Clare Costello, Chief People and Inclusion officer at the Co-op on How to manage and grow diversity and inclusion in procurement and people

In this week’s podcast, Leila McKenzie-Delis, CEO and Founder of DIAL Global speaks to Clare Costello, Chief People and Inclusion officer at the Co-op

"How many times have I said to somebody in the last decade, You're a fantastic negotiator. You can pull an RFP together, analyze data in such an immense way, massive thumbs up, humanity, stakeholders, kind of. Okay. But if you can get your people scaled up, you'll go from being a really good buy to being amazing. And it is that is the more people centric side that shifts the dial in terms of how we work together and the outcomes that you can get to."

You'll hear about:

- Clare's professional journey through accounting to procurement and now to people.

- How to grow and develop relationships in terms of the supply chain, and in particular how to manage the more difficult parts of these relationships

-  The importance of transparency and honesty in business relationships as well as creating a spirit of collaboration to make everyone feel a part of the business

- The increasing number of organisations whether corporate, social enterprise or non-profits who are driving initiatives to benefit diverse and minority owned suppliers and communities

- Clare's vision of the future when it comes to the future when it comes to procurement, diversity, inclusion, belonging, equity and also people 

- How social value works, and particularly in terms of ESG value and how procurement fits into people

- How to standardise and measure the S in ESG to ensure it's something that is scientifically tracked and measured 

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