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Empowering indigenous enterprise through supplier diversity – The case for Puna Awarau in Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to demonstrate the role of supplier diversity in empowering indigenous entrepreneurship and the potential socio-economic benefits derived from Puna Awarau (supplier diversity) in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Design/methodology/approach

Supplier diversity is an emerging field in Aotearoa (New Zealand). The insights and learnings shared in this article are based on the authors’ own professional experiences and insights as supplier diversity practitioners that have shaped, grown and worked in this field.

Findings

Supplier diversity is a global practice that is quickly gaining traction in Aotearoa. This is a highly practical tool to create equity for Maori, delivering benefits directly to whanau (families) and bolstering the conditions for entrepreneurship to flourish. Maori fare worst in multiple measures of social and economic well-being in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Super charging the country’s fledgling supplier diversity movement is one of the tools in growing Maori entrepreneurship and socio-economic equity at the same time.

Social implications

There is significant economic and social disparity between Maori and non-Maori. The median net worth of Maori is just a fraction of that of New Zealand (NZ) Europeans. What is clear is that the systems aren’t serving Maori people and a “business as usual” approach simply doesn’t work. Supplier diversity is a highly practical tool that can create equity for Maori, delivering benefits directly to whanau (families) and bolstering the conditions for entrepreneurship to flourish.

Originality/value

This paper is the one the first academic contributions to the supplier diversity practice in Aotearoa. This article demonstrates the case for supplier diversity, the supplier diversity journey to date and early learnings and insights from practitioners working at the coal face of this emerging practice in Aotearoa.

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Citation

Malcolm, K., Cairns, F. and Pouwhare, T. (2023), “Empowering indigenous enterprise through supplier diversity – The case for Puna Awarau in Aotearoa (New Zealand)”, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-10-2022-0301

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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