BEST Magazine
30 July 2026
Buying time: how procurement became a strategic battery discipline
Why It Matters for ITAD
This regulatory development could affect compliance requirements for ITAD operators. Market movements like this can signal shifts in demand for ITAD services.
In easier times, procurement was a back office function focused on price and availability. But, James Snodgrass argues, geopolitics, regulation, ESG scrutiny and galloping technological progress (particularly in the area of AI) has turned procurement into a frontline discipline. Battery procurement used to be discussed in relatively simple terms: securing cells, components or materials at…
Key Takeaways
- • Buying time: how procurement became a strategic battery discipline.
