Social Procurement
Social Procurement
Working with SCIG can provide other benefits, such as helping the Indigenous community, and collaborating with like-minded, caring people while maintaining high business standards.
How We Do It
With a Shared Passion and love of sport and mentorship uniting indigenous and diverse cultural communities.
We work with local and interstate indigenous communities to find workers to suit your needs, but we also work in other areas of social procurement too, specifically the homeless, refugees, asylum seekers, long term unemployed, mature aged, people with disabilities and disadvantaged people from all backgrounds.
Social procurement is about helping those around us find employment to live meaningful and fulfilled lives.
The Benefits:
Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP).
Our Social Indigenous strategy complies with the Australian Government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP).
Aboriginal Participation
Working with Us helps you reach your Aboriginal Participation in Construction and other Social Procurement targets.
Supply Nation Registration
We are engaged with and finalising our Supply Nation Registration through a Joint Venture alliance.
Regulatory Compliance
This allows your business to meet regulatory compliance with the Federal Government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP), and
Other Benefits
can provide numerous other benefits for your business.
Management and Training
Indigenous Management with strong ties to Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander’s. Provide training and staffing solutions deploying skilled and dependable Indigenous workers to a diverse range of clients to support their workplace with pride and respect.
Sustainability
SCIG considers the impact of our services on the environment. We consider sustainability in terms of environmental, social and economic impacts. This includes considering social impacts such as the impact on human rights that may result from the work we do.
Sustainable Electric Vehicle Fleet
SCIG ethical procurement principles ensure that we purchase products and services ethically and with regard to our environmental footprint:
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We are pioneering in the sustainability equipment space onboarding a full EV fleet of equipment and Trucks
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Our Industry First (in Australia) EV Fleet includes full electric Excavators (mini, small, medium, large, long-reach), Wheel Excavators, Wheel Loaders, Backhow Loaders, Dump Trucks, Semi-trailer Tractors, Light Rucks, etc. We offer peace of mind knowing all our equipment is fully compliant and Safe and will meet any Audit requirements.
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Our ‘Social and Indigenous procurement IPP certification’ will go a long way to further support you with your own Tendering.
Human rights
SCIG acknowledges the traditional owners of Australia, and their Elders past, present, and future, and values the unique knowledge and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates, communities, and businesses to the Australian community.
We recognise the impact that business operations can have upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
When undertaking our business operations, SCIG commits to engaging in a respectful and consultative process with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in any business activity that could impact on their cultural, social, economic wellbeing and ability to enjoy their traditional way of life.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and aim to have 15%+ of our labour hire candidates nationally from those that identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
SCIG is committed to the promotion of women in non-traditional and leadership roles: with aims of having 50% of our Executive Leadership team being women, and 50% of our management team being women. Already up to 47% of labour hire employees on some infrastructure projects are women working in non-traditional roles.
Social Value Supply Chains and Community Engagement
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SCIG supports local community initiatives, clubs and charities.
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We purchase energy efficient and low-waste products and systems;
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We purchase goods and services from Indigenous owned business, preferably Supply Nation certified business and services from local suppliers.
