A growing number of buying organisations want to use their spending power for good - but they don’t know what’s real impact, or what’s impact-washing.

Social procurement is a term used when a buying organisation wants to create additional positive social or environmental outcomes when buying their goods and services. It’s a growing movement and SMEs and supplying organisations are responding by becoming purpose-led.

The problem is - buying organisations don’t have the experience to know how to assess real positive impact and if it’s making the difference they want to see. A lot of purpose led businesses are also SME’s and are just beginning their procurement journey. That’s where the Ākina Impact Supplier certification comes in.