicated to tackling gender inequality, is working with women farmer cooperatives in Rwanda to strengthen their sustainable farming skills. The project is supported by grants from the European Union and the CIPS Foundation.