Voices of Impact: Social Procurement with Canon
The FY23 Ākina Impact Report, highlights the dynamic partnership between Ākina with Canon, a company providing hardware, software, and tailored document management solutions.
This collaboration is part of the Impact Buyer Membership Programme, - Guide level, where Ākina offers social procurement advisory services.
Ākina delved into Canon's sponsorship and procurement activities, and worked together to define impact priorities and themes. The outcome? A strategic alignment of actions to enhance their social impact.
“Engaging in Ākina’s social procurement buyer events broadened our understanding of best practices, with topics like scope 3 emissions and building social procurement engagement.”
Ākina’s engagement fortified Canon's best practices, addressing crucial areas such as scope 3 emissions and social procurement engagement. Ākina facilitated connections between Canon and influential leaders in both private and public sectors, fostering collaboration and shared learning.
This ongoing guidance stands as a testament to Canon's dedication to social and ethical procurement practices.
”Ākina has been a transformative partner for Canon, delivering social procurement advisory services through the Guide Impact Buyer Membership.
Their workshops analysed our sponsorship and procurement activities, enabling us to define impact priorities and themes and align our actions for enhanced social impact. Engaging in Ākina’s social procurement buyer events broadened our understanding of best practices, with topics like scope 3 emissions and building social procurement engagement.
Beyond knowledge enrichment, Ākina strategically connected us with influential leaders in private and public sectors, fostering collaboration and shared learning. Their ongoing guidance has elevated our social and ethical procurement practices.”
- Jeannine Barnes, Marketing Manager, Canon Business Solutions
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