The Guide

Project Brief

The Sustainable Procurement Pledge needed a comprehensive how-to toolkit, The Guide, to help companies integrate sustainability into their organisations. The resource aimed to provide procurement teams with actionable strategies, practical examples, and best practices for embedding sustainable principles in global supply chains.
They sought expert support to manage content creation, editing, and design, ensuring the final product would be both impactful and easy to use.

The Challenge

Creating The Guide posed a number of creative challenges: distilling complex sustainability concepts into a clear, engaging format, ensuring jargon-free language and accessibility for diverse audiences, and providing practical, solutions that procurement professionals could implement effectively.

Our Approach

We worked closely with the leadership team to align on goals, content tone, and design aesthetics. By establishing clear communication channels and a structured project plan, we ensured every stage of development—from content flow to design—was seamless and efficient.

Excerpt from The Guide - Sustainable Procurement Pledge

What We Did

Content Management:

Curated and structured the content to include best practices, case studies, and actionable solutions tailored for procurement teams

Editing and Jargon-busting:

Edited copy to remove jargon, making it accessible while maintaining a professional tone

Creative Design:

Developed an engaging and visually cohesive design that highlighted the key messages and ensured easy readability

Collaborative Process:

Maintained ongoing collaboration with the leadership team and sector experts, incorporating their feedback to refine the resource and meet their objectives

Key Outcomes

Delivered an easy-to-navigate, actionable toolkit tailored to procurement professionals

Incorporated compelling success stories and real-world examples to inspire and educate users

Strengthened the Sustainable Procurement Pledge’s reputation as a leader in sustainable supply chain management

“The Impact Focus team has been instrumental in supporting the design, content collection, and editing of the SPP Annual Activity Reports for two years running and this year have also contributed to bringing to fruition the Guide, a key Sustainable Procurement Pledge tool.

With a personal touch, they’ve transformed our vision into impactful communication that resonates with our community of procurement professionals. Kudos to the team for not just meeting, but exceeding expectations. Grateful for their integral role in supporting SSP’s team and our journey towards larger organizational goals. Here’s to more collaborative success!”

Bertrand Conqueret

President, Henkel Global Supply Chain & Chief Procurement Officer and Co-founder, Sustainable Procurement Pledge