Social Purchasing

October 25, 2007

WELCOMEWELCOME

Purpose & Learning ObjectivesPurpose & Learning Objectives

The purpose of this workshop is to help you understand:• The advantages, barriers and community impacts of

social purchasing• How social purchasing works• Case studies of organizations that are purchasing for

social impact• The key resources for social purchasing

• Call to Action: Let’s move social purchasingforward

Workshop AgendaWorkshop Agenda

Overview, Benefits

Panelists

Break – 9:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion

Tools and Resources

Next Steps

About the Sustainability Purchasing NetworkAbout the Sustainability Purchasing Network

• What is the SPN?

• What does the Network offer?

• Why participate?

• Who can join?

• Who’s leading the way?

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Silver Sponsors:Gold Sponsor:Platinum Sponsor:

PremiumSupporters:

SPN is a program of:

Social Purchasing: Overview andSocial Purchasing: Overview andBenefitsBenefits

What is Sustainability Purchasing?What is Sustainability Purchasing?

Buying supplies or services by taking intoaccount:

•Price, Quality, Availability

•Functionality

•Life cycle environmental aspects

•Social and ethical aspects

What is Social Purchasing?What is Social Purchasing?

Purchasing that addresses social or ethicalconcerns, providing benefits to society, tothe community benefits, or to thoseemployed to create a product or provide aservice.

Includes ethical sourcing, diversitypurchasing, local purchasing, fairtrade,purchasing from social enterprise, etc.

Why Are Organizations Doing It?Why Are Organizations Doing It?Social purchasing refers to purchasing that providesone of more of the following social benefits:•Improves wage levels and working conditions and advances

human rights (i.e. ethical sourcing)

•Promotes strong local economy (i.e. buy local)•Supports vulnerable and minority groups and providescommunity services (i.e. community-benefit purchasing anddiversity purchasing)•Promotes economic opportunity and benefit-sharing withindigenous people (i.e. Aboriginal purchasing)

•Improves conditions in emerging economies (i.e Fairtrade)

PresenterPresenter

David LePage Enterprising Non-Profits

withIqbal Alam Social Purchasing Portal-Vancouver

David LePagewww.enterprisingnonprofits.ca

October 25, 2007

Sustainable Purchasing

Financial

Social

Environmental

Social Purchasing: a Blended Return on Investment

Financial Returnon Investment

Social Return onInvestment

Blended ValueReturn on

Investment

Return onInvestment

Create Employment Opportunitiesfor Particular GroupsYouth, Immigrants, Disabled

Increase business opportunitiesin Particular Areas

Downtown Eastside

Increase business opportunitiesfor Particular Businesses

Social Enterprises, Socially Responsible Businesses

Social Purchasing:

Why

Required by Government RegulationsLabour Standards

Fear of Backlash from ConsumersConsumer Boycotts

Offers a Business Opportunity“Good Company” Branding

Creates Community BenefitSustainable Business Practice

Social PurchasingMotivations

Starworks Packaging andAssembly

Use Supply Chain Decisions

Choice of Sub-Contractors

Social Purchasing Portal, RFP Conditions, Unbundling

Social Purchasing:How

Every purchase has a ripple effect…

MovieMovie

PanelistsPanelists

Ron Singh Business ObjectsBrad Mills Mills BasicsDeanne Ziebart StarworksMargaret Dickson VANOC

Tales from the Trenches: Success, Challenges andResources.

Panel and Group DiscussionPanel and Group Discussion

How to Get Started

Barriers (to hiring, in the contract process)

Measuring Value

Integrating Social Considerations into RFPs

Tools and ResourcesTools and ResourcesYour resource disk contains:• Copy of today’s presentations• Workshop Resources/Tools:

– BIV Insert on Social Enterprise Conference– Harvard Business Review Article on– US Government Article on Contract Bundling

• General SPN Resources:– SPN Fact Sheet– Business Case Guide to SP

• Carbon Resource:– Business Guide to Going Carbon Neutral– Others on our website (March 22nd workshop materials)

Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

Biggest take-away from today?

Next steps you/your organization can take?

How to move social purchasing forward?

Workshop EvaluationWorkshop Evaluation

• Content / Information Level

• Expectations

• Length of Session

• Format

• Questions on the session?

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