Blog | Supply Change

Notes on procurement, social enterprise and social value from Supply Change, the procurement platform that connects organisations with social suppliers.

Positive Procurement

Apr 26
3 min

Building futures with Connection Crew

Whilst a new addition to the Supply Change platform, Connection Crew bring a wealth of experience of providing services to the...

Apr 19
4 min

Earth Day 2021: How can sustainable procurement ‘Restore our Earth’? With Josefine Hintz, ICLEI

The theme of this year’s Earth Day on the 22nd of April, Restore our Earth, is a challenge to leaders across the globe to rebuild an...

Mar 31
4 min

Feed Me Good: A Case Study of Initiative

Feed Me Good is a women-led social enterprise with a mission to diminish health inequality in the UK and dismantle the systems in place...

Mar 24
3 min

Discovering 700-year-old roots of social enterprise

Has the history of social enterprise been whitewashed and westernised?

Mar 18
5 min

Women's voices lead push for better business

The Social Procurement Festival was dominated by women calling for our economy to change for good...

Mar 7
6 min

Celebrating women creating global change through social procurement

Creating social value through your supply chain is becoming common practice for all kinds of organisations the world over. Women working...

Mar 1
3 min

Social value makes good business sense

Comment from Helen Moore, Managing Director, Orbit Homes In the lead up to International Women’s Day on the 8th of March and our...

Feb 24
4 min

The Social Procurement Festival Lineup

On the 11th of March, private businesses, public sector organisations and VCSEs will be joining The Social Procurement Festival online....

Feb 24
2 min

The First Social Procurement Festival

No doubt, 2021 is already so full of challenge but we see the opportunities too. A renewed focus on racial equality, sustainability and...

Feb 4
3 min

A Kinder way of doing Business

What if, every time you washed your hands - which right now, of course, we’re doing more than ever - you were helping to make the world a...

Jan 28
2 min

Diversity and Digital Media: Aidem Digital and DESIblitz

Diversity and Digital Media: Aidem Digital and DESIblitz It is well established that there is a need for greater diversity within the...

Jan 21
2 min

PPN 11/20: What does it mean for social enterprises?

On 15 December 2020 the Cabinet Office issued a Procurement Policy Note (PPN 11/20: Reserving Below Threshold Procurements) and...

Jan 13
3 min

Social Enterprise Solutions for the Climate Emergency

The climate emergency is undoubtedly one of the greatest (if not the greatest) challenges we currently face right across the world. It is...

Jan 6
3 min

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...

Dec 17, 2020
1 min

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 14, 2020
3 min

What does the New Social Value Framework Mean for Social Enterprises?

There’s no doubt about it, 2020 has been rough. The pandemic has deepened already existing inequalities, exposing the inadequacy of our...

Dec 8, 2020
3 min

Inspiring Women in Social Enterprise

Last month Pioneers Post announced its 2020 WISE100 list, recognising women in social enterprise for their contributions to the sector in...

Nov 24, 2020
3 min

Nuneaton Signs: A Social Legacy

The past, present, and future of one of Britain’s longest running social enterprises Nuneaton Signs was opened by the Local Authority in...

Nov 12, 2020
4 min

Social enterprises you (and your organisation) can buy from this Christmas

The lead up to Christmas this year is set to be remarkably unsocial, with lockdown restrictions extending until at least December 2nd....

Nov 10, 2020
3 min

Social Enterprises Step Up to Feed Families Over the School Holidays

In recent weeks, Marcus Rashford’s campaign, and the government’s withdrawal of its lunch voucher scheme over the autumn break, has...

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