Supplier risks range from financial and operational issues to compliance, geopolitical and cyber risks. Continuous monitoring helps identify important signals early and detect changes in the risk profile in a timely manner. This allows you to take the right action faster and maintain greater control over your supply chain.
AI helps detect supplier fraud earlier by combining reliable business data, bank account verification and structured workflows. This enables procurement and finance teams to identify suspicious changes, uncover fake suppliers and make better-informed decisions.
Know Your Supplier helps organizations truly understand their supplier base and proactively manage risks. Many companies find that their data is incomplete, causing financial and compliance risks to only become visible late. By integrating risk data and data governance into supplier onboarding, procurement shifts from being reactive to strategic and predictive.
Your supplier database is probably less reliable than you think. Hidden corporate structures, duplicate suppliers, and fragmented spending mean you are missing opportunities and running risks. In this blog, you can read how corporate linkage helps you finally see the whole picture and achieve better deals, better insights, and a mature supply chain.
The European NIS2 Directive imposes stricter requirements on organizations to manage their cybersecurity and supplier risks. Companies in the Netherlands must be able to demonstrate that their security is up to standard. In this blog, you can read about what NIS2 entails and how data from Altares Dun & Bradstreet helps you comply with the directive and emerge stronger from this change.
In this interview, Niels van Nieuwenhuijzen, Partner Manager at Altares Dun & Bradstreet, explains how collaboration with partners and smart data integrations help companies reduce risks, strengthen compliance, and work smarter with the help of AI. He shares his vision for the future of data-driven business and his ambition to build an ecosystem in which software, consultancy, and data come together to create real impact.
CPOs are under pressure: in addition to costs and efficiency, they must focus on sustainability, compliance, and risk. Research shows that many organizations are still struggling with supplier onboarding, emissions management, and data quality. Without up-to-date and reliable data, structural supplier lifecycle management remains impossible. Altares Dun & Bradstreet shows how solutions such as D&B Risk Analytics help procurement teams make faster, smarter, and more sustainable decisions.
Pressure on supply chains is increasing: bankruptcies, sanctions lists, and quality issues are constantly lurking. In this blog, you can read how, as a procurement professional, you can use insights from Altares Dun & Bradstreet to identify and manage supplier risks at an early stage. This will strengthen continuity, compliance, and cost control within your organization.
Trump’s re-election can have major implications for Dutch and Belgian companies. Changes in trade policy, privacy regulations, energy policy, and geopolitical risks may require adjustments in strategy. Consider revisiting data flows, diversifying suppliers, and adapting to new regulations. In this article, you’ll discover concrete steps to be prepared for these developments.
Discover how Data Blocks help build detailed supplier profiles. Integrate modular data blocks seamlessly into your CRM/ERP system for streamlined risk management and analysis, enabling businesses to operate more efficiently.
In this blog, you'll read all about risk management in procurement. Discover the challenges, benefits of a comprehensive solution, and tips for success.
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, the first edition of Altares' ESG Dinner took place in Rotterdam. In this blog, we reflect on the event and share the meaningful insights that defined this beautiful evening.
