Ākina Impact Supplier: Social Labour Supply
Meet Social Labour Supply, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.
Recipients of the 2020 Ākina Impact Investment Readiness Programme (IIRP), Social Labour Supply is a multi-disciplinary pakihi (business) specialising in providing education, social, and employment supply services to promote whānau prosperity for Māori and all people of Aotearoa.
Social Labour Supply's impact extends far beyond employment, with their work spanning across various impact areas, including Decent Work, Education & Training, Health & Wellbeing, Māori Development, Social Inclusion, and Equity.
Their primary objectives include:
empowering whānau to acquire the necessary skills for labour market participation
offering comprehensive support to overcome employment barriers, and
delivering labour supply solutions within the construction and infrastructure sectors.
all while prioritising cultural authenticity.
In terms of education supply, Social Labour Supply recognizes the value of investing in high-quality workplace literacy and numeracy programmes that address productivity concerns for both employers and employees, benefiting their respective whānau. They take charge of providing and managing top-notch workplace training programmes to tackle issues affecting employees and businesses alike.
For social supply, the company acknowledges the numerous challenges individuals face in their daily lives, often requiring additional support to achieve and maintain successful employment outcomes. To address this, they have developed the Manaaki Tangata - a 13 month support programme, which aims to assist individuals and their whānau on their journey towards rewarding and sustainable employment.
Social Labour Supply sets itself apart from traditional labour supply service providers by moving away from a purely quantitative "bums on seats" approach. Instead, they exclusively align themselves with reputable construction and infrastructure businesses that uphold strong core values in their operations. This ensures that the labour supply workforce deployed to worksites experience a safe, respectful, and trusting environment.
Ākina is proud to see organisations like Social Labour Supply working toward a fair and inclusive society by creating opportunities, actively breaking down systemic barriers, building capability and promoting greater equality.
Ākina Impact suppliers are certified annually. Check our their certification status on our Impact Supplier Directory, and learn more about Social Labour Supply here
What is the Impact Directory?
The Impact Directory showcases Ākina certified Impact Suppliers - organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.
Social Procurement. Sustainable procurement. Supplier diversity. Progressive procurement. Broader Outcomes. Ultimately they all mean the same thing... using your spending power to create change.
Anyone can build positive outcomes into their business through money that’s already being spent.
That’s where the Ākina Impact Directory comes in. Ākina certifies the creation of positive impact through business using our knowledge, experience, and understanding in this complex space.
Who is the Impact Directory for?
Ākina Impact Suppliers can check out who else is certified, and promote themselves as part of the Impact Directory.
SMEs who don't have procurement functions but want to purchase from social enterprises.
The purpose-led business sector.
Anyone that wants to use their spending power to create change.