Be a catalyst for collaboration
and positive impact
Bring the social procurement movement to the next level
Social procurement holds an immense potential to address the world’s most pressing social and environmental problems. By supporting social enterprises in building lasting partnerships with corporations, you can play a key role in driving meaningful change in your region and sector. Integrating social enterprises into corporate supply chains creates a unique two-way value: companies can generate direct social impact through their spending, while social enterprises gain access to stable revenue streams and scale their impact.
Pomario & Grupo Exito: empowering smallholder farmers in Colombia
Pomario trains and employs smallholder farmers from the conflict regions in Colombia in the cultivation of organic vegetables. The employees are paid double the average salary of rural workers in Colombia and provided with full social benefits and educational opportunities. They sell fruits and vegetables to Grupo Éxito, which are distributed across 60 Éxito supermarkets in the country.
A global opportunity: bridge the gap between social enterprises and companies
Map Social Procurement Connections
The Unusual Partners pool features 500+ inspiring social enterprises offering B2B products and services, across the world and from a wide range of sectors. This database offers detailed profiles of enterprises eager to build lasting corporate partnerships, 60% of which have already done so. Find enterprises in your region that are empowering marginalised communities, from smallholder farmers and rural artisans to people with disabilities, or that are tackling climate change and pollution. Discover their product offerings and help them bridge the gap with corporate buyers.
Do you know your market? Discover our methodology to map social enterprises.
To scale social procurement in your region, knowing and understanding your market is crucial. Our proven methodology, successfully implemented by ecosystem partners in countries like Thailand, South Africa, and Colombia, will guide you in identifying social enterprises offering B2B products and services, while also assessing their readiness for corporate partnerships. These valuable market insights provide the foundation for building social procurement programs that foster meaningful connections between social enterprises and corporate buyers, driving systemic change at scale.
"The collaboration with YSB gave MyImpact a wider overview on the latest developments across the globe. With the additional methodology for mapping, it allowed us to better frame questions to assess the readiness of social enterprises in Malaysia."
"I think that after conducting this report and with all the help from YSB, we as an organisation not only have a better understanding of what's happening in the region, but also how we can support the entrepreneurs and how we can start creating strategies to connect them with corporates."
Our ecosystem partners
Resources
Entrepreneur Pool
The Unusual Partners pool, which features inspiring social enterprises who are offering B2B products and services across the world, from a wide range of sectors.
Mapping Methodology
A step-by-step guide for ecosystem partners to gain critical market understanding and build the foundations to their social procurement strategy.
About Yunus Social Business
Learn more about the team behind Unusual Partners, the Resource Hub on social procurement, powered by Yunus Social Innovation.