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Carroll explains that the G4S working culture – especially where its procurement operations are concerned – was one of collaboration and mutual respect . It is little wonder , then , that the company has worked hard to ensure that this effective way of working is disseminated as far as possible in the form of its Supplier Code of Conduct .

Carroll says : “ Our basic focus is keeping as much of the world as secure and as safe as possible and that brings us into conflict with some pretty difficult individuals . Therefore , our supplier base also gets pulled into those issues . It ’ s important that we get the message out that respect for the

people that we ’ re dealing with when they ’ re in our custody or in our care . Making sure that we do everything with integrity in terms of handling customers ’ money , looking after our customers ’ premises , transporting our customers ’ goods around the world is extremely important to us .” In order to ensure that these values are ingrained into the procurement ethos – and that operations in this regard are continuously improving – Carroll focused on three core initiatives during his initial months with the company . These consisted of rolling out procurement excellence , implementing a global category focus , led by worldleading industry experts , and by appointing regional procurement leaders .

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