Regulatory and market changes that affect orders
Six dated updates on the rules and the market that sit around a merch order. Each one records what changed, who it applies to and what a buyer should do differently as a result.
What changed and when
The reporting updates are the ones with deadlines attached. The ESG reporting mandate under CSRD and ESRS determines what has to be traced through the supply chain and reported, and the EU packaging regulation update for 2026 changes what a packaging specification can contain. The invoice system comparison sets the four Polish channels against each other, which matters for any buyer whose accounts payable team has to reconcile them.
The AI in procurement piece is the most practical. We restructured every 2026 quote to be machine-readable, with line-item SKU, MOQ tier, EUR unit price, lead time, decoration method, country of origin and CSRD flags, and delivered both a PDF and an XLSX. Across 38 head-to-head RFPs since January 2026 the structured quotes were shortlisted 34 times, against an estimated 60 percent baseline.
Six updates
Open the update that affects your programme, and ask us what it changes for the next order.
Ask about a change
Tell us which update you read and the deadline you are working to. We will send the change and the action we would take.