Buy with Impact: Build Social Procurement into Your Next Construction Project

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Date: Thursday, June 3, 2021
Time: 10:00am-11:30am PT / 1:00pm-2:30pm ET (90 minutes)
Location: Online – Attendance is complimentary

Join Buy Social Canada and Chandos Construction, for a hands-on learning session on how to implement social procurement in your next construction project.

Bringing purpose to purchasing is growing as corporations, governments and institutions recognize the power they have to leverage their existing spend to create positive impact in their communities. Based upon Canada-wide experience, you’ll learn innovative industry best practice examples, how to use available tools, and the next steps you can take to buy with impact on your next commercial renovation or new build.

This session will cover:

• The Buy Social Canada Social Procurement Implementation Process of Policy, Learn, Measure, Test and Lead
• Government examples of social procurement like the Coastal Communities Social Procurement Initiative (www.CCSPI.ca) and Infrastructure Canada’s Community Employment Benefits
• Institutional examples of social procurement in construction like St. Paul’s Hospital and the BC Housing Integrated Health and Housing Facility Community Benefit Agreement
• Recognizing the impact of leading sustainability and green procurement practices, such as LEED, we will use tools and resources to develop social value outcomes in construction such as diversity, inclusion and social enterprise subcontracting