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CSR Policy — Transforming Sustainable Procurement

Procurement Tactics

APRIL 4, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter CSR Policy — Transforming Sustainable Procurement CSR policy is important to ensure that a company ethically conducts its business operations. What is CSR? What is CSR Policy?

Sustainability

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Procurement — Everything a Procurement Professional Should Know

Procurement Tactics

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Corporate Social Responsibility in Procurement — Everything a Procurement Professional Should Know. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is adopted by many businesses. However, what is its impact on procurement? . What is Sustainability in Procurement?

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Corporate Social Responsibility — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is getting attention from a lot of businesses nowadays. There are many ways a company can embrace CSR. Thus, why sustainable procurement is brought up whenever businesses talk about corporate social responsibility. . But what is it? .

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Webinars

Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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Boosting CSR Objectives Through Smarter Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 3, 2022

Corporate social responsibility (CSR), a commitment to meeting or exceeding ethical, legal and commercial public expectations, not only helps make the world a better place, but is also increasingly critical to business results.

Ethics

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Sustainability in Procurement: Strategies and Challenges

ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Originally published in the 2022 ProcureCon Report “Transforming Procurement: Embracing Digital Innovation and Driving Sustainability” Ethical business practices and sustainability initiatives are forcing organizations to not only stand up, but to also set themselves apart from the competition by implementing ESG and CSR commitments.

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CSR is Good for Business, an Independent Consulting Study Reports, but Official Targets & Policies are Lagging Behind

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

35% of respondents are lacking systems to enable effective, scalable collaboration to empower supply-chain partners in support of their CSR strategies and policies. As consumers increasingly choose brands based on CSR values, 69% of respondents report that their organizations have generated increased sales as a result of CSR initiatives.

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Key Takeaways from Forrester’s CSR Study (Plus Checklist!)

ivalua

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New legislation and regulations that support these imperatives are adding to the urgency for businesses to adopt and execute on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives — but there are barriers to overcome, especially in Procurement. Among CSR initiatives, overall sustainability topped the list of priorities.

Supply Chain Efficiency

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ESG leadership: The CPO needs a seat at the top table to operationalize the sustainability strategy

Spend Matters

AUGUST 30, 2022

To do that we bring in expert knowledge from Manpreet Singh, Partner at KPMG specializing in Climate Change, Sustainability and CSR Services. Read more. ).

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Sustainable Procurement Requirements — The Ultimate Guide?

Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Sustainable Procurement Requirements — The Ultimate Guide. Sustainable procurement requirements are closely tied to the company’s culture and policies. But what are the requirements to attain sustainable procurement? What is sustainability in Procurement? First Name.

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Paris 2021 – EN – Digitalizing and refocusing – 3-45pm

ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Digitalizing and refocusing procurement processes through a unified platform approach. Strengthening Procurement’s position as a trusted advisor is critical to success. Effective digitization is key to enabling leaders with the time and information required, and optimizing processes.

Procurement

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Key criteria for selecting procurement tech you wont regret buying: eWorld dispatch 1

Spend Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

eWorld Procurement and Supply is a great forum to meet new vendors, reconnect with existing ones and find out about emerging technologies (aside from hearing from industry leaders on topical challenges and trends). Read more. )

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Why Procure-to-Pay Software is Critical Today

ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This month Gartner published its eagerly awaited Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Suites , ranking the top 14 vendors based on ability to execute and completeness of vision. This year’s edition comes at an interesting time, with the Covid-19 pandemic having shifted Procurement priorities and employee working practices.

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Amer 2021 – EN – Intro

ivalua

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As COVID-19 demonstrated, effective procurement is critical to organizational success. Procurement & Supply Chain leaders of winning organizations have earned a slot on the boardroom agenda. Now is the time to show why you should remain there, by unleashing the full potential of your spend and suppliers.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

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Forced labor compliance series: Regulations and procurement’s role

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Categories: CSR , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Supply Chain Management , Sustainability Tags: CSR , ESG series , EU Because of its traditional status as an afterthought, procurement often engages with the world in a reactive manner.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions: U.S., U.K. Manufacturers Accelerate Procurement

ivalua

JULY 14, 2022

Ivalua study finds 97% of procurement leaders see significant disruption in direct materials supply chain; 67% not confident in existing technology; 84% consider modernization a ‘strategic priority’. A full 84% of procurement leaders agree that dealing with supply chain disruptions has been their biggest career challenge to-date.

Supply Chain Efficiency

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AnyData Solutions: Vendor Analysis 2022 Addendum

Spend Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

Categories: Analytics , CSR , Procurement Systems & Architecture Tags: PRO This addendum is to the Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis for AnyData Solutions and its spend analytics, contract management, and supplier management platform, representing new solution capabilities and growth as of mid-2022.

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Carbon Management (Part 1): TechMatch launch, participating vendors and overall results

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Categories: Analysis , CSR , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Sustainability , Technology Tags: PRO For most procurement organizations, carbon management — and greenhouse gases (GHG) more broadly — is a hot topic (no pun intended). There are multiple challenges to tackle, many of which apply to other ESG areas.

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5 Tips to Leverage Digital Tools to Deliver Tangible Sustainability Improvements

ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Procurement Leaders Webinar. With mounting pressure for organizations to make tangible contributions to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, the procurement function must strategize to implement and report their collective efforts. Speakers: Arnaud Malardé, Ivalua | Hélène Vermont, Michelin Group.

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Supplier Diversity vs Supplier Diversification

Una

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Here’s a hint: one is mainly about boosting CSR, while the other is about reducing the risk of supply chain disruption. Supplier diversity relates to boosting CSR while supplier diversification is geared towards reducing the risk of supply chain disruptions. What is supplier diversity?

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Sustainable Procurement Policy — The Ultimate Guide

Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Sustainable Procurement Policy — The Ultimate Guide. A sustainable procurement policy is in place to help businesses. In this article, we will talk about what sustainable procurement policies are. In this article, we will talk about what sustainable procurement policies are.

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Sustainable Packaging — Everything A Professional Should Know

Procurement Tactics

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. We will discuss sustainability in procurement and the meaning of sustainable packaging. Sustainability in Procurement. Of course, in order for you to create a sustainable product and its packaging, you must first achieve sustainability in your procurement process. LEARN MORE.

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Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 3): Supplier management non-suite risk monitoring solutions — QAD Allocation, APEX Analytix, Aravo, Procurence, Sourcemap

Spend Matters

AUGUST 25, 2022

Compliance/CSR Risk. Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement Risk. Today, we focus on the supplier management non-suite risk monitoring of QAD Allocation, APEX Analytix, Aravo, Procurence, Sourcemap. Supplier Management Non-Suites. Supplier Management Suites. Contract Risk Management.

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Treaties and Standards for Sustainability — Everything About Sustainability

Procurement Tactics

APRIL 11, 2023

We will also discuss the treaties and standards for sustainable procurement in order for you to be guided by the regulations once you start striving for sustainability. Once you are done reading this article, you will have a great insight into the various treaties and standards for sustainable procurement.

Sustainability

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Spend Analytics as key enabler to achieve sustainable procurement value through Closed-Loop Spend Management (CLSM)

Spend Matters

JULY 17, 2022

We have explored where sustainability fits into the Procurement agenda, and how Procurement can embed sustainability into its processes, which has led to an exploration of how spend analytics can be applied to help an organization fulfil its sustainability goals.

Spend management

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Increasing your supplier diversity is easier than you think

Spend Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

Categories: CSR , Diversity , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Supplier Information Management , Supplier Risk and Compliance Management Tags: sponsored post Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives have been a major focus for businesses in recent years.

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Carbon Management (Part 2): Overview of solutions and strengths/weaknesses

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Categories: CSR , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Sustainability , Technology , Vendor Snapshots Tags: PRO In the first part of this series we gave a high-level overview of the providers included in the recently launched TechMatch for carbon management.

Management

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Spend Matters Fall 2022 SolutionMap – Analyst observations in SxM and Sourcing

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The 73 providers that participate in Spend Matters SolutionMap are benchmarked and ranked in this way to give users an accurate update of procurement tech functionality that is data-driven to help them make informed choices about their software partners.

Sourcing

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Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 1): Financial and Supplier risk monitoring solutions — D&B, Rapid Ratings, LexisNexis

Spend Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

Compliance/CSR Risk. Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement Risk. Over the coming weeks, our risk series will cover vendors within the following risk categories: Financial Risk & Supplier Risk. Supply Chain Risk. Supplier Management Non-Suites. Supplier Management Suites. Contract Risk Management.

Risk

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Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 2): Supply Chain Risk monitoring solutions — Prewave, Everstream Analytics, Resilinc, riskmethods

Spend Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Compliance/CSR Risk. Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement Risk. Over the coming weeks, our risk series will cover vendors within the following risk categories: Financial Risk & Supplier Risk. Supply Chain Risk. Supplier Management Non-Suites. Supplier Management Suites. Contract Risk Management.

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Sustainable Suppliers — Everything About Sustainability

Procurement Tactics

APRIL 17, 2023

In this article, we will discuss what sustainability means in procurement. Additionally, we will share with you how to get a clear idea of your position within the market Once you are done reading this article, you will have a better knowledge of the role of sustainable suppliers to achieve sustainability within your procurement processes.

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3 ways procurement can drive your company to a more sustainable 2023

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Categories: CSR , Sponsored Article , Sustainability Tags: Sponsored Article Sustainability, ESG, net zero and carbon neutrality have peppered the headlines for the last several years, but post-Covid, procurement is doubling down on its commitment to conservation. Read more. ).

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New Ivalua Research Finds a Lack of Digitisation and Focus on Costs is Hindering Supplier Collaboration

ivalua

JUNE 3, 2020

Significant opportunities to improve CSR performance, increase profitability and accelerate innovation linked to improving supplier collaboration. Significant opportunities to improve CSR performance, increase profitability and accelerate innovation linked to improving supplier collaboration.

Collaboration

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Mitigating Risks and Future-proofing the Supply Chain

ivalua

JUNE 17, 2022

Over half of the heads of procurement in our survey (53%) are currently confident in the resiliency of their supply chains, while 20% of the respondents are somewhat confident. Procurement leaders are under increased pressure to improve supply chain resilience. Future-proofing Procurement Against Supply and Demand Shocks.

Supply Chain Efficiency

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Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 4): Supplier management suites risk-monitoring solutions — Coupa, GEP, Ivalua, Jaggaer, Medius (Wax Digital), SAP Ariba, Zycus

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Compliance/CSR Risk. Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement Risk. Over the coming weeks, our risk series will cover vendors within the following risk categories: Financial Risk & Supplier Risk. Supply Chain Risk. Supplier Management Non-Suites. Supplier Management Suites. Contract Risk Management.

Risk

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ESG in Procurement — Embracing Sustainability

Procurement Tactics

JUNE 6, 2023

Bonus PDF: 51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download 51 Prompts →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter ESG in Procurement — Embracing Sustainability ESG in procurement is continuously integrated by many businesses to foster sustainability in their processes. What is ESG Procurement?

Sustainability

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Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 6): Compliance/CSR risk-monitoring solutions — Achilles, Avetta, EcoVadis, GRMS, Hellios, IntegrityNext, Transparency-One

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Categories: CSR , ERP , Risk Performance and Compliance , Supply Risk Management , Sustainability Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO analysis is the penultimate of our 7-part series on Risk technology solutions and services vendors, focusing on organizations' increasing need to manage and mitigate risk scenarios. Compliance/CSR Risk.

Supply Chain Efficiency

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Why creating a greener supply chain can benefit you

Strategic Sourceror

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainability also has corporate social responsibility (CSR) implications as well. Companies that follow through with a strong policy of CSR have more positive outcomes in very important areas. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

Supply Chain Efficiency

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Sustainable Procurement Business Drivers — Embracing Sustainability

Procurement Tactics

APRIL 5, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Sustainable Procurement Business Drivers — Embracing Sustainability Sustainable procurement business drivers are the factors why many businesses embrace sustainability within their operations.

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Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 7): Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement risk-monitoring solutions — AppZen, Brightfield, Bunker, CXC Global Oversight Systems

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Compliance/CSR Risk. Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement Risk. Today, we focus on the fraud prevention and services procurement risk-monitoring solutions of AppZen, Brightfield, Bunker, CXC Global and Oversight Systems. Supply Chain Risk. Supplier Management Non-Suites. Supplier Management Suites.

Risk

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CPO Spotlight: Kendall Smith

Procurement Heads

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I am the Chief Procurement Officer, which means that I am responsible for the procurement of everything that we don’t sell in stores or online, so everything non-product. The first thing I did was to strengthen the management of the procurement team. What does procurement mean to you and Currys? Tell us about your role.

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CPO Spotlight: Dr Jonathan Sims

Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, he spoke with Dan Goodson about the key tenets of being a CPO, how the sector has changed during his career and what he’s most passionate about when it comes to procurement. During your career in procurement, how much has the sector changed?

Chief Procurement Officer

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Supplier.io: Vendor Analysis — Supplier diversity solution overview, roadmap, competitors, analyst insights

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Categories: CSR , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Solution Providers , Supplier Information Management , Suppliers Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Supplier.io and its solution for supplier diversity.

Suppliers

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Sustainable Procurement Analysis — The Ultimate Guide

Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 8, 2023

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. Sustainable Procurement Analysis — The Ultimate Guide. Procurement analysis is used to collect and analyze data for businesses to gain insights and make informed decisions. In this article, we will discuss what sustainable procurement analysis is. Download Whitepaper →. .

Sustainability

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Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 5): Contract risk-monitoring solutions — Conga, DocuSign Insight, Icertis, LegalSifter, SirionLabs

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Compliance/CSR Risk. Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement Risk. Over the coming weeks, our risk series will cover vendors within the following risk categories: Financial Risk & Supplier Risk. Supply Chain Risk. Supplier Management Non-Suites. Supplier Management Suites. Contract Risk Management.

Risk

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CSR Policy — Transforming Sustainable Procurement

Corporate Social Responsibility in Procurement — Everything a Procurement Professional Should Know

Webinars

Trending Sources

Corporate Social Responsibility — Everything You Should Know

Webinars

Boosting CSR Objectives Through Smarter Procurement

Sustainability in Procurement: Strategies and Challenges

CSR is Good for Business, an Independent Consulting Study Reports, but Official Targets & Policies are Lagging Behind

Key Takeaways from Forrester’s CSR Study (Plus Checklist!)

ESG leadership: The CPO needs a seat at the top table to operationalize the sustainability strategy

Sustainable Procurement Requirements — The Ultimate Guide?

Paris 2021 – EN – Digitalizing and refocusing – 3-45pm

Key criteria for selecting procurement tech you wont regret buying: eWorld dispatch 1

Why Procure-to-Pay Software is Critical Today

Amer 2021 – EN – Intro

Forced labor compliance series: Regulations and procurement’s role

Managing Supply Chain Disruptions: U.S., U.K. Manufacturers Accelerate Procurement

AnyData Solutions: Vendor Analysis 2022 Addendum

Carbon Management (Part 1): TechMatch launch, participating vendors and overall results

5 Tips to Leverage Digital Tools to Deliver Tangible Sustainability Improvements

Supplier Diversity vs Supplier Diversification

Sustainable Procurement Policy — The Ultimate Guide

Sustainable Packaging — Everything A Professional Should Know

Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 3): Supplier management non-suite risk monitoring solutions — QAD Allocation, APEX Analytix, Aravo, Procurence, Sourcemap

Treaties and Standards for Sustainability — Everything About Sustainability

Spend Analytics as key enabler to achieve sustainable procurement value through Closed-Loop Spend Management (CLSM)

Increasing your supplier diversity is easier than you think

Carbon Management (Part 2): Overview of solutions and strengths/weaknesses

Spend Matters Fall 2022 SolutionMap – Analyst observations in SxM and Sourcing

Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 1): Financial and Supplier risk monitoring solutions — D&B, Rapid Ratings, LexisNexis

Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 2): Supply Chain Risk monitoring solutions — Prewave, Everstream Analytics, Resilinc, riskmethods

Sustainable Suppliers — Everything About Sustainability

3 ways procurement can drive your company to a more sustainable 2023

New Ivalua Research Finds a Lack of Digitisation and Focus on Costs is Hindering Supplier Collaboration

Mitigating Risks and Future-proofing the Supply Chain

Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 4): Supplier management suites risk-monitoring solutions — Coupa, GEP, Ivalua, Jaggaer, Medius (Wax Digital), SAP Ariba, Zycus

ESG in Procurement — Embracing Sustainability

Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 6): Compliance/CSR risk-monitoring solutions — Achilles, Avetta, EcoVadis, GRMS, Hellios, IntegrityNext, Transparency-One

Why creating a greener supply chain can benefit you

Sustainable Procurement Business Drivers — Embracing Sustainability

Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 7): Fraud Prevention & Services Procurement risk-monitoring solutions — AppZen, Brightfield, Bunker, CXC Global Oversight Systems

CPO Spotlight: Kendall Smith

CPO Spotlight: Dr Jonathan Sims

Supplier.io: Vendor Analysis — Supplier diversity solution overview, roadmap, competitors, analyst insights

Sustainable Procurement Analysis — The Ultimate Guide

Risk Vendor Profiles (Part 5): Contract risk-monitoring solutions — Conga, DocuSign Insight, Icertis, LegalSifter, SirionLabs

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