The 2025 edition of the “Barometer Private Procurement in the Netherlands” highlights a significant shift in focus among Dutch private sector companies. In an economic climate shaped by inflation, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions, the main procurement priorities for 2025 are cost control and risk management. Sustainability, innovation with suppliers and chain transparency are still acknowledged as important but have fallen down the priority list compared to 2024.
Larger firms lead in sustainability KPIs
The survey reveals that larger organisations, particularly those with over 5,000 employees, are twice as likely to integrate KPIs for sustainable procurement compared to smaller companies. While 42% of large companies report active attention to these KPIs, only 21% of smaller firms do the same. The smaller firms focus more on spend analysis and risk management, whereas larger players emphasise chain analysis and sustainability metrics.
Digitalisation supports future sustainability goals
Although sustainability is not a top objective for digitalisation efforts in procurement, it remains a recognised benefit. Automation, cost efficiency and better data accessibility dominate digitalisation goals in 2025. However, 56% of respondents still see digital tools as crucial for measuring supplier sustainability performance and 44% highlight the need for calculating Scope 3 emissions. Yet many of these ambitions remain in planning and are not yet operational.
Outlook remains mixed for 2025
Despite the clear business case for sustainable procurement, financial and operational pressures are pushing sustainability further down the agenda. Still, larger organisations show more structured efforts to align digitalisation with environmental goals, signalling a growing but uneven maturity across the sector.
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