Insights into Social Procurement: From Policy to Practice
Published in 2015 by Joanne McNeill - Social Procurement Australasia
SPA’s report on how Australian governments are putting social procurement into practice, drawing on interviews with three State government departments. It includes case studies of the NSW Aboriginal Participation in Construction policy, SA’s Department for Communities & Social Inclusion, and WA’s Australian Disability Enterprise exemption, plus five local economic development snapshots from Queensland, Victoria, SA and the Gold Coast.
The Business Case for Social Procurement
2023 by Social Procurement Australasia
Social Procurement: The Business Case is a 12 page booklet which demonstrates why procurement is an effective and efficient means of achieving social, environmental and local economic objectives.
SPA - Insights into Social Procurement: From Policy to Practice
Published in 2015 by Joanne McNeill - Social Procurement Australasia
This publication provides insights on effective approaches to developing and implementing social procurement strategies. It also provides provides five case studies that highlight how social procurement can assist delivering social and local economic development objectives.
Measuring the impact of social procurement: a new approach
Published in 2017 by Ingrid Burkett & Joanne McNeill - Social Traders
Social Traders research on demonstrating social value without costly measurement. It introduces the Social Value Handprint: five questions (Function, Focus, Form, Fidelity, Funding) for choosing a “right fit” way to show the social value a procurement creates.