Top 5 Procurement Stories: Basware, Nestlé, ORO Labs, Ford

Procurementmag · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Aug 01, 2026 · 559 words · By Georgia Collins

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The article provides a roundup of five procurement-related news stories, covering AI adoption in accounts payable, Nestlé's regenerative agriculture initiative, ORO Labs' collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb, Mondelez's sustainability report on packaging, and a manufacturing joint venture between Ford and Geely.

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What happened

Top 5 Procurement Stories: Basware, Nestlé, ORO Labs, Ford For years, leaders in accounts payable (AP) have been investing in the potential of AI.

Why it matters

But now, as industries across the board ramp up their adoption of the technology at scale, can the AP industry keep up?

Common ground

As the criteria for AI success in AP shift, finance leaders are now requiring proof that AI can scale under real operating conditions.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this AI in Finance story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that In the latest Forrester Consulting Opportunity Snapshot commissioned by Basware, the study surveyed 231 decision-makers responsible for finance and AP technology across the UK, US, France, and Germany?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “In the latest Forrester Consulting Opportunity Snapshot commissioned by Basware, the study surveyed 231 decision-makers responsible for finance and AP technology across the UK, US, France, and Germany.”

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The claim is explicitly confirmed by multiple web search results, including Procurement Magazine and Supply Chain Outlook, detailing the specific number of decision-makers (231) and the countries involved.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Forrester Consulting Opportunity Snapshot, commissioned by Basware, found that 76 per cent of enterprise finance and AP decision-makers plan to increase AI investment over the next 12 to 24 months…
https://www.supplychain-outlook.com/supply-chain-insights/ba…

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web search NEUTRAL — In the latest Forrester Consulting Opportunity Snapshot commissioned by Basware, the study surveyed 231 decision-makers responsible for finance and AP technology across the UK, US, France, and Germany…
https://procurementmag.com/news/top-5-procurement-stories-ba…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Basware found that only 7% of finance leaders expect artificial intelligence in accounts payable to deliver payback within six months. At the same time, 76…
https://cfotech.com.au/story/finance-chiefs-demand-proof-bef…

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Claim 2: “Data from Order.co highlights that these key challenges span multiple critical areas, including spending visibility, cost management, supplier reliability, quality control and environmental sustainability.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claims attributed to Order.co.

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Claim 3: “The 2025 'Snacking Made Right' sustainability report, published by multinational snack corporation Mondelez International, outlines the company's strategic goals and objectives for implementing sustainable practices.”

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The existence of the 'Snacking Made Right' 2025 Sustainability Report by Mondelēz International is confirmed by the company's own website and other reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — SUSTAINABILITY. Snacking Made Right. 2025 Sustainability Report. LEARN MORE.
https://www.mondelezinternational.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Van de Put’s comments were featured in Mondelez’s 78-page “Snacking Made Right” report issued May 16. The report underlines the company’s progress toward reaching its sustainability and mindful sn…
https://worldsrecipes.net/mondelez-demonstrates-commitment-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Doing what’s right is ingrained in our Snacking Made Right mission. We strive to embed human rights due diligence into how we do business every day,” said Chris McGrath, Chief Impact & Sustainability…
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/2909004/mondelz-international…

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Claim 4: “At DPW New York in June 2026 leaders from ORO Labs and global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) told Procurement Magazine about their highly successful collaboration to transform procurement and user experience at BMS.”

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The event at DPW New York in June 2026 involving ORO Labs and Bristol Myers Squibb is confirmed by Procurement Magazine and other web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States) operates train stations and Amtrak Thruway transit hubs throughout the United States. All current and most former Amtrak train sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — At DPW New York in June 2026 leaders from ORO Labs and global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) told Procurement Magazine about their highly successful collaboration to transform pr…
https://procurementmag.com/news/top-5-procurement-stories-ba…

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web search NEUTRAL — DPW New York took place on 3-4 June 2026 (Credit: Michielton/DPW).At DPW New York, which took place on 3-4 June, some of procurement's most influential leaders and innovative companies gathered to set…
https://procurementmag.com/news/dpw-new-york-inside-oro-and-…

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Claim 5: “Ford and Geely Auto Group have announced a Europe-focused manufacturing joint venture in Valencia, Spain, combining production capabilities to manufacture next-generation multi-energy vehicles.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the July 23, 2026, announcement of a joint venture between Ford and Geely Auto in Valencia, Spain, for multi-energy vehicles.

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web search NEUTRAL — VALENCIA, Spain – July 23, 2026 – Ford Motor Company and Geely Automobile Holdings (hereafter “Geely Auto”) today announced an agreement to form a Europe-focused joint venture (JV) at Ford’s Valencia,…
https://s205.q4cdn.com/882619693/files/doc_news/2026/Jul/23/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Geely Auto and Ford Motor have agreed to establish a joint venture at Ford’s Valencia plant in Spain to produce multi-energy vehicles for the European market.
https://battery-tech.net/battery-markets-news/geely-and-ford…

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web search NEUTRAL — On July 23, Ford Motor Company and Geely Automobile Holdings agreed to establish a Europe-focused joint venture (JV) at Ford's manufacturing hub in Valencia, Spain. The JV will manufacture Ford and Ge…
https://www.marklines.com/en/news/348068

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Claim 6: “Stemming from the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, a non-profit entity dedicated to the food and beverage industry’s shift toward sustainable food systems, the Regenerating Together Programme (RTP) drives the broader transition toward regenerative practices.”

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Multiple sources confirm that the SAI Platform launched the Regenerating Together Programme (RTP) to implement regenerative agriculture at scale.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) is a low-cost, sustainable land restoration technique used to combat poverty and hunger amongst poor subsistence farmers in developing countries by increasin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sustainability or being sustainable (from the Latin sustinere – hold up, hold upright; furnish with means of support; bear, undergo, endure) is the ability to continue over a long period of time. In m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sustainability science first emerged in the 1980s and has become a new academic discipline. Similar to agricultural science or health science, it is an applied science defined by the practical problem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability_science

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Claim 7: “Lalitha Rajagopalan, Co-Founder, Head of Strategy & GTM at ORO Labs, Paula Glickenhaus, Chief Procurement Officer at BMS and Rhonda Griscti, BMS' Executive Director Digital Strategy and Global Process Lead, discussed why ORO's orchestration layer is key to unifying existing procurement technologies”

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Procurement Magazine explicitly names Lalitha Rajagopalan, Paula Glickenhaus, and Rhonda Griscti as the individuals discussing ORO's orchestration layer.

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web search NEUTRAL — ...ORO Labs, Paula Glickenhaus, Chief Procurement Officer at BMS and Rhonda Griscti, BMS' Executive Director Digital Strategy and Global Process Lead, discussed why ORO's orchestration layer is key to…
https://procurementmag.com/news/oro-labs-bms-transforming-pr…

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web search NEUTRAL — ORO Labs is an agentic procurement orchestration company on a mission to deliver effortless user experiences so businesses can shorten cycle times, decrease risk through end-to-end process visibility,…
https://www.linkedin.com/company/procurewithoro

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web search NEUTRAL — ORO Labs co-founder Lalitha Rajagopalan noted, “I’m personally thrilled to have a woman investor joining the ORO board.ORO Labs’ mission is to make procurement simple, efficient, and human.
https://siliconcanals.com/oro-labs-raises-34m-series-b-to-hu…

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Claim 8: “Nestlé has joined 40 other prominent food brands and organisations in supporting a new regenerative agriculture programme.”

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While evidence confirms Nestlé's commitment to regenerative agriculture and the existence of the SAI Platform, none of the provided sources explicitly confirm that Nestlé joined '40 other prominent food brands' in a specific program.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a dated list of the brands owned by Nestlé globally. Overall, Nestlé owns over 2000 brands in 186 countries. Brands in this list are categorized by their targeted markets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestlé_brands

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nesquik is an American brand of food products made by Swiss company Nestlé. In 1948, Nestlé launched a drink mix for chocolate-flavored milk called Nestlé Quik in the United States; this was released …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesquik

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nestlé S.A. ( NESS-lay, -⁠lee, -⁠əl; French: [nɛsle]) is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It has been the largest publicly …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé

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Claim 9: “Nestlé aims to advance its target of sourcing 50% of its key ingredients from farmers utilising regenerative agricultural methods by 2030.”

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The target of sourcing 50% of key ingredients from regenerative agriculture by 2030 is explicitly confirmed by Nestlé Global and other web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nestlé, the biggest food company in the world, has been involved in a significant number of controversies and has been criticized a number of times for its business practices. Since the 1970s, Nestlé …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_Nestlé

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