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Realising Potential next steps for social enterprise in Scotland David LePage

Realising Potential next steps for social enterprise in Scotland David LePage Enterprising Non - Profits. Realising Potential for Social Enterprise . The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Or the story of Sisyphus…. And the 2010 Olympic Procurement Policies ….

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Realising Potential next steps for social enterprise in Scotland David LePage

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  1. Realising Potential next steps for social enterprise in Scotland David LePage Enterprising Non - Profits

  2. Realising Potential for Social Enterprise The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

  3. Or the story of Sisyphus…. And the 2010 Olympic Procurement Policies …

  4. Every purchase has a ripple effect and multiplier impacts… Unintentional or Intentional And the Olympics Spends BILLIONS of Dollars!

  5. Include SOCIAL in Sustainable Purchasing

  6. Our Challenge: “We are not asking that social purchasing be the primary mandate over price and quality, but that it be an additional criteria.” Deane Ziebart, Starworks

  7. Initial Olympic Goals: Medals and Budget “The primary goal of VANOC's procurement efforts is to maximize the value of goods and services received for the money spent, while ensuring that schedule deadlines are met.”

  8. In addition, the integration of sustainability principles of environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, and social responsibility into the procurement process is a significant element of VANOC's strategy to host a sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

  9. 2010 Olympic Policy Changes • Social is part of sustainability definition • Scoring bonus for direct and in-direct social enterprise engagement in Request for Proposals • Direct Awards for Specific Contracts

  10. 2010 Social Value Procurement Outcomes… • Some Inner City Employment Requirements • Inner City Purchasing Targets Exceeded • Office Supplies • The Wine • Flowers for Medal Winners • Construction of Podiums • Bottle and Can Recycling • Lost and Found • Temporary Laborers

  11. Greatest achievement was to influence 2010 and future games procurement policies toward “realising the potential”…

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