2026 Sustainable Procurement Barometer

Now in its ninth edition and produced in collaboration with Accenture, the Barometer draws on a survey of 1,000 multinational organizations with $1B+ in revenue and nearly 2,000 suppliers across 20 industries and three regions (Americas, Europe/Middle East, Asia-Pacific).

• Compares the top-performing 10% of respondents, as defined by the report's methodology, against the rest across five program areas: value measurement, supply chain visibility, decision integration, supplier engagement, and innovation

• Nearly 70% of respondents cite compliance readiness as a key program outcome, while more than half report significant gains in risk reduction and innovation

• Around half of respondents report visibility into 75% or more of their Tier 1 suppliers, but only 12% have that level of visibility beyond Tier 1

• 25% of buyers cover more than half of spend with third-party sustainability ratings

• 41% of suppliers describe their customers as highly committed to sustainability; 36% of suppliers report no plans to adopt AI tools

• Roughly 30% of respondents report full digital integration across procurement analytics and risk management processes