Responsible sourcing in 2030

Thursday 12 November 2026

13:00 – 14:00 GMT / 21:00 – 22:00 HKT / 08:00 – 09:00 EST

AI can already do much of the desk work in responsible sourcing, from screening suppliers to drafting reports and corrective action plans. Over the next few years it will take on far more of it, during the same period that new EU supply chain rules come into force.

That changes what responsible sourcing teams spend their time on, and what their programmes are worth to the business. Who uses the evidence is changing too, as procurement, legal and trade teams draw more directly on responsible sourcing data to make their decisions.

How programmes introduce AI matters as much as how quickly. A fully automated desk process can produce confident findings from thin evidence, and the choices teams make now about which tasks go to AI will shape their programmes for years. This webinar looks at how the work changes between now and 2030.

What we’ll cover

• Which parts of a responsible sourcing programme AI will take on, and which it will change least
• What becomes more valuable when desk assessment gets cheaper
• How procurement, legal and trade teams will use responsible sourcing evidence
• The new risks AI brings to supply chains
• What programmes can start doing now

Who should attend

Heads of responsible sourcing and sustainability, and procurement, legal and compliance leaders who rely on supply chain evidence to make decisions.