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How NatWest's social procurement partnership signals a brighter future for business and society

NatWest has become the latest big name to adopt social procurement and create social and environmental value from existing spending.

Oct 9, 20232 min read

Why all organisations should be practicing social procurement

Here we explain how social procurement creates returns across sales, procurement, social value, sustainability and the workforce.

Apr 28, 20233 min read

‘Why the hell didn't we do something?’ - The importance of social procurement in securing our future

What is the value of social procurement securing the future of their businesses and the planet?

Apr 12, 20233 min read

Who's leading the social procurement conversation?

Find what talks will feature at the Social Procurement Festival, who's speaking, what companies are represented and the event timings.

Feb 28, 20234 min read

Webinar | Introduction to social procurement

This webinar recording is for anyone wanting to create social value through their procurement spend by buying from social enterprises.

Nov 25, 20221 min read

Join Supply Change's Advisory Board

We are looking for new additions to our advisory board who can help us change procurement for the better

Jul 8, 20222 min read

Better social supplier data for buyers

Here's how we are improving our supplier onboarding processes so that we collect the most useful data for buyers.

May 21, 20223 min read

How to find the perfect social enterprise suppliers

We share our method for finding and engaging suppliers who deliver great services and important impact.

Apr 13, 20222 min read

What's it like to do the Kickstart Scheme at Supply Change?

After a year in a pandemic, job opportunities were hard to find. 8 long months of endless job hunting and I was starting to feel deflated...

Jun 29, 20213 min read

Using data analysis to support social procurement: a review of housing association supply chains

Supply Change has been part of a team reviewing the future strategic direction of the Community Impact Partnership, CIP

May 25, 20214 min read

So, what is a social enterprise?

Despite increased awareness and prominence of the social enterprise sector, there is still some confusion about how to define it. For...

Jan 7, 20213 min read

Supply Change Impact Report 2020

2020 was a year, far from ordinary. We pivoted, persevered and now we’re at the end, we feel even more inspired and ready to take on...

Dec 18, 20201 min read

Performing due diligence with social enterprise suppliers

When thinking about bringing social enterprises into your organisation’s supply chain, there are a number of key questions you are likely...

Oct 27, 20203 min read

Continuing to ‘Meet the Buyers’ in a virtual world

One of the most common and ongoing challenges for social entrepreneurs is how to meet potential clients - how to get in front of the...

Oct 20, 20203 min read

How To Build A Digital Prototype For Your Social Enterprise — Part 2: Build It!

Following the journey of Supply Change, this blog holds a collection of coding resources that I used to build our prototype.

Oct 9, 201911 min read

Supply Change — a practical response to social value in public sector procurement

Read how one housing association's aims to provide a practical solution to social value in public procurement lead us to start Supply Change

Jul 16, 20194 min read

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