18
Jul
Empowering SMEs: your part in creating dynamic and diverse supply chains
Working with SMEs can be the gateway to not only improving your supplier diversity, but increasing innovation. The Social Value Act and incoming Procurement Act are now putting SMEs at the top of the agenda. But what can we do to help SMEs find a place in the supply chain?
This practical session draws together the best practice from the experts representing SMEs and social enterprises, and advice from a leading telecommunications business on the hurdles it's had to overcome.
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Andy Daly is Head of Procurement Programmes at Social Enterprise UK, the UK’s national membership body for social enterprises.
Andy has a strong interest in the way procurement can deliver a more strategic corporate responsibility by driving growth and impact at B2B social enterprises. His role at Social Enterprise UK includes development and delivery of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge – the world’s largest commitment to social procurement – supporting a group of 30 high-profile companies to spend £1 billion with social enterprises through their supply chain activity. He has also helped Social Enterprise UK to launch their new Buy Social Europe programme, connecting global corporations with social economy suppliers across the EMEA region.
Andy previously worked at a number of leading UK social enterprises and intermediaries, such as UnLtd (Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) and School for Social Entrepreneurs.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and holds an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics (LSE).