Understanding Business
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You have been recruited as a member of the procurement team of JM investments and one of your key responsibilities is to ensure there is successful implementation of sustainable procurement. This comes after a number of stakeholders were resisting the proposed sustainable procurement initiative.
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a) Explain any four steps JM may undertake to ensure implementation of the sustainable procurement is a success.
b) Explore two roles the procurement staff of JM investments may play in ensuring sustainable procurement is successfully introduced.
c) Discuss three pillars of sustainable procurement to JM investments and the procurement staff.
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