Twenty-four whitepapers on merchandise and its reporting
Twenty-four papers, long enough to hold an argument and specific enough to argue with.
Twenty-four whitepapers are published here. They are written for readers who have to make a decision and defend it, so each one sets out its evidence and its limits rather than a conclusion alone. The procurement audit readiness paper and the ESG data collection paper are the two most used by buyers facing a reporting deadline.
The circular economy papers, the general one and the one on the EU mandates, work through what the deforestation and packaging rules actually change for a merchandise order. The supply chain transparency paper explains what a buyer can ask for and what we can supply.
The economics papers are the least rhetorical. The economics of rush orders and the economics of on-demand production set out what compression costs and when it is worth paying for. The cross-border paper and the multi-cultural paper cover what changes when a programme is designed for several markets at once.
Twenty-four papers
One page per paper, each with a one page summary that can be circulated on its own.
- AI and design workflows
- AI and procurement in 2026
- Circular economy merchandise
- ESG data collection in 2026
- ESG reporting
- EU circular economy mandates
- Merchandise after the CSRD
- Merchandise and economic cycles
- Merchandise data and return on investment
- Merchandise in the EU against the United States
- Multi-cultural merchandise
- Multi-language distribution in the EU
- Packaging trends for 2026 to 2028
- Pantone colour science
- The Pantone colour shift for 2026 and 2027
- The evolution of print technology
- Procurement audit readiness
- Supply chain transparency
- Sustainability in 2026
- The economics of on-demand production
- The economics of rush orders
- The future of cross-border merchandise
- The state of corporate gifting
- The state of merchandise recycling
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the papers free?
Yes. There is no registration wall beyond a working email address.
How long are they?
Most run from ten to twenty pages, and each carries a one page summary.
Can we cite them internally?
Yes, with the author and the date shown on the first page.
Ask for a paper on your question
Tell us the decision you are preparing for. We send the paper that addresses it and the summary in a form you can circulate.