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— Timo Worrall , Director of Supplier Social Responsibility , Johnson & Johnson

of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge ( BSCC ), led by SEUK , which aims to redirect corporate supply chain spending to deliver support for some of the most disadvantaged groups in the UK .

As to the practicalities of successful sustainable procurement , Worrall cites collaboration as “ indispensable ”. Focusing internally , he says , is an important first step that ’ s often overlooked : “ ambitions will only be realised through a coordinated internal effort involving procurement personnel , category leads , commercial teams and supply chain teams . This is underpinned by support from colleagues in Corporate Social Responsibility , Global Community Impact and Government Affairs .” Externally , the business uses its advocacy of sustainable procurement to build global awareness with

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