Delivering success across the triple bottom line, in profit, people and planet remains elusive for many businesses. Uncertainty drives organisations to retreat to familiar playing fields, but at the intersection between financial outcomes and social & environmental impacts, lays untapped value.

Social Enterprises need to evolve to effectively compete in their sectors, make robust economic decisions and provide exceptional value to customers, abandoning the model of “being a useful means to boost corporate social responsibility”.

Successful social procurement should be measured firstly by the generated economic value, the reduction and diversification of supplier risk and the ease of doing business with.

Achieving the triple bottom line for ‘People and Planet’ should just be the by-product of a good business decision.

Victor Nguyen is the Founder of Upsol, a social enterprise providing rapidly deployable solar and battery energy solutions, with a focus on decarbonising energy needs in remote communities and off-grid applications. Victor has been on both sides of the equation and demonstrates how profit and impact are not mutually exclusive.

Join the exchange about challenges and explore opportunities with a resident procurement professional deeply connected to Fishermans Bend.

Attendees will:

· Gain insights into the economic drivers of Social Procurement

· Learn about how innovative renewable energy solutions could generate profits for farmers, miners & construction firms.

· Understand the benefits to large companies in fostering social enterprise participation across sectors.

· Network with other like-minded individuals interested in exploring the opportunities in social procurement or social entrepreneurship.

· Identify sectoral opportunities where social enterprises can play a key role in our economy.

Light lunch will be provided.

FREE, but registrations are essential. Session will be followed by time for networking for those that would like to stay longer.