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Engaging with communities through our supply chainsEAUC Scotland event on community engagement16th April 2015Liz Cooper, SRS Research and Policy Manager
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Everything we buy as institutions has an impact
on communities around the world
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Livelihoods, Pay, Farmers, Extractives/mining, Manufacturing
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Global trade = lots of negative impacts on communities- poverty/low pay- poor conditions- forced labour- displacement from land- pollution- fluctuating demand for products… Source: WaronWant.org
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Most common way unis/colleges engage = fair trade
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Farmer cooperativesPremiums for community projects
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Fair trade producer visits – increase understanding
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e.g. rice/pulses from Malawi (JTS) bought by public sector
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2 MSc dissertation placements in Malawi 2015 to find out more…
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Electronics manufacturing – communities displaced from farming to factories – Electronics Watch
Source: electronicsproducts.com
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Mining communities – e.g. conflict minerals in DRC (policy work)
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Garment industry (sweatshops)- university branded clothing- workwear- sports kits
= dissertation project on this 2015
Source: theguardian.com
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Local supply chains too: – milk, eggs, meat, agriculture – food policy work, to explore further
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Incorporation of disadvantaged communities in Scotland in supply chains – apprenticeships, supported businesses, prisons/ex offenders?
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Currently engaging through: -networks e.g. EW/WRC - research & dissertation projects…
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Lack of transparency on supply chains a problem – various attempts to address ?
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Room for more engagement with these often distant communities - research- study visits- projects- twinning? - exchanges?
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Opportunities to link with universities on ground in developing countries to link closer to communities we affect?...
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Room for links between socially responsible procurement and other community initiatives in unis/colleges
Again, we affect a lot of people’s lives through our purchasing choices! Thanks.