Buying Social Justice project launches major survey of procurement officers
A survey of thousands of procurement officers in local government, housing associations and universities has been launched by the Buying Social Justice project. The survey will provide new data on what procurement officers are doing to include social and equality criteria in their procurement practices throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Public authorities in England and […]
New video explains how public procurement can advance equality in construction
In this short video Professor Tessa Wright sets out why she believes that public procurement can be an effective tool for increasing employment opportunities for groups that are under-represented in the UK construction sector. Only 12% of those working in the construction industry in the UK are women and only 5-7% are from ethnic minority […]
Building bridges across the Atlantic
A delegation of tradeswomen from North America were introduced to the Buying Social Justice project at a research forum hosted by the University of Westminster on 14 June 2022. The purpose of the event was to share research on how to increase the numbers of tradeswomen, including sessions on female leadership and climate literacy and […]