Peter Smith, Author of Procurement with Purpose

With more than 35 years of experience in procurement and supply chain as a procurement director, consultant, analyst, and writer, Peter Smith is recognized as one of the UK’s leading experts in public and private sector procurement performance improvement. He is also the Managing Director of Procurement Excellence and the author of the books Bad Buying and Procurement with Purpose.

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Oliver Hurrey, Founding Member of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge

Oliver wants to drive positive change faster in businesses and their supply chains, by making it simpler and easier to identify with whom to collaborate and get things done. He has helped develop and launch the Sustainable Procurement Pledge and works with a number of supply chain peer groups (AIM-Progress tackling Human Rights; Scope 3 Peer Group tackling supply chain carbon emissions; 2degrees network as a global sustainable business collaboration platform ) and has worked with clients across industry sectors (e.g. Unilever, Mars, Johnson & Johnson, and Sky).

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Professor Muhammad Yunus, Co-Founder of Yunus Social Business

Prof. Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. In February 2011, Yunus co-founded Yunus Social Business – Global Initiatives (YSB) together with Saskia Bruysten, Sophie Eisenmann, and Hans Reitz

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Benoit Bonello, Social Innovation Director at Suez

Faced with growing challenges, such as pollution increase or climate change and its impact on resources, SUEZ is committed to supporting their clients across the water and waste value chains, and thus to becoming a partner of choice for environmental services. 

SUEZ promotes and implements responsible behaviors, more efficient technologies, and circular solutions to recycle and make the best possible use of the finite resources of the Earth.

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Kelvin Ward, Purchasing Manager at SAP

SAP develops software solutions that are used by small businesses, midsize companies, and large corporations. Their software collects and processes data on one platform, helps companies analyze and efficiently design their value chain, and can also be used to create forecasts. In addition, SAP helps customers link operational data on business processes with experience data on emotional factors. SAP is one of the biggest drivers of Social Procurement and one of the most important supporters of the Social Economy.

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Tim Coldwell, President at Chandos Construction

Chandos is one of North America’s most collaborative and innovative commercial builders. They are 100% employee-owned and we are proud to be the first and largest B Corp Certified commercial builder in North America, meaning they put their values at the center of everything activity. In addition to its strength in Construction Management, Chandos is the Canadian leader in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

They believe in giving everyone a fair shot – which is why Chandos champions the idea of inclusive hiring – a practice that nurtures diverse talent. They practice social procurement, investing at least 5% of their addressable spend, and deliver over 80% of their work using collaborative delivery models.

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Martin Hecker, CEO and Founder of AmaliTech

AmaliTech is a social enterprise that harnesses the potential of remote working to build the future of work in sub-Saharan Africa. Their approach combines training with employment and continuous learning.

They have committed to train 3000+ individuals and provide 1000+ direct jobs in Ghana and Rwanda by 2025 while putting a focus on the inclusion of women, persons with disabilities, and the youth.

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Colin Downie, Sales and Partnership Director at WildHearts

WildHearts Group is a portfolio of companies that, through their activities and profits, create global social change. Their products and services are tailored to the demands of today’s business world. WildHearts Office, for example, is the UK’s leading social B2B business offering more than 35,000 products. 

WildHeart social initiatives are diverse and tackle topics such as gender equality, social mobility, mental well-being, and financial equity.

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Sahiti Snigdha, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Waste Ventures India is a waste management social enterprise working with informal waste pickers and bulk waste generators to create inclusive, financially viable, and environmentally sustainable waste management models.

Simply put, they help you divert waste from the landfill to green end-points.

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Timm Duffner, Co-founder of HeyHo

“HEYHO! doesn’t hire people to roast oats, it roasts oats to hire people.”

The social roastery believes in the power of second chances and, therefore, creates prospects for people who are excluded from the primary labor market. Whether someone was once incarcerated, struggled with addiction, or can’t perform as well as someone else for mental health reasons – they are estimated team members of HEYHO.

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Michael Wunsch, former Director at Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany (SEND)

SEND connects social enterprises and promotes their exchange through, e.g. regional groups, workshops, and events. The network is also advocating for improving the general conditions for social enterprises in Germany and promoting the visibility of social enterprises and their solutions in the public eye. In its role as an intermediary, SEND establishes connections to different stakeholders ranging from civil society, politics, and the world of business, to welfare.

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Andy Daly, Head of Corporate Partnerships at SE UK

SEUK is the UK’s membership body for social enterprises. They lead the world’s largest network of businesses with a social purpose who together are helping to create a fairer economy and a more sustainable future for everyone. SEUK exists to be a strong voice for social enterprise, to evidence the difference that social enterprises are making, and to demonstrate solutions and influence decision-makers to create an environment in which social enterprise can thrive. They work with mainstream businesses and public sector institutions to help them bring social enterprises into their supply chains.

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Cecilia Foxworthy, CEO at Agora Partnerships

Agora Partnerships is a Latin American non-profit organization that is motivated by a vision of a world where business is truly driven by social and environmental sustainability. It pursues the transformation of growing small businesses and the visibility of social businesses by facilitating access to technology & financing, providing capacity-building, and creating market linkages.

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Elizabeth Chick-Blouni, Executive Director at Buy Social Canada

Buy Social Canada believes in building community capital: healthy communities that are rich in human, social, cultural, physical, and economic capital. By redefining how goods and services are bought and sold Buy Social Canada is leading the movement for community capital creators across the country. They do so by connecting purpose-driven purchasers and social value suppliers to build business relationships that generate social benefits for communities across the country. Buy Social Canada supports the community, private sector, and public sector through the provision of training, co-developing of policies, and sharing of resources. They also offer a recognized, Canada-wide Social Enterprise certification that opens the door to their growing network of social purchasers.

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