Community Benefits Policy. The City Council and its partners have recognised the need to support the development of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and Social Enterprise (SE) sector by developing a procurement approach which maximises their exposure to procurement opportunities around the Commonwealth Games and other large scale developments. The development of the Glasgow Business Portal along with contractually agreed Capacity Building support programme from main contractors has provided further opportunities to Glasgow SME and SE businesses. Up to December 2012, Commonwealth Games related business support programmes had delivered £290m of tier-1 games related contracts as advertised through the Glasgow Business Portal, of which £183m were secured by Glasgow businesses. Over 4,600 Glasgow businesses were registered on the business portal itself, and will be well placed to take advantage of further procurement opportunities resulting from both the Games itself but also other major infrastructure developments in the city. The Community Benefits approach has also been used to tackle the high level of worklessness for residents by encouraging businesses operating in the city to provide sustained employment and training opportunities for Glasgow residents. As part of the contract letting process for infrastructure projects, the Council has built-in clauses to ensure that businesses set aside a proportion of job and training opportunities to local people. This approach is now being replicated amongst other public bodies in the city in order to secure more opportunities for the long term unemployed in the city. Employment Across Glasgow there are a significant number of relevant programs which contribute to the National Priorities of Employment. Programmes include: The Glasgow Works Employability program which is worth almost £17.3m, of which almost £7.6m comes via from the European Social Fund (ESF). It adopts a ‘pipeline’ model of support, delivering a range of projects, delivered by public, voluntary and third sector organisations across the city which engage with those furthest from the labour market and progress them into employment. The program comprises 15 projects, including 3 contracted services and will work with over 10,000 clients between July 2011 and June 2013, aiming to support over 2,000 of these clients into employment. Partners include Glasgow City Council, Jobs and Business Glasgow, Skills Development Scotland, Glasgow Community and Safety Services, the Wise Grou...
Community Benefits Policy. On January 11, 2011, by Resolution No. 11-0008, the SFPUC adopted a Community Benefits Policy that seeks to achieve positive community outcomes including: workforce and economic development (such as contracting with local companies and hiring local workers); innovative environmental programs (i.e., those that minimize adverse impacts); stakeholder and community involvement; arts and cultural programming; educational programs; responsible land use; sustainability; improvements in community health; diversity; and inclusionary initiatives that reflect the SFPUC’s values, volunteerism, and monetary or in-kind contributions to the community. The SIP Program is one aspect of the SFPUC’s implementation of the Community Benefits Policy. Refer to: xxxxx://xxxxx.xxx/sites/default/files/about-us/policies-reports/ CommunityBenefits%20Policy_JAN2011.pdf.
Community Benefits Policy. On January 11, 2011, the SFPUC adopted a Community Benefits Policy, by Resolution No. 11- 0008, that seeks to achieve positive community outcomes including: workforce and economic development (such as contracting with local companies and hiring local workers); innovative environmental programs (i.e., those that minimize adverse impacts); stakeholder and community involvement; arts and cultural programming; educational programs; responsible land use; sustainability; improvements in community health; diversity; and inclusionary initiatives that reflect the SFPUC’s values, volunteerism, and monetary or in-kind contributions to the community. xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/fds/fds.aspx?lib=SFPUC&doc=1064755&data=409930675
