In this seventh episode of Season 2 of The Social Economist, our third mini-series begins! We’re excited to be talking about the topic of social procurement - something discussed a great deal at the moment as a big opportunity for social enterprises. What does it mean, who does it involve and what are the opportunities social procurement could bring? These are all topics delved into in this third and last mini-series of season 2.  

In this first episode of this mini-series, host Toby Gazeley from ⁠⁠Euclid Network⁠⁠ is joined by Hina West from⁠ People and Planet First verification, part of the Social Enterprise World Forum, to discuss the transformative potential of procuring more from social enterprise. 

Toby and Hina cover many of the key areas of work related to social procurement, highlighting the importance of verification schemes for facilitating the identification of social enterprises and the value of working with a cross-border approach. 

Hina was happy to share a highly relevant podcast recommendation from her community: My Green Future, a podcast about the skyrocketing demand for people with green skills and the increase in employment in sustainability. Toby also shared a one of his favourite UK politics podcasts, Politics at Jack and Sam’s. 

Please do get in touch with any questions or feedback at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

A special thanks to Jan Kiszowara at Euclid Network who produces this podcast and the European Commission for making this all possible. 

Our theme music is 'another twelve' by Mikel Patrick Avery at Music for Podcasts.