{"id":354064,"date":"2025-12-18T12:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=354064"},"modified":"2025-12-18T12:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:17:04","slug":"digicel-first-caribbean-company-to-be-accredited-under-cips-corporate-ethical-procurement-supply-kitemark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/digicel-first-caribbean-company-to-be-accredited-under-cips-corporate-ethical-procurement-supply-kitemark\/","title":{"rendered":"Digicel first Caribbean company to be accredited under CIPS Corporate Ethical Procurement &#038; Supply Kitemark"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_354067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354067\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-354067 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Digicel-Group-Procurement-team-at-CIPS-Caribbean-Conference-and-Awards-2025-642x482.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Digicel Group Procurement team at CIPS Caribbean Conference and Awards 2025. Photo: Digicel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Digicel Group has become the first company in the Caribbean to be awarded the Chartered Institute of Procurement &amp; Supply (CIPS) Corporate Ethical Procurement &amp; Supply Kitemark, which describes itself as &#8220;the voice and standard, defining and amplifying best practice across the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Digicel said via press release that this achievement places it in a group of organizations worldwide that demonstrate excellence in procurement and supply chain integrity, and is validated by independent auditing.<\/p>\n<p>The award was officially presented last week during the inaugural CIPS Caribbean Conference and Awards held at the Hyatt Regency in Trinidad, where Digicel\u2019s Procurement team accepted the honor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354068\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-354068\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arshad-Ali-Digicel-Group-Director-of-Procurement-Supply-Chain-and-Real-Estate-642x856.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arshad-Ali-Digicel-Group-Director-of-Procurement-Supply-Chain-and-Real-Estate-642x856.jpeg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arshad-Ali-Digicel-Group-Director-of-Procurement-Supply-Chain-and-Real-Estate-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arshad-Ali-Digicel-Group-Director-of-Procurement-Supply-Chain-and-Real-Estate-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arshad-Ali-Digicel-Group-Director-of-Procurement-Supply-Chain-and-Real-Estate-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arshad-Ali-Digicel-Group-Director-of-Procurement-Supply-Chain-and-Real-Estate-360x480.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arshad-Ali-Digicel-Group-Director-of-Procurement-Supply-Chain-and-Real-Estate.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arshad Ali, Digicel Group Director of Procurement, Supply Chain and Real Estate. Photo: Digicel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arshad Ali, Director of Group Procurement, Supply Chain &amp; Real Estate for Digicel, emphasized the significance of this achievement, stating, \u201cThis accreditation is an important reflection of how we do business. It demonstrates the significant progress we have made in embedding ethical, transparent, and accountable procurement practices for the Group and reinforces our commitment to raising the bar for responsible sourcing and supply chain governance in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For customers and partners, DIGICEL stated that the CIPS Kitemark offers reassurance that the company operates ethically and responsibly across its entire supply chain.\u00a0 Reportedly, procurement decisions are guided not solely by commercial considerations but also by ethical standards, ensuring that every interaction upholds integrity and accountability. This commitment fosters fair and transparent engagement with partners, promotes clear ethical standards, and helps build long-term relationships based on trust and compliance\u2014ultimately creating a more stable and reliable ecosystem for all stakeholders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354066\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-354066\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Watson-Digicel-Group-Chief-Compliance-and-Cyber-Security-Officer-642x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Watson-Digicel-Group-Chief-Compliance-and-Cyber-Security-Officer-642x533.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Watson-Digicel-Group-Chief-Compliance-and-Cyber-Security-Officer-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Watson-Digicel-Group-Chief-Compliance-and-Cyber-Security-Officer-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Watson-Digicel-Group-Chief-Compliance-and-Cyber-Security-Officer-1536x1274.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Watson-Digicel-Group-Chief-Compliance-and-Cyber-Security-Officer-579x480.jpg 579w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Watson-Digicel-Group-Chief-Compliance-and-Cyber-Security-Officer.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Watson, Digicel Group Chief Compliance and Cyber Security Officer. Photo: Digicel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis award highlights Digicel\u2019s commitment to ethical practices, along with the continued enhancement of our ethics and compliance programmes. It also gives our customers, suppliers, and partners confidence that Digicel is committed to the highest ethical standards,\u201d Michael Watson, Chief Compliance and Cyber Security Officer for Digicel Group noted, highlighting the importance of the award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Digicel Group has become the first company in the Caribbean to be awarded the Chartered Institute of Procurement &amp; Supply (CIPS) Corporate Ethical Procurement &amp; Supply Kitemark, which describes itself as &#8220;the voice and standard, defining and amplifying best practice&#8230;","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":354067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[235,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-354064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Digicel first Caribbean company to be accredited under CIPS Corporate Ethical Procurement &amp; 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