Doing good business - social, environmental and local procurement

The Shire is dedicated to supporting suppliers to deliver value to our community. Our social sustainability commitment and approach includes a Social Procurement Program to increase both direct and indirect social procurement spend. Whether you’re a large or small business, there are ALWAYS ways that you can support the community in which you work.  

Perhaps consider actions such as:

• Become an active member of, or partner with, the Frankston Social Enterprise Hub.   
• Choose to partner with, or subcontract to, social enterprise organisations contained within the Social Enterprise Pack(XLSX, 11MB).
• Become a member of Social Traders for assistance in improving the social responsibility of your own supply chain, gain support in connecting to registered Social Enterprises or support an emerging Social Enterprise through Social Trader’s Grow Program.
• Become an active member of, or partner with Supply Nation and/or Kinaway – to gain support in creating employment opportunities in your business. 
• Consider Indigenous elements or references in your project proposal, through including consultation with Traditional Owners through the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation as part of your project planning. 

Additional corporate social responsibility activities you might like to consider: 

• Develop a Yearly Volunteering Plan, including registering for local volunteer days 
• Offer Pro-Bono skills/time to emerging Social Enterprises or those listed in our Social Enterprise Pack(XLSX, 11MB). 
• Source an education program from one or more of Supply Nation's listed Indigenous suppliers, to provide your staff with insights and understanding of Indigenous culture and history and more.
• Develop an Indigenous Inclusion Policy or Reconciliation Action Plan for your business.

The Shire is dedicated to supporting suppliers to meet our environmental sustainability objectives and deliver value to our community. Whether you’re a large or small business, there are ALWAYS ways that you can support our sustainability journey, reduce emissions and waste, and protect our natural environment. The Shire will request details of commitment to sustainability and evidence of impact as part of all tender submissions.

 Examples of sustainability actions are:  

• Relevant certification, e.g. B Corp 
• Publicly available Sustainability Plan / Policy
• Evidence of working with sustainable supply chains for products, contractors and subcontractors
• Emissions reduction actions such as solar installation  
• Low-emissions vehicle fleet
• Circular Economy actions such as reduction in Single Use Plastic (SUP) and other waste materials
• Staff behaviour or education programs such as Ride to Work, support for environmental volunteering, upskilling  

For further information and ideas to invest in your business’ sustainability actions, you can check out the following links: 

Buy Recycled Service | Sustainability Victoria

Sustainable Procurement Guide | DCCEEW

The Shire is committed to supporting Mornington Peninsula businesses and deliver value to our community. Whether you’re a large or small business, there are many ways that you can support our local economy and community. The Shire will request a commitment to supporting local, and ability to demonstrate impact as part of all tender submissions. 

Examples of supporting our local economy are:  

• Being located on the Mornington Peninsula. This could be your project office, your head office, storage sites, and/or your registered business address.  
• Employing local residents. Gain a deeper understanding of your workforce by mapping their home postcodes. Do you have a policy of employing local people, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds?  
• Sourcing products and services from other Mornington Peninsula businesses. Think about the supply chain beyond your own purchasing power. Do your local suppliers also source products and services from local businesses? Could you encourage them to? 
• Providing education pathways for Mornington Peninsula employees. Do you know what local training opportunities are available and how they could benefit your business? 
• Supporting the local community through sponsorship or good works. Cash donations are great, but consider different ways of contributing; mentoring members, provision of specialist services, paid time for employees to volunteer, making connections between different stakeholders, buying tickets to events, providing raffle prizes, being a guest speaker – or any number of other ways!