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Insights on buying social justice

Professor Tessa Wright

Professor of Employment Relations Director of Research Ethics, SBM

Insights on buying social justice

Explore how public procurement drives equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in employment. The latest #SBMInsights brief uncovers procurement's crucial role in fostering positive social change, advocating for the integration of EDI objectives into procurement.

Who should read this brief?

Tailored for procurement practitioners, policymakers, equality advocates, and trade unions, this resource serves as a practical guide for aligning procurement practices with principles of social justice. Whether shaping policies or bidding for tenders, this brief highlights the tools to integrate equality and fairness into procurement.

Insights on buying social justice

We hope that the brief can persuade those involved in procurement who are not already directly incorporating equality considerations why they should do so, to lead them towards using the toolkit.
— Professor Tessa Wright

About the researchers

Professor Tessa Wright

Tessa has been conducting research on equality and discrimination at work for many years. Her interest in equality and diversity started while working for the labour movement as a researcher and editor at the Labour Research Department. She has researched and published widely on equality at work, with a focus on male-dominated sectors (construction, transport and firefighting). She is interested in the barriers to and levers for achieving equality and diversity, including trade union interventions and public procurement.

This research insights brief has been co-authored with:

 

Be the next author

Are you an academic at the School of Business and Management and want to share your research insights in a brief? Email Dr Elena Doldor, Research Impact & Engagement Director, at e.r.doldor@qmul.ac.uk.

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