Successful B2B Partnerships between work integration social enterprises (WISEs) and mainstream businesses serve as models for sustainable and socially responsible business practices and for boosting the competiveness of WISEs.

Ana Luiza Hannotte, ENSIE project office, presented results and activities from the BuyWISEly projectduring the Scale up event – BUYSOCIAL & BUY WISEly, organized on July 30, 2024.

Successful B2B Partnerships

Ana Luiza Hannotte showcased several successful practices:

• JobTransFair & boulderbar GmbH (Austria): JobTransFair, a non-profit organization, collaborates with boulderbar GmbH by assigning employees and providing support through counseling and guidance.
• Speedpak & Bewley’s (Ireland): Speedpak offers packaging and logistics services to Bewley’s, supporting long-term unemployed individuals by providing real work experience and accredited training.
• SWINK & Deloitte (Netherlands): Deloitte supports SWINK, a WISE specialized in data analytics and digital accessibility, by providing scaling-up advice and commissioning projects.
• Atelierul de Pânza & IKEA Romania: This partnership began in 2014, with IKEA donating textile waste to the workshop. Today, Atelierul de Pânza offers sewing services to IKEA, promoting a sustainable approach.

Other 15 practices can be found in the BuyWISEly Booklet of Best Practices!

Along with the Booklet of Successful B2B Partnerships, the BuyWISEly project has undertaken several activities to promote socially responsible procurement:

• Conducting a Survey on MBs’ Knowledge of WISEs and their Social Purchasing Policies.
• Organizing Study Visits and Capacity-Building Focus Groups.
• Study visit to Cooperativa Sociale Abele Lavoro in Italy and a focus group in the Netherlands

→ Discover more valuable insights and learning resources for work integration social enterprises

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Learn more about the Scale up event – BUYSOCIAL & BUY WISEly.