Become an Ākina Impact Supplier

This certification is for any impact-led organisation that trades with other businesses and/or government AND wants to prove that they make a positive impact.

  • Get the positive outcomes you create independently endorsed.

  • Prove your genuine impact and contract experience to buyers looking to avoid impact-washing. 

  • Join Ākina’s social procurement programme to connect with other Impact Suppliers and Impact Buyers.

 
 
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 What is Ākina looking for?

 

You can show that you are delivering Positive Impact

You trade and use profits and resources to grow your organisation’s impact so that public benefit outweighs private gains

Your products and services are partly or fully designed to be sold to business or government, other organisations.

 
 
 

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.

 
 
 

 Check out our Community of 60+ Impact Suppliers

 
 

 Ākina Impact Supplier Certification

 

Who can apply to become an Ākina Impact Supplier?

The Ākina Impact Supplier certification process looks at your organisation’s ability to deliver positive impact through selling goods and services to other businesses.

This certification is for any impact-led organisation with products and services designed for B2B (business-to-business) sale AND wants their positive impact and readiness for contracts to be recognised.

You will trade to the following groups:

  • Small-Medium Businesses

  • Corporates

  • Local government

  • Central Government

  • Charities

Read our application information above to understand if it’s a good fit for your organisation, how we assess applications, and how to prepare for application.