Objectives
- Support companies that are starting their inclusive sourcing journey by defining the initial significant steps to start an inclusive sourcing program.
- Set living wage as a corporate priority and provide access to resources and guidelines for companies to close gaps and enlarge their positive impact.
- Support of initiatives that enable access to essential goods and services for vulnerable and socially excluded individuals, MSMEs and groups.
Workstreams & WG leads
- Empowering procurement teams with operational guidance on establishing and scaling inclusive sourcing practices.
- Tackling financial inequality, by guiding companies on their living wage journey for direct employees and workers in the supply chain.
Deliverables
Incubator Projects
B4IG Incubator – The Coffee Fund
Pret A Manger’s Coffee Fund addresses the declining youth involvement in coffee farming, by equipping the next generation of farmers with the
B4IG Incubator – Insurance Net for Smallholders
L’Oreal and AXA teamed up to enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience to risk. Smallholder farmers around the world are vulnerable to the risks associated
B4IG Incubator – Partnership for Sustainable Coffee
The Partnership for Sustainable Coffee strengthens underserved smallholder coffee farmer businesses. The three-year project has built climate resilience and market competitiveness for
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