Our aims

The core aims that steer this Community of Practice towards meaningful impact and positive change.

BECOME A MEMBER

Join our vibrant Social Procurement Community of Practice.

The aim of this Community of Practice is to advance knowledge, research and best practice in the field of Social procurement.

We will do this by:

Knowledge sharing

Sharing ideas and innovations
Building increased understanding of each other’s challenges
Problem-solving together
Getting advice from colleagues in a safe and trusting environment
Sharing resources
Learning from what others are doing
Creating a safe space to experiment and critique/reality-check new ideas (peer-review ideas)
Round tables/forums on hot topics
Benchmarking against best practice

Collaboration

Co-designing new tools (such as an evaluative framework/toolkit)
Fostering new cross-sector collaborations between industry, government, social and university sectors

Leadership

Collective thought-leadership
Setting higher standards
Developing a common language (clarity on terminology)
Lobbying for change (we are more powerful as a collective voice than isolated voices)
Generating new insights and knowledge through collective research (such as a ‘mapping exercise’)

Networking

Connecting with the thought-leaders
Growing membership suggests there is potential value and goodwill

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.