When Supply Security Becomes a Funding Decision

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When Supply Security Becomes a Funding Decision What the CPO commits, the CFO has already paid for. Physical material simply makes the capital visible. Executive Summary & Key Takeaways The Core Disconnect: CPOs secure positions, but CFOs fund them. In a constrained market, an unfunded commitment is an illusion. Category vs. Portfolio: A global portfolio can look fully covered while … Read More

Critical Minerals: The same tonne cannot serve two strategies

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Critical Minerals: The same tonne cannot serve two strategies Industrial policy is booking demand for minerals the physical economy may not deliver. Category teams still have to secure a slice of that contested tonne and put a price on what that security costs. Western industrial strategy now speaks fluently in two languages: money and carbon. It is far less fluent … Read More