Richard is a subject matter expert on strategic vendor management and trusted advisor with over 20 years of experience in supply chain and project management. Richard has a track record to be successful in both developing and implementing solutions across the end-to-end supply chain. As a business partner Richard lead several high impact projects on strategic themes such as responsible procurement (CSRD/GHG reporting) and third-party risk management (GDPR / outsourcing). For an extended period of time Richard worked in the management consulting industry advising organisations on delivering cost efficiencies, improving operational efficiency, and lowering their effective tax rate. At Goal17 Richard combines his expertise in ESG, procurement and consultancy to advise and contribute to organisations that are committed to sustainable and ethical business services.