This significant report, just released, critically examines the state of social procurement in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) through the lens of global social procurement movements. Its focus is the potential role of a social procurement intermediary – a broker or matchmaker between suppliers and purchasers.
Social procurement is a process that targets social impact as a desired or required quality in goods or services to be purchased. Increasingly it is commonly practiced by individuals, businesses and governments around the world. While Canada has yet to tap into the full potential of social procurement, there is growing recognition of its ability to effect positive change in communities and vulnerable populations.
In this research-based report released by The Learning Enrichment Foundation, researchers Cameron Revington, Robyn Hoogendam and Andrew Holeton specifically study the potential role of a social procurement intermediary. How might social purchasing progress if there were an intermediary connecting the purchasing power of businesses, governments and nonprofit organizations with the productivity of social enterprises in the GTHA?
Read the complete article, the full report or the Executive Summary on the Social Enterprise Toronto site.
