Economy Archive

Tuesday April 12, 2022

It’s Time to Reconfigure Relationships Between Non-Profits, Cities, and Government: Shaun Loney

Shaun Loney is a serial social entrepreneur and the author of two books: An Army of Problem Solvers and A Beautiful Bailout. He's senior partner at Encompass Co-op through which he advocates for a revolution in the relationship between enterprising non-profits, foundations, and governments of all levels. Outcomes Purchasing is a transformative financial tool that values the outcomes non-profits deliver, saves governments money, and directly addresses social problems and possibilities.

Monday August 09, 2021

‘Room for Everybody’: Business Model Includes Supporting Other Companies’ Specialties

At Fill My Jar, visitors can find owner Annette Pardun’s homemade toffees, caramels, and barks in special flavours. “We wanted to make it a place where everyone from kids to adults could come in and enjoy,” she says.

Tuesday June 15, 2021

‘Food as a Social Lubricant’: Supporting Local Restaurants; Empowering Communities

When indoor dining temporarily ended in Oak Park last fall during the Chicago, Illinois suburb’s second wave of COVID-19, some residents took to social media to share their opinions on the balance between public health and small business survival.

Tuesday July 28, 2020

The Way to a Marketplace Revolution (Podcast)

David LePage releases new book pointing the way to a Social Value Marketplace

David LePage, managing partner of Buy Social Canada, has just written and released a new book, Marketplace Revolution — from Concentrated Wealth to Community Capital. In this well-timed and pioneering work, David makes it very clear that the pathway to a more egalitarian and healthy society is in plain view. In straightforward and practical terms he shows how the purchasing power community anchor institutions like cities, hospitals, universities, and businesses could create an entirely different kind of economy, one he calls a Social Value Marketplace.

Thursday July 23, 2020

Chandos Construction a Leader in Social Procurement (Podcast)

Construction sector could be big player in post-COVID social rebuilding

Chandos Construction is a 100 per cent employee owned, 40-year-old construction firm operating in cities across Canada. It is also a Certified B Corporation and a leader in social hiring and social procurement. Tim Coldwell is president of the company. His story is a compelling one. He is Mohawk and self-identifies as having been a youth at risk.

Tuesday July 21, 2020

Construction Projects Create Social Value (Podcast)

Australian experience points to changes social procurement will bring to builders and communities

Martin Loosemore is professor of construction management at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Thursday May 28, 2020

Finding Purchase for Marketplace Revolution (Podcast)

SAP could facilitate massive revenue flows into Social Value Marketplace

All of government, business, institutions, and non-profit organizations are purchasers. Every purchase they make has economic, environmental, and social value-creation power. What if that purchasing power was redirected to support the creation of community capital? There is a tremendous opportunity to supply revenue into what David LePage of Buy Social Canada calls a Social Value Marketplace.

Wednesday May 20, 2020

State of Social Economy in Canada and Around the World (Podcast)

For over three decades Nancy Neamtan has been on the frontlines of the social economy movement in Quebec. Nancy served as CEO of Chantier de l’économie sociale from 1996 to 2015. She contributed to the creation of international networks in which she is recognized for her expertise.

Saturday April 04, 2020

What if Civil Society and Social Enterprise Underpin What’s Next? (Podcast)

Beautiful Bailout author Shaun Loney points to an emerging paradigm

Shaun Loney, author of A Beautiful Bailout, has been deeply engaged in more than 12 successful social enterprises. He has also been a senior civil servant. He has been walking the walk with social entrepreneurs for decades and offers cutting edge insights into an emerging social innovation revolution. Social enterprise and civil society organizations could find themselves in a newly powerful position to change our culture for the better and by far. Could they be at the centre of What’s Next?

Thursday January 09, 2020

Social Procurement a Game Changer for Cities (Podcast)

A conversation with David LePage of Buy Social Canada

David LePage has spent a lifetime building community. Almost 20 years ago he and a small group realized social procurement was an untapped motherlode of potential. Since then, he and his colleagues have been making steady progress in bringing the practice to life.

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