Social impact
Report
Cooperatives and peace: strengthening democracy, participation and trust
The report demonstrates that cooperatives can play an important role in peacebuilding worldwide, while also contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Journal article
Social sustainability in delivery and procurement of public construction contracts
This study focused on the social dimension of sustainability and analysed 451 tendering documents from 10 countries to assess the influence of procurement procedures and delivery methods on the inclusion of social criteria in public construction procurement.
Article
Making replication work
This article outlines seven observations from a review of initiatives that have replicated their model to increase social impact.
Guide
Scaling impact: blueprint for collective action to scale impact investment in and from Australia
This report argues that impact at the scale required to bring real change to people’s lives and conserve the planet will only be delivered through bold action to drive solutions and the investment to resource them.
Article
Strategy: to consult, inform or simply wing it?
Malcolm Garrow, Executive Director, Consulting at Social Ventures Australia explores the importance of being intentional about who to engage in the strategy development process, and offers guidance on how to do it well.