[Music] obviously decided to answer a really
obviously decided to answer a really
obviously decided to answer a really easy and simple question today how do we
easy and simple question today how do we
easy and simple question today how do we change the world with so many of the
change the world with so many of the
change the world with so many of the world’s entrenched challenges whether
world’s entrenched challenges whether
world’s entrenched challenges whether it’s hunger homelessness or any other
it’s hunger homelessness or any other
it’s hunger homelessness or any other issue what is it that we can do to make
issue what is it that we can do to make
issue what is it that we can do to make the world a better place my name is Ken
the world a better place my name is Ken
the world a better place my name is Ken Vaughn and I would suggest that one of
Vaughn and I would suggest that one of
Vaughn and I would suggest that one of the most effective and sustainable ways
the most effective and sustainable ways
the most effective and sustainable ways of creating that change is through
of creating that change is through
of creating that change is through business
business
business let me explain chances are in your
let me explain chances are in your
let me explain chances are in your lifetime you will probably work for a
lifetime you will probably work for a
lifetime you will probably work for a business and what is it that makes that
business and what is it that makes that
business and what is it that makes that business work or perhaps I should be
business work or perhaps I should be
business work or perhaps I should be asking who is it that makes that
asking who is it that makes that
asking who is it that makes that business work you do we do so really in
business work you do we do so really in
business work you do we do so really in practice you are business we are
practice you are business we are
practice you are business we are business now what is business really
business now what is business really
business now what is business really when we start with a more common
when we start with a more common
when we start with a more common definition that most of us are familiar
definition that most of us are familiar
definition that most of us are familiar with business is about making money and
with business is about making money and
with business is about making money and yes there is no denying it there is most
yes there is no denying it there is most
yes there is no denying it there is most definitely commercial activity in the
definitely commercial activity in the
definitely commercial activity in the buying and selling of goods and services
buying and selling of goods and services
buying and selling of goods and services but there’s so much more to it than that
but there’s so much more to it than that
but there’s so much more to it than that think about what goes into making that
think about what goes into making that
think about what goes into making that final transaction possible there’s the
final transaction possible there’s the
final transaction possible there’s the research and development the
research and development the
research and development the manufacturing of the product the
manufacturing of the product the
manufacturing of the product the logistics the delivery and so on there’s
logistics the delivery and so on there’s
logistics the delivery and so on there’s also innovation in there to do what to
also innovation in there to do what to
also innovation in there to do what to address the need for to solve a problem
address the need for to solve a problem
address the need for to solve a problem now what happens though when something
now what happens though when something
now what happens though when something goes wrong say there’s a disruption in
goes wrong say there’s a disruption in
goes wrong say there’s a disruption in the supply chain perhaps there’s a fire
the supply chain perhaps there’s a fire
the supply chain perhaps there’s a fire at that widget manufacturing plant or
at that widget manufacturing plant or
at that widget manufacturing plant or maybe there’s a flood or a labor
maybe there’s a flood or a labor
maybe there’s a flood or a labor disruption what happens business will go
disruption what happens business will go
disruption what happens business will go in and innovate their process and look
in and innovate their process and look
in and innovate their process and look at what is it that it can do to both
at what is it that it can do to both
at what is it that it can do to both deal with the current disruption and you
deal with the current disruption and you
deal with the current disruption and you negate the risk of a second disruption
negate the risk of a second disruption
negate the risk of a second disruption but what decides which of those
but what decides which of those
but what decides which of those challenges is a priority
challenges is a priority
challenges is a priority how do we decide the best solution and
how do we decide the best solution and
how do we decide the best solution and the best path forward or remember who is
the best path forward or remember who is
the best path forward or remember who is business we our business and our
business we our business and our
business we our business and our personal values inform that solution
personal values inform that solution
personal values inform that solution some people say the mirroring of your
some people say the mirroring of your
some people say the mirroring of your personal values with business is called
personal values with business is called
personal values with business is called social enterprise where business is a
social enterprise where business is a
social enterprise where business is a force for good now I want to take a
force for good now I want to take a
force for good now I want to take a moment here and acknowledge that there’s
moment here and acknowledge that there’s
moment here and acknowledge that there’s there’s a couple of different
there’s a couple of different
there’s a couple of different definitions some people call it social
definitions some people call it social
definitions some people call it social purpose organization others call it a
purpose organization others call it a
purpose organization others call it a social venture for today we’ll just
social venture for today we’ll just
social venture for today we’ll just stick with social enterprise another
stick with social enterprise another
stick with social enterprise another quick pause some people think of social
quick pause some people think of social
quick pause some people think of social enterprise as most revolutionary new
enterprise as most revolutionary new
enterprise as most revolutionary new idea ever business that does good oh my
idea ever business that does good oh my
idea ever business that does good oh my god this is what indigenous peoples has
god this is what indigenous peoples has
god this is what indigenous peoples has been practicing for tens of thousands of
been practicing for tens of thousands of
been practicing for tens of thousands of years collective action for collective
years collective action for collective
years collective action for collective impact
impact
impact it just wasn’t described this way and
it just wasn’t described this way and
it just wasn’t described this way and there’s so much that we can learn from
there’s so much that we can learn from
there’s so much that we can learn from digis peoples but ladies and gentlemen
digis peoples but ladies and gentlemen
digis peoples but ladies and gentlemen that is another talk so our businesses
that is another talk so our businesses
that is another talk so our businesses and what we’re seeing is our values
and what we’re seeing is our values
and what we’re seeing is our values carrying through more clearly now and we
carrying through more clearly now and we
carrying through more clearly now and we see this with business and CSR or
see this with business and CSR or
see this with business and CSR or corporate social responsibility I’m here
corporate social responsibility I’m here
corporate social responsibility I’m here to advocate for us to jump past that
to advocate for us to jump past that
to advocate for us to jump past that enough with CSR today’s talks is about a
enough with CSR today’s talks is about a
enough with CSR today’s talks is about a accelerated evolution let’s accelerate
accelerated evolution let’s accelerate
accelerated evolution let’s accelerate the evolution of our business through
the evolution of our business through
the evolution of our business through social enterprise to do good and change
social enterprise to do good and change
social enterprise to do good and change the world because in a social enterprise
the world because in a social enterprise
the world because in a social enterprise there is no need for a CSR department to
there is no need for a CSR department to
there is no need for a CSR department to do social or environmental good because
do social or environmental good because
do social or environmental good because in a social enterprise social
in a social enterprise social
in a social enterprise social environmental good is inherent in
environmental good is inherent in
environmental good is inherent in everything they do
everything they do
everything they do take for example Edgar and Joe’s Cafe a
take for example Edgar and Joe’s Cafe a
take for example Edgar and Joe’s Cafe a social enterprise of Goodwill Industries
social enterprise of Goodwill Industries
social enterprise of Goodwill Industries in Ontario Great Lakes where they are
in Ontario Great Lakes where they are
in Ontario Great Lakes where they are providing good food social support and
providing good food social support and
providing good food social support and helping to break down stigmas around
helping to break down stigmas around
helping to break down stigmas around mental illness
mental illness
mental illness they’re doing this to build up our most
they’re doing this to build up our most
they’re doing this to build up our most vulnerable now before I go in and talk a
vulnerable now before I go in and talk a
vulnerable now before I go in and talk a little bit more about what Edgar and
little bit more about what Edgar and
little bit more about what Edgar and Jose does and how they do it let’s take
Jose does and how they do it let’s take
Jose does and how they do it let’s take a look at how a traditional cafe could
a look at how a traditional cafe could
a look at how a traditional cafe could operate under the old model under the
operate under the old model under the
operate under the old model under the old model a cafe could look at donating
old model a cafe could look at donating
old model a cafe could look at donating some of its profits a la CSR to support
some of its profits a la CSR to support
some of its profits a la CSR to support and funds perhaps some mental health
and funds perhaps some mental health
and funds perhaps some mental health services provide some good food but
services provide some good food but
services provide some good food but remember we’re here today for
remember we’re here today for
remember we’re here today for accelerated evolution we’re here for the
accelerated evolution we’re here for the
accelerated evolution we’re here for the next evolution of business and that’s
next evolution of business and that’s
next evolution of business and that’s exactly what Edgar and Joe’s Cafe is
exactly what Edgar and Joe’s Cafe is
exactly what Edgar and Joe’s Cafe is where they’re creating good work while
where they’re creating good work while
where they’re creating good work while also providing mental health social
also providing mental health social
also providing mental health social support services breaking down stigma
support services breaking down stigma
support services breaking down stigma helping to lift up our most vulnerable
helping to lift up our most vulnerable
helping to lift up our most vulnerable and build better communities through
and build better communities through
and build better communities through business through business not charity
business through business not charity
business through business not charity but through business so how do they do
but through business so how do they do
but through business so how do they do it
it
it Edgar and Joe’s partners with goodwill
Edgar and Joe’s partners with goodwill
Edgar and Joe’s partners with goodwill Career Center as part of something
Career Center as part of something
Career Center as part of something called their hands-on hospitality
called their hands-on hospitality
called their hands-on hospitality program that trains employees and
program that trains employees and
program that trains employees and apprentices people particularly those
apprentices people particularly those
apprentices people particularly those who face barriers and prepares them for
who face barriers and prepares them for
who face barriers and prepares them for the food and you guessed it for the
the food and you guessed it for the
the food and you guessed it for the hospitality industry they do this while
hospitality industry they do this while
hospitality industry they do this while providing access to good food nutritious
providing access to good food nutritious
providing access to good food nutritious affordable all while providing a
affordable all while providing a
affordable all while providing a platform a platform for dialogue that
platform a platform for dialogue that
platform a platform for dialogue that showcases success stories and breaks
showcases success stories and breaks
showcases success stories and breaks down stigmas and changes the narrative
down stigmas and changes the narrative
down stigmas and changes the narrative around mental illness this is the next
around mental illness this is the next
around mental illness this is the next evolution of business where social and
evolution of business where social and
evolution of business where social and environmental values are in the DNA of
environmental values are in the DNA of
environmental values are in the DNA of the organization where it’s not practice
the organization where it’s not practice
the organization where it’s not practice sometimes or when it’s convenient when
sometimes or when it’s convenient when
sometimes or when it’s convenient when it’s profitable but all of the time so
it’s profitable but all of the time so
it’s profitable but all of the time so you might be wondering at this point all
you might be wondering at this point all
you might be wondering at this point all right Kevin this sounds great social and
right Kevin this sounds great social and
right Kevin this sounds great social and environmental values and good in the
environmental values and good in the
environmental values and good in the organization but what if I’m not at a
organization but what if I’m not at a
organization but what if I’m not at a new organization
new organization
new organization what if I’m at an established
what if I’m at an established
what if I’m at an established organization with long-standing values
organization with long-standing values
organization with long-standing values and practices you know what that is a
and practices you know what that is a
and practices you know what that is a good question Gary and to you I want to
good question Gary and to you I want to
good question Gary and to you I want to say social procurement what is social
say social procurement what is social
say social procurement what is social procurement I’m going to tell you an
procurement I’m going to tell you an
procurement I’m going to tell you an example or give you an example of a
example or give you an example of a
example or give you an example of a social enterprise but before let me set
social enterprise but before let me set
social enterprise but before let me set the stage for social procurement right
the stage for social procurement right
the stage for social procurement right now across the globe governments are
now across the globe governments are
now across the globe governments are investing billions of dollars in
investing billions of dollars in
investing billions of dollars in infrastructure there’s a unique
infrastructure there’s a unique
infrastructure there’s a unique opportunity for us to creatively deploy
opportunity for us to creatively deploy
opportunity for us to creatively deploy those funds to not just develop
those funds to not just develop
those funds to not just develop infrastructure but also to create decent
infrastructure but also to create decent
infrastructure but also to create decent work to build healthier livelihoods in
work to build healthier livelihoods in
work to build healthier livelihoods in social impact so psycho home this is a
social impact so psycho home this is a
social impact so psycho home this is a social enterprise that I’m proud to have
social enterprise that I’m proud to have
social enterprise that I’m proud to have helped to co-found and we heard that
helped to co-found and we heard that
helped to co-found and we heard that there’s a priority neighborhood here
there’s a priority neighborhood here
there’s a priority neighborhood here right here in a City of Toronto that
right here in a City of Toronto that
right here in a City of Toronto that needed some bike infrastructure but the
needed some bike infrastructure but the
needed some bike infrastructure but the community also faced other challenges
community also faced other challenges
community also faced other challenges around a lack of training and job
around a lack of training and job
around a lack of training and job opportunities so what did we do well
opportunities so what did we do well
opportunities so what did we do well first let’s take a look at the
first let’s take a look at the
first let’s take a look at the traditional procurement process normally
traditional procurement process normally
traditional procurement process normally what the city would do is they would go
what the city would do is they would go
what the city would do is they would go out and source what was in this case
out and source what was in this case
out and source what was in this case bike racks they would buy those
bike racks they would buy those
bike racks they would buy those externally and it would install in
externally and it would install in
externally and it would install in community not bad the community now has
community not bad the community now has
community not bad the community now has some bike racks but in doing it this way
some bike racks but in doing it this way
some bike racks but in doing it this way there’s a missed opportunity in that
there’s a missed opportunity in that
there’s a missed opportunity in that entire process itself so instead my team
entire process itself so instead my team
entire process itself so instead my team and I created a public-private
and I created a public-private
and I created a public-private partnership with labor where we hired
partnership with labor where we hired
partnership with labor where we hired and trained at-risk youth from the
and trained at-risk youth from the
and trained at-risk youth from the community to build it themselves more
community to build it themselves more
community to build it themselves more than just creating jobs now though we
than just creating jobs now though we
than just creating jobs now though we also engage the community in that
also engage the community in that
also engage the community in that process of designing the bike racks so
process of designing the bike racks so
process of designing the bike racks so that we have more than just functional
that we have more than just functional
that we have more than just functional bike racks like the not quite as
bike racks like the not quite as
bike racks like the not quite as exciting hoop bike racks we often see on
exciting hoop bike racks we often see on
exciting hoop bike racks we often see on the streets but art art that reflects
the streets but art art that reflects
the streets but art art that reflects the values and Heritage’s commune that
the values and Heritage’s commune that
the values and Heritage’s commune that reflects their aspirations we also
reflects their aspirations we also
reflects their aspirations we also worked with the community to see where
worked with the community to see where
worked with the community to see where those bike racks should best be located
those bike racks should best be located
those bike racks should best be located because who knows better than them who
because who knows better than them who
because who knows better than them who will be using it where it should go so
will be using it where it should go so
will be using it where it should go so you’re at an organization whether it’s a
you’re at an organization whether it’s a
you’re at an organization whether it’s a business a government not-for-profit you
business a government not-for-profit you
business a government not-for-profit you need goods and services why not innovate
need goods and services why not innovate
need goods and services why not innovate your procurement process for social
your procurement process for social
your procurement process for social impact say you have a meeting that needs
impact say you have a meeting that needs
impact say you have a meeting that needs to be catered why not use this as an
to be catered why not use this as an
to be catered why not use this as an opportunity to hire a catering company
opportunity to hire a catering company
opportunity to hire a catering company that employs newcomer women to cook food
that employs newcomer women to cook food
that employs newcomer women to cook food for their families and sells a surplus
for their families and sells a surplus
for their families and sells a surplus why not use this as an opportunity to
why not use this as an opportunity to
why not use this as an opportunity to hire a contractor who employs people who
hire a contractor who employs people who
hire a contractor who employs people who face barriers or why not use this as an
face barriers or why not use this as an
face barriers or why not use this as an opportunity to procure your supplies
opportunity to procure your supplies
opportunity to procure your supplies from a social enterprise because
from a social enterprise because
from a social enterprise because business is embedded into the fabric of
business is embedded into the fabric of
business is embedded into the fabric of our society why not
our society why not
our society why not harness it as a force for good why not
harness it as a force for good why not
harness it as a force for good why not harness our incredible abilities as the
harness our incredible abilities as the
harness our incredible abilities as the leaders and operators of business to
leaders and operators of business to
leaders and operators of business to solve climate change to fight hunger to
solve climate change to fight hunger to
solve climate change to fight hunger to advance the sustainable development
advance the sustainable development
advance the sustainable development goals social enterprise or social
goals social enterprise or social
goals social enterprise or social procurement these are things that are
procurement these are things that are
procurement these are things that are being done right now Edgar and Joe’s
being done right now Edgar and Joe’s
being done right now Edgar and Joe’s Cafe is doing it cycle home is doing it
Cafe is doing it cycle home is doing it
Cafe is doing it cycle home is doing it and this is something that I know I know
and this is something that I know I know
and this is something that I know I know you can do I know we can do it now let’s
you can do I know we can do it now let’s
you can do I know we can do it now let’s change the fabric of society together
change the fabric of society together
change the fabric of society together together let’s make business a force for
together let’s make business a force for
together let’s make business a force for good together let’s work towards a
good together let’s work towards a
good together let’s work towards a solution on some of our world’s most
solution on some of our world’s most
solution on some of our world’s most entrenched challenges and together let’s
entrenched challenges and together let’s
entrenched challenges and together let’s build a world that leaves no one behind
build a world that leaves no one behind
build a world that leaves no one behind so how will you change the world thank
so how will you change the world thank
so how will you change the world thank you
you
you you
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