The Telethon Kids Institute is pleased to announce its membership of Supply Nation, a leader in supplier diversity that works to connect Australian companies with Indigenous owned and run businesses.
The Institute's Director Professor Jonathan Carapetis said the membership builds on the Institute's commitment to Aboriginal children and their families.
"In 2013, we launched our 'Working Together' commitment, which outlined our plans to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children," Professor Carapetis said.
"That commitment means not only conducting world class Aboriginal health research but also providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal Australians both within our workforce and externally through the procurement process."
Supply Nation Acting chief Executive Officer Chris Kirby said partnerships like this play an important role in closing the gap on indigenous disadvantage by facilitating growth in Indigenous enterprise.
"I am delighted to welcome Telethon Kids Institute into the Supply Nation program and look forward to working with its staff to develop its supplier diversity footprint," Mr Kirby said.
"Supply Nation is a simple and effective collaboration between Government, Corporate and Indigenous Australia," Mr Kirby said.
"Supply Nation's mission is to facilitate, encourage and promote business between these sectors and Indigenous owned businesses. The measure of our collective success will be in the value of transactions between our members and suppliers."
About Supply Nation:
Based on the US National Minority Supplier Development Council (www.nmsdc.org), Supply Nation is the beginning of a transformation in the Indigenous business sector.
Supply Nation, its founding members and certified Indigenous businesses aim to build a vibrant and prosperous Indigenous business sector by incorporating Indigenous owned, controlled and managed businesses into the supply chain of Australian companies and government agencies.
About Telethon Kids Institute:
The Telethon Kids Institute is one of the largest, and most successful medical research institutes in Australia, comprising a dedicated and diverse team of more than 500 staff and students.
We've created a bold blueprint that brings together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders, who share our vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children through excellence in research.
The Institute is headed by leading paediatrician and infectious diseases expert Professor Jonathan Carapetis, with Founding Director Professor Fiona Stanley now Patron.
Telethon Kids is independent and not-for-profit. The majority of funding comes from our success in winning national and international competitive research grants. We also receive significant philanthropic support from corporate Australia and the community.