Materials
Materials
CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Social Procurement
Overview of different Social Organizations
Which social organizations are there? How do they differ? Which ones are relevant for us if we want to practice social procurement?
10 Inspiring Social Procurement cases
Explore ten success stories of partnerships between social enterprises and corporations, from our Social Procurement Manual.
CHAPTER 2
Strategic Relevance of Social Procurement
A $500 Billion Market Opportunity for Real Impact
This report points out how the massive contributions of supply chains to companies’ ESG footprints can already be tackled by redirecting only 0.1% percent of procurement budgets toward social suppliers.
CHAPTER 3
Benefits of Social Procurement
The Value of Social Procurement
“The Value of Social Procurement ” of YSB’s Social Procurement Manual demonstrates the business case behind this business powerful activity.
CHAPTER 4
Meet Social Entrepreneurs
100 Corporate Ready Social Enterprises
Acumen and the World Economic Forum created a list of 100 social enterprises that are corporate-ready. This is not an exhaustive list of course, but it will give you a hint on the diversity of social enterprises around the world. Go through the list and get inspired!
CHAPTER 5
Designing a Social Procurement Strategy
Engagement Strategy Matrix
Are you an Explorer, Supporter, Integrator, or Hustler? The following chapter “The Engagement Strategy Matrix” of YSB’s Social Procurement Manual is explaining each of these social procurement strategies and helping you find the one that suits your organization best.
CHAPTER 6
Sourcing and Evaluating Social Enterprises
Intermediaries
Intermediaries around the world are well-positioned to help companies like yours with their scouting efforts. The document below lists some of these intermediaries.
CHAPTER 7
Building a Social Procurement Process
The 5-S Adaptation Framework
This framework is walking you through the 5 business areas to be considered when tackling the actual integration of Social Business into your supply chain.
CHAPTER 8
Growing with your Suppliers
IKEA Guide to collaborate with social enterprises
The IKEA guide below is a result of the company’s past experiences in working with Social Enterprises. It can be used as a tool for mapping, developing, and scaling partnerships with Social Enterprises.
CHAPTER 9
Impact Measurement and Communication
Theory of Change
A theory of change is a causal framework that explains how your suppliers’ intervention, or set of interventions, is expected to lead to a desired social change. Here is a practical example.
Social Procurement Impact Classes Matrix
The Social Procurement Impact Classes Matrix showcases both your and your social suppliers’ possible types of impact.