Press Release: The Evolution of Kaleida International - 15th January, 2025
In a time of shifting global sentiment toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), Kaleida International remains steadfast in its commitment to championing supplier diversity.
As the UK and Europe continue to value diverse supplier relationships as a key to unlocking innovation, driving compliance, and generating savings, Kaleida is evolving to meet these changing needs.
Today, Kaleida International announces its transformation with a clear mission:
To revolutionise procurement by delivering a fully-inclusive B2B marketplace underpinned by five strategic pillars that promise Efficiency, Compliance, and Savings.
Adapting to the Times: Why Now?
While some US-based corporations, including tech giants, have begun to step back from DEI initiatives, Europe is on a different trajectory. Regulatory frameworks, such as the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), continue to require corporates to demonstrate responsible procurement practices. At the same time, buyers increasingly recognise the value of diverse suppliers in driving competitive advantage, risk mitigation, and sustainability outcomes.
Kaleida’s evolution reflects these realities. Our impending new services are designed to maximise resource utilisation, improve regulatory compliance, and drive meaningful cost savings for buyers, all while ensuring diverse suppliers remain at the heart of the supply chain ecosystem..
Kaleida’s New Offerings: The Five Pillars of Procurement Transformation
At the core of our evolution is a solution designed to optimise procurement for modern times. Our services will help corporates tackle key challenges, from tail spend management to meeting regulatory requirements, all through a lens of inclusion.
The five pillars of Kaleida’s offering are:
Tenders & Opportunities
Connecting diverse suppliers with procurement opportunities in our centralised B2B marketplace, ensuring buyers can easily access innovative, vendors.
Baseline - Kaleida AI
A data-driven tool that enables buyers to evidence diversity within existing supply chains, measure performance, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations.
Tail Spend Management
Unlocking value in unmanaged, low-spend procurement categories by connecting buyers with small and diverse suppliers to drive efficiency and reduce costs.
Punchout Catalog
Providing buyers with a seamless digital catalog of pre-approved diverse suppliers, ensuring quicker, more compliant purchasing decisions.
Invoice Aggregation
Simplifying accounts payable processes by consolidating supplier invoices, reducing administrative burdens, and creating a more efficient payment process.
Fully-inclusive Supplier Diversity remains a non-negotiable cornerstone underpinning our purpose.
As we step into 2025 and beyond, Kaleida will remain a champion of fully-inclusive supplier diversity. Just as pir peacock emblem showcases its colours with pride, we believe diverse businesses must embrace their uniqueness to bring their full value to the table.
“Our mission is simple: to ensure diverse suppliers and SMEs seize opportunities and claim their seat at the table,” says Jason Roberts, CEO of Kaleida International. “The corporate world is evolving, and we’re here to help businesses navigate that change, access new revenue streams, and maximise procurement efficiency.”
Driving Value Through Efficiency, Compliance, and Savings
Kaleida’s evolution reflects the growing appetite among procurement teams to extract more value from supplier relationships. We’re here to support buyers in achieving three critical goals:
Efficiency: Optimising how resources are utilised within procurement and accounts payable teams to reduce lost resource utilisation and increase impact.
Compliance: Helping buyers meet their regulatory requirements with greater transparency into their supplier base.
Savings: Driving cost efficiencies through smarter supplier management and streamlined processes.
In a market that continues to shift, Kaleida is committed to providing solutions that help businesses unlock the full potential of SMEs and diverse suppliers.
The future of procurement is inclusive, efficient, and innovative. At Kaleida we’re ready to help buyers and suppliers achieve this future.
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About Us
"Finding Diverse Suppliers is time-consuming as the process today involves researching against multiple databases."
Founded in 2019, Kaleida International is a B2B marketplace for Tenders connecting Buyers to Suppliers, and Diverse Suppliers. With a focus on helping the Chief Procurement Office achieve its ESG goals, and alerting companies to new revenue opportunities, Kaleida's fully-inclusive platform helps Buyers find, identify and assess Diverse Suppliers they can invite to Tender.
In 2024 Kaleida will publish £600b in both Public and Private sector tenders for suppliers, and Diverse suppliers to apply to. By increasing access to commercial opportunity, we believe we can drive equality through providing access to economic parity.
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