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Impact Sourcing Resources

The Impact Sourcing Standard

Impact Sourcing Standard

The Impact Sourcing Standard (“the Standard”) defines minimum requirements and voluntary best practices for providers of business products and services to demonstrate their commitment to inclusive employment.

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Summary of Changes


Impact Sourcing Standard, v2

Assessment Resources

Determine how your organization’s inclusive employment and Impact Sourcing programs conform to the Impact Sourcing Standard through completing the Self-Assessment. Contact BSR for more information on support and formal assessment services.

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Assessment Guidance
Self-Assessment Tool (Excel)

GISC Guides and Toolkits for Companies on Impact Sourcing

Buyers’ Impact Sourcing Guide

Buyers’ Impact Sourcing Guide

Created in response to buyer companies’ questions about how they can get started with Impact Sourcing, the Buyers’ Impact Sourcing Guide offers practical guidance on how to develop, implement and manage an Impact Sourcing program. It builds on the experiences, lessons learned and perspectives of leading buyer companies within the GISC, and is structured around six key areas.

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Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit

Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit

The Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit identifies a range of good practices, case examples, and resources to guide companies on how to get started or how to enhance existing efforts to employ, empower, and improve the advancement prospects of those living in poverty, as a part of their direct and indirect workforces.

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Autism Empowerment Toolkit

Autism Empowerment Toolkit

Impact Sourcing in Action

Employees need a better understanding of the challenges and barriers that people with autism face, as well as an appreciation for the qualities they contribute toward enhancing business performance. People with autism want to be accepted and fully included in the workplace, but need support to get there.

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Impact Sourcing Social Impact Measurement Framework

Impact Sourcing Social Impact Measurement Framework

The Impact Sourcing Social Impact Measurement Framework provides companies with a standardized and logical guide for defining the intended outcomes and connected impacts of Impact Sourcing for impact workers, their households, and communities. The GISC has developed this resource as a working paper and welcomes member companies as well as experts outside the Coalition to share feedback and input to build on this approach.

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Impact Stories

Brennen Novak

Brennen Novak

I feel like I am the best person for the job because I am very fast while sustaining my accuracy of 100%.

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Celine Walters

Celine Walters

Being able to work shifts that allow me to care for my son and help my mother is such a blessing.

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Gabisile Radebe

Gabisile Radebe

I thoroughly enjoy working at Startek|Aegis South Africa and have made a lot of new friends since joining the team.

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Joseph Mwilu

Joseph Mwilu

I plan to become one of the most sought-after professionals in my region and beyond.

Hired prior to Challenge launch

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Khammai Vanthavevone

Khammai Vanthavevone

My family is proud that I am able to step up and make a living for myself.

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Mbolatiana Ramanisa

Mbolatiana Ramanisa

Since I became a hiter, I feel useful! I feel that I am contributing to something bigger.

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Morgan Wagner

Morgan Wagner

This job has made me a better individual, with more confidence, and the skills to interact with new people.

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Case Studies

RRD’s Integrated Approach to Impact Sourcing

How Impact Sourcing helps meet business and social aspirations

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Nielsen: Unlocking the Power of Procurement

A case study of Nielsen’s sourcing journey to deliver social impact.

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Microsoft’s Impact Sourcing Journey

How technology can increase social impact

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