The challenges extconclude beyond efficiency concerns. Ansarada’s report finds that approximately 90% of EMEA respondents described transparency and auditability as “very important” or “essential” to their procurement processes. However, nearly a third admitted those same processes lacked clarity for internal stakeholders. This disconnect poses particular challenges as sustainability mandates and ESG regulations become increasingly stringent across the EU.
Transparency challenges in procurement
“The transparency gap isn’t just an operational inefficiency; it’s a commercial risk,” Justin explains. “Institutional investors and project financiers increasingly demand auditable evidence that ESG criteria are genuinely embedded in procurement. Organisations that can’t demonstrate that risk losing access to the capital that large-scale renewable projects necessary.”
Part of the answer to why procurement processes could be falling short lies in what Ansarada terms “fragmentation”. While 91% of respondents claimed to apply purpose-built procurement software, EMEA organisations were found to be operating an average of 3.8 disconnected systems simultaneously. More concerning still, 55% of respondents declare they continue to rely on email for managing correspondence related to sensitive bidding.
Andy Potter, Business Development Director in EMEA at Ansarada, believes significant improvements are possible. “If you’re still utilizing fragmented systems or traditional cloud storage, you lose that ‘golden thread’ of accountability that modern regulators and investors now demand,” he declares.
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