AnchorTO Resource Hub

Resource Hub

The AnchorTO Resource Hub is an online library of community wealth building and social procurement resources curated for anchor institutions and diverse suppliers and social enterprises to achieve greater local impact through social procurement, workforce development and other inclusive economic development activities.

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Browse over 100 resources curated for anchor institutions and diverse suppliers

University of toronto

Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet Resource Library

With our collection of resources and media, we seek to strengthen Community Economic Development knowledge and practice across Canada and around the world.

Canadian CED Network

University of toronto

Diverse Supplier Portal

A diverse supplier portal for University of Toronto

University of Toronto(CA)

University of toronto

Centre for Learning, Social Economy and Work (CLSEW) Social Procurement Project

Selling Social: Experiences of Social Enterprises with Social Procurement and Social Purchasing — Survey Reports

OISE, University of Toronto(CA)

University of toronto

PSPC Policy on social procurement - Buying and selling

A strategy that defines, in general terms, how a good, service or construction will: be procured to obtain best value; include, at the highest ...

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

University of toronto

Healthy City Scholars Program/UBC Sustainability - Social Procurement - State of Practice

This report was produced as part of the Healthy City Scholars Program, a partnership between the City of Vancouver and The University of British Columbia (UBC).  The Healthy City Scholar program is created with the spirit of social procurement in mind. 

University of British Columbia (UBC)

University of toronto

PSPC Press Release - Supplier Diversity Action Plan

As a cornerstone of the Plan, PSPC has developed a Policy on Social Procurement, articulating how the department will use procurement to reduce barriers, increase supplier diversity and enhance economic and social opportunities for underrepresented groups.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

University of toronto

Sustainable Procurement | City of Edmonton

The Sustainable Procurement Policy - C556B provides a framework for our purchasing activities in order to create intentional positive environmental, social, ...

City of Edmonton(CA)

University of toronto

CBA bid language and procurement support - City of Vancouver

CBA bid language and procurement support: Sample language and templates for RFx bids and tender documents

City of Vancouver(CA)

University of toronto

Toolkit - Sustainability Advantage

The free, open-source Sustainable Procurement Toolkit contains templates and tools that help implement three critical aspects of a sustainable procurement ...

Sustainability Advantage(CA)

University of toronto

Seven Biggest Barriers to Social Procurement in 2022

A report on the largest obstacles organisations face when engaging in social procurement.

Vendor Panel(AU)

University of toronto

Case Studies on Sustainable and Circular Procurement

A selection of representative case studies that contain inspiration and guidance on how to implement sustainable, circular, and innovation procurement in relevant sectors.

Sustainable Procurement Platform(GER)

University of toronto

Sustainable Procurement Case Studies

Sustainable Procurement Case Studies ... Green purchasing is not something new. It boils down to understanding the environmental impact of what you buy, and ...

Health Care Without Harm(Global)

University of toronto

City of Calgary Social Procurement Case Study

This case study details the process Buy Social Canada took in collaboration with the City of Calgary to add social value considerations to ...

Buy Social Canada

University of toronto

Edmonton's social procurement policy increases economic ...

This case study explores the process by which EndPovertyEdmonton is helping to integrate social procurement into how the community does business.

Tamarack Institute(CA)

University of toronto

Victoria's social procurement case studies and highlights

case studies and highlights. Supporting the implementation of Victoria's. Social Procurement Framework. Building a fair, inclusive and sustainable.

The State of Victoria

University of toronto

Case Studies on Sustainable and Circular Procurement

A selection of representative case studies that contain inspiration and guidance on how to implement sustainable, circular, and innovation procurement in relevant sectors.

Sustainable Procurement Platform(GER)

University of toronto

Sustainable Procurement Case Studies

Sustainable Procurement Case Studies ... Green purchasing is not something new. It boils down to understanding the environmental impact of what you buy, and ...

Health Care Without Harm(Global)

University of toronto

Social procurement: A study on supplier diversity and workforce development benefits

The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of key success factors for organizations seeking to adopt social procurement practices, specifically with regard to increasing supplier diversity and integrating workforce development benefitsFootnotei into their procurement processes

The Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)

University of toronto

Fact Sheet Public Procurement Construction Thresholds

This fact sheet summarises provisions in the Ministerial Directions and the Instructions for Public Construction Procurement that are threshold based.

State of Victoria(AU)

University of toronto

Community Benefits Framework

The intention of the Framework is to be an “umbrella framework” that guides, supports and provides coordination across different City Divisions, Agencies, and Corporations who have existing or are developing new community benefits initiatives.

City of Toronto(CA)

University of toronto

Community Benefits and Social Procurement Policies

Commissioned by the Atkinson Foundation, this report from the Mowat

Mowatt Centre (U of T) & Atkinson Foundation(CA)

University of toronto

P3s AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS IN CANADA

This report delves into the history of CBAs to date in

Constructive Edge & Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP)

University of toronto

Boldly Progressive, Fiscally Balanced: A Community Benefits Policy Framework for Ontario

This Community Benefits Framework for Ontario was developed collaboratively through participants in the Community Benefits Ontario network, a broad network of Ontario nonprofits, foundations, labour groups, community organizations, municipal representatives and social enterprise leaders.

Community Benefits Ontario(CA)

University of toronto

A Framework for Implementing Community Benefits Agreements

The purpose of this report is to better understand how CBAs are being used and implemented and to identify concerns and their limitations. This understanding informs detailed recommendations for the implementation of community benefits in public-sector procurement.

Cardus(CA)

University of toronto

Community Benefit Agreements

A Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) is a legally enforced agreement on construction, infrastructure and development projects for specific social value outcomes like hiring, training, or procurement that ensures projects enhance social, cultural, environmental, and economic opportunities for community.

Buy Social Canada

University of toronto

Rexdale-Casino Woodbine Community Benefits Agreement

The Rexdale-Casino Woodbine Community Benefits Agreement (Rexdale CBA) was driven by community and City of Toronto efforts to mitigate the negative effects of expanded gaming and to leverage opportunities to benefit the Rexdale community and equity-deserving groups across Toronto..

City of Toronto(CA)

University of toronto

Community Benefits Agreements: Toward a Fair, Open, and Inclusive Framework for Canada

The report supports the goal of increasing Indigenous people’s, women’s, and other marginalized groups’ training and employment in major construction projects

Cardus(CA)

University of toronto

Building Community Wealth: Community Benefit Agreements

This webinar focuses on community benefit agreements (CBAs): what they are, what social value they can add to communities, and the opportunities for developers and policy makers

United Way East Ontario(CA)

University of toronto

Community Benefits Agreements Toolkit

The toolkit guides users through best practices in engagement, consensus building, and agenda setting; explains how to negotiate with developers; and discusses ...

Action Tank(US)

University of toronto

Community Benefits Agreements Offer Meaningful Opportunities to Include Voters’ Voices in Development

CBAs are overwhelmingly popular. A recent Data for Progress poll finds that 59 percent of likely voters support the use of CBAs on development ...

Data for Progress(US)

University of toronto

Social value in public procurement

Social value is to be assessed on the quality of what suppliers can deliver and how they propose to deliver it, rather than the quantity of what ...

Growling WLG(CA)

University of toronto

Social value – achieving community benefits

Social value is defined through the Public Services (Social Value) Act (2013) which requires all public sector organisations and their suppliers to look ...

The Local Government Association (LGA)(UK)

University of toronto

Social Value - Integrating social benefts into public contracts.

the Social Value Unit has developed a range of resources to help Contracting Authorities apply social value in their contracts using the relevant themes and indicators to successfully manage and report the delivery of social value requirements in public contracts.

Social Value Unit - Strategic Investment Board (Ireland)

University of toronto

The importance of Social Value in your bid responses

Social Value is the term used to describe the additional benefit created in the delivery of a service contract which has a wider community ...

Propeller Studios (UK)

University of toronto

Guide to using the Social Value Model

this guide will also be useful to those whose role includes finance, policy or planning and delivering procurements. It will help those who manage contracts understand how to account for social value throughout the procurement lifecycle, especially at the pre-procurement stage.

The Government Commercial Function (GCF) (UK)

University of toronto

Social Value Menu for Goods & Services

The purpose of this menu is to help you design, evaluate and implement the inclusion of a social value into your procurement process for goods and services.

Buy Social Canada

University of toronto

Sustainable and Ethical Procurement (SEP) including Social Value Procurement Framework (SVF)

The Social Value Procurement Framework provides guidelines to leverage procurement resources and relationships to increase economic opportunities that are accessible for all citizens improving their independence and capacity while advancing reconciliation, equity, inclusion, diversity and well-being.

City of Vancouver (CA)

University of toronto

Manage social value in procurement - The Portal

By driving suppliers to compete on how much good they do, you can enhance social value and get better outcomes for communities. Progressive procurement promotes ...
University of toronto

Social Value Procurement Measurement and Evaluation

This research finds that successful social value procurement (SVP) evaluation frameworks share the following characteristics: a clear ...

Carelton University(CA)

University of toronto

A guide to social value and responding to social value tender ...

If you bid for both central and local government contracts, it's likely you'll have to demonstrate the social value you offer against both models over time. Don ...

Emphasis (UK)

University of toronto

Why the Gov's Social Value Model offers commercial benefits ...

The most innovative, forward-leaning companies realize a strong Social Value offer is as an opportunity to differentiate themselves from their ...

Open Access Government (UK)

University of toronto

Understanding the Government's Social Value Model: part one

Social value provides additional benefits which can aid the recovery of local communities and economies, especially through employment, re- ...

Impact (UK)

University of toronto

Sustainable Procurement Practice

Since 2009, the company has structured its approach to sustainable development with the adoption of a plan that includes specific focuses of intervention; one of them is sustainable procurement.

Cascades(CA)

University of toronto

Buying into a more sustainable value chain

Two-thirds of the average company’s environment, social, and governance footprint lies with suppliers. Procurement leaders who take bold action can make a decisive difference in sustainability.

McKinsey(Global)

University of toronto

Sustainable procurement

How to start sustainable procurement · Minimize unnecessary purchases · Consider life-cycle costs · Buy credibly certified products · Buy circular · Buy from green ...

University of Waterloo(CA)

University of toronto

Sustainable Procurement 101 | Guide & Playbook

This guide will teach you the basics of sustainable procurement, best practices, and how to make a sustainable procurement policy.

Sievo(Finland)

University of toronto

Five sustainable procurement strategies for the public sector

Five sustainable procurement strategies for the public sector · 1. Mainstream Buying for Good with Social Procurement · 2. Turn Policies into Impacts · 3. Use ...

Municipal World(CA)

University of toronto

Broader Public Sector Procurement Directive

This Directive applies to all designated broader public sector organizations as provided for

Management Board of Cabinet(CA)

University of toronto

Community Benefit Purchasing Project Resource Guide

This two-year project provided resources and training opportunities for social enterprises, diverse suppliers and purchasers in social procurement.

Georgian College/Ashoka Canada

University of toronto

Cities Building Community Wealth

What’s emerging is a systems approach to creating an inclusive, sustainable economy where all can thrive. The work is place-based, fed by the power of anchor institutions, and built on locally rooted and broadly held ownership. It’s about building community wealth.

The Democracy Collaborative(US)

University of toronto

Anchor Institutions Toolkit

This is a Toolkit for Anchor Institutions to use as a guide to rebuild, revitalize, strengthen and improve their local communities.

The Netter Center for Community Partnerships/The University of Pennsylvania(US)

University of toronto

Buying with Impact Social Enterprise Procurement Playbook

Strategies, Practices & Resources to enable Advanced Education Institutions to amplify the social impact of their purchasing

MaRS Discovery District(CA)

University of toronto

Anchor Mission Communications Toolkit

This toolkit provides communications tips, tools and examples from Rush University Medical Center (Rush) .... to help with the work of communicating an anchor mission approach.

Rush University Medical Center(US)

University of toronto

Anchor Mission Playbook

The recommendations in this “playbook,” drawn from research carried out to help Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) align around its Anchor Mission, are being published to help other hospitals and health systems accelerate their own efforts to drive institutional alignment with community needs.

Rush University Medical Center(US)

University of toronto

Housing Now Initiative – Annual Progress Update and Launch of Phase Three Sites

The Housing Now Initiative was approved by City Council in January 2019 to activate City-owned lands to stimulate the development of affordable rental housing within transit-oriented, mixed-income, mixed-use, complete communities.

City of Toronto(CA)

University of toronto

Aboriginal Procurement Program: bidding on government contracts

The Aboriginal Procurement Program promotes Indigenous economic development by increasing contracting opportunities for businesses owned by First Nation, Métis and Inuit people.

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs(CA)

University of toronto

Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers: Lessons from the Field

This publication examines the sectoral development field, explaining how it differs from other workforce development approaches, how it has grown over time, what is has achieved, and how it can be used to strengthen regional economies and business competitiveness.

The Aspen Institute (US)

University of toronto

Jobs and the Urban Poor: Privately Initiated Sectoral Strategies

This report is an initial attempt to define sectoral workforce development strategies and to assess their potential to alleviate urban poverty by providing good jobs for low-income individuals.

The Aspen Institute (US)

University of toronto

How Are Sector Strategies Connecting People With Work?

How Are Sector Strategies Connecting People With Work?

THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION (US)

University of toronto

SECTOR PARTNERSHIP POLICY TOOLKIT SUMMARY

Sector partnership policy toolkit summary

National Skills Coalition (US)

University of toronto

Anticipating and matching skills and jobs

This guidance note explains the key components of skills anticipation systems, including data, methodologies, tools and institutions.

International Labour Office (United Nations)

University of toronto

The Future of Jobs and Jobs Training

As robots, automation and artificial intelligence perform more tasks and there is massive disruption of jobs, experts say a wider array of education and skills-building programs will be created to meet new demands.

Pew Research Center (US)

University of toronto

Workforce development, demand led strategies and goal of good jobs

The growing emphasis in Ontario on workforce development and demand-led labour market initiatives

Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation (CA)

University of toronto

Funding for southern Ontario organizations

FedDev Ontario works to create opportunities for economic growth in southern Ontario by helping businesses become more competitive, innovative and productive.

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (CA)

University of toronto

Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund

The Government of Canada is committed to advancing gender equality and women's economic empowerment and to supporting women entrepreneurs through the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (the Strategy)

Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (CA)

University of toronto

Black Entrepreneurship Program

The Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) is a partnership between the Government of Canada, Black-led business organizations, and financial institutions.

Black Entrepreneurship Program (CA)

University of toronto

Trade Commissioner Service

Now more than ever, the Trade Commissioner Service helps Canadian businesses grow with confidence by connecting them with our funding and support programs, international opportunities, and our network of trade commissioners in over 160 cities worldwide

Trade Commissioner Service (CA)

University of toronto

Black Entrepreneurs - Financing, Advice & Resources

Black entrepreneurs are making a significant contribution to our communities and our economy, yet they face unique barriers that prevent them from achieving their full potential. BDC is here to help.

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

University of toronto

Woman Entrepreneur – Financing, Advice & Support

Because your business is unique, we have developed a wide selection of free resources that will meet your needs. We're here to help you achieve your full potential as a woman entrepreneur.

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

University of toronto

Indigenous Entrepreneur – Financing, Advice & Support

BDC has a long history of working with Indigenous entrepreneurs and appreciates your unique histories, cultures and contributions in Canada. We stand in solidarity with you and all Indigenous peoples and are committed to listening, learning and taking action towards Reconciliation.

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

University of toronto

Procurement Assistance Canada: Ontario region

Procurement Assistance Canada (PAC), as part of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), is here to make it easier for smaller businesses to bid on federal contracting opportunities and increase supplier diversity in federal procuremen

Procurement Assistance Canada (PAC)

University of toronto

Making Space: Centering Equity in Planning

Making Space is a set of tools which will support more effective engagement with equity-deserving groups around spaces, policies and programs delivered by the City of Toronto.

Making Space (CA)

University of toronto

PolicyLink

PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works®.

Policy Link (US)

University of toronto

Building for the All! Infrastructure Standards for Transformation of the Built Environment

This work was made possible only through the collaborative efforts of members of the Infrastructure Equity Standards Working Group. This group strives to capitalize on this infrastructure moment and beyond.

Policy Link (US)

University of toronto

Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC)

CAMSC is a not-for-profit organization that certifies and prepares diverse suppliers to successfully engage and respond to corporate and government buyers.

Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC)

University of toronto

Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada)

Canadian non-profit organization opening doors for Canadian women-owned businesses to supply chains across Canada, North America and globally.

Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada)

University of toronto

National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc.® (NMSDC®)

The longest-operating business growth engine for the broadest group of systematically excluded communities of color (Asian-Indian, Asian-Pacific, Black, Hispanic, and Native American),

National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc.® (NMSDC®)(US)

University of toronto

Supply Chain Diversity Program

We are embedding supplier diversity as part of the City’s Invitational Procurement process ($25,000 to $100,000).

City of Brampton

University of toronto

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)

Provides an array of business development offerings, including certification for Aboriginal-owned businesses (CAB) and companies with Progressive Aboriginal Relations™ (PAR). Tools and Financing for Aboriginal Business (TFAB) connects Indigenous entrepreneurs with tools, training and networks to strengthen and scale their businesses.

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)

University of toronto

Outreach and engagement of Indigenous businesses: Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs—June 19, 2020

Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) actively works to ensure Indigenous businesses are informed of, and encouraged to participate in, federal procurement

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

University of toronto

Supplier Diversity at RBC

Our goal is to advance equality of opportunity globally to businesses owned by women, Aboriginal people, minorities/visible minorities, LGBT, people with disabilities, veterans and service disabled veterans.

Royal Bank of Canada

University of toronto

Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC)

A Canadian non-profit created to support Veterans and/or people with disabilities who own businesses.

Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC)

University of toronto

Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)

The only chamber of commerce uniting and advocating for the over 100,000 LGBT+ owned and operated businesses in Canada.

Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)

University of toronto

The Council is providing resources for its members to support more diverse and minority-owned businesses.

The only chamber of commerce uniting and advocating for the over 100,000 LGBT+ owned and operated businesses in Canada.

The Providers' Council (US)

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